Sowjet

/[zɔˈvjɛt]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,210

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Sowjet is aGermannoun. It means: Arbeiter-, Bauern- und Soldatenräte, die während der russischen Revolutionen von 1905 und 1917 entstanden waren Pronounced [zɔˈvjɛt]. Often confused with sweet and Sujet.

Key facts for Sowjet
PropertyValue
HeadwordSowjet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɔˈvjɛt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,210
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sowjet in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sowjet is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɔˈvjɛt]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,210 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sowjet, with forms such as "oswjet", "sojwet", and "sowejt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "sweet", "Sujet", "Sowjets", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sowjet, spelled S-O-W-J-E-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbeiter-, Bauern- und Soldatenräte, die während der russischen Revolutionen von 1905 und 1917 entstanden waren
  2. 2
    Macht- und Verwaltungsorgane in Sowjetrussland (1917–1922) und in der Sowjetunion (1922–1991).
  3. 3
    Sowjetbürger = Bürger der Sowjetunion/UdSSR. Ursprünglich Bezeichnung für die Anhänger der Sowjetmacht während des russischen Bürgerkrieges (1917–1922).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oswjet,sojwet,sowejt,sowjett,sowjjet,sowjte,sowwjet,ssowjet,swojet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sowjet

Misspelling Variants of "Sowjet"

oswjet6sojwet6sowejt6sowjett7sowjjet7sowjte6sowwjet7ssowjet7
Misspelling Variants of "Sowjet"

Frequency rank: #37,210 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sowjet"?
"Sowjet" is spelled S-O-W-J-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɔˈvjɛt].
What does "Sowjet" mean?
As a noun, "Sowjet" means: Arbeiter-, Bauern- und Soldatenräte, die während der russischen Revolutionen von 1905 und 1917 entstanden waren
What words are commonly confused with "Sowjet"?
"Sowjet" is commonly confused with "sweet", "Sujet", "Sowjets". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sowjet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sowjet" is [zɔˈvjɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sowjet" come from?
"Sowjet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.