Soutane
[zuˈtaːnə]
The verdict
“Soutane” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Kleidungsstück für Priester
Corpus desk
Index DE-soutane · Soutane · German
Soutane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Soutane |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zuˈtaːnə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Soutane“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Soutane is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zuˈtaːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Kleidungsstück für Priester".
Soutane has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Soutane, spelled S-O-U-T-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1ein Kleidungsstück für Priester
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Soutane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein etwa vierzigjähriger Mann in der Soutane des Jesuiten-Ordens kam zur Tür herein.
„Dann erschien der Pfarrer, mit einer neuen Soutane angetan, und einen Augenblick danach kam Monsieur Foureau in einer Samtweste.“
This word in other languages
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.