foot soldier
/fʊt ˈsəʊl.d͡ʒə/
"foot-soldier" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“foot soldier” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman
Corpus desk
Index EN-foot-soldier · foot soldier · English
foot soldier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | foot soldier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fʊt ˈsəʊl.d͡ʒə/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “foot soldier” in English
Rare enough to double-check
foot soldier is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /fʊt ˈsəʊl.d͡ʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for foot soldier, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From foot + soldier. The correct English form is foot soldier, spelled F-O-O-T- -S-O-L-D-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman
- 2A rank and file member of an institution, or supporter of a cause.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how foot soldier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We are rightfully wary of straight Leftists who didn't give a damn for our struggle until they saw we had build ^([sic]) on our own, and then tried to recruit foot-soldiers from our ranks.
Etymology
From foot + soldier.
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.