soud

[sɔʊ̯t]

/[sɔʊ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“soud” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - staatliches Organ, das die Wahrung der Rechtsnormen zur Aufgabe hat: Gericht

Corpus desk

Index DE-soud · soud · German

soud · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for soud
PropertyValue
Headwordsoud
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɔʊ̯t]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „soud“ im Deutschen

soudliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

soud is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sɔʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

soud has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is soud, spelled S-O-U-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    staatliches Organ, das die Wahrung der Rechtsnormen zur Aufgabe hat: Gericht
  2. 2
    amtliches Verfahren, bei welchem eine Entscheidung getroffen wird: Gerichtsverfahren, Prozess, Rechtsstreit
  3. 3
    Meinung, Urteil

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how soud appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Podám na vás žalobu k soudu.
  2. V průběhu soudu se ukázalo, že žalovaný již byl dříve vícekrát trestán.

Synonyms

řízenípřelíčeníúsudeknázormínění

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soud"?
"soud" is spelled S-O-U-D. The IPA pronunciation is [sɔʊ̯t].
What does "soud" mean?
As a noun, "soud" means: staatliches Organ, das die Wahrung der Rechtsnormen zur Aufgabe hat: Gericht
How do you pronounce "soud"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soud" is [sɔʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soud" come from?
"soud" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list