solder
/ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/noun, verb
solder is spelled S-O-L-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, solder means “Any of various easily melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of solder is solders.
How many letters and syllables are in solder?
| Letters | 6: S-O-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is solder?
Solder appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce solder?
- UK /ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/
- UK /ˈsəʊl.də(ɹ)/
- UK /ˈsɒ.də/
Solder has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-solder.ogg, En-au-solder.ogg, En-ca-solder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of solder
- solders plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- soldering participle, present
- soldered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various easily melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.
- 2
Circumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together, by analogy to solder that joins metals.
verb
- 1
To join items together, or to coat them with solder.
- 2
To join things as if with solder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Solder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | soudure , souder |
| German | Lötmetall, Lot, Lötdraht, Lötzinn , löten |
| Portuguese | solda , soldar |
| Spanish | estaño para soldar, estaño , soldar (blandamente / al blando) |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does solder come from?
From Middle English souder, soudere, soudur (noun), from Old French soldure, soudeure (noun), from Old French souder, solder (“to solder”, verb) (> Middle English souden (“to solder”)), from Latin solidāre (“make solid”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).