solicitor
so·li·ci·tor/səˈlɪsɪtɚ/noun
solicitor is spelled S-O-L-I-C-I-T-O-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables (so·li·ci·tor). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, solicitor means “A lawyer offering most legal services to clients apart from representation in court, for which the lawyer typically solicits and instructs a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of solicitor is solicitors.
How many letters and syllables are in solicitor?
| Letters | 9: S-O-L-I-C-I-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: so·li·ci·tor |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is solicitor?
Solicitor appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd 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 solicitor?
- US /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/
- UK /səˈlɪsɪtə/
- UK /səˈlɪstə/
Solicitor has 4 syllables, split so·li·ci·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-solicitor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of solicitor
- solicitors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solicitor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lawyer offering most legal services to clients apart from representation in court, for which the lawyer typically solicits and instructs a barrister instead, although rights of audience vary by jurisdiction.
Traditional solicitors are still found in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and parts of Australia.
- 2
AustraliaCanadaA lawyer now performing both the role of a traditional solicitor and that of a barrister.
- 3
USThe chief legal officer of a city, town, or similar jurisdiction in some American states.
- 4
A customer, a requester of goods and services, especially johns, the clients of prostitutes.
- 5
CanadaUSA door-to-door salesperson, a person soliciting sales by visiting others' houses.
Did you see the sign that says 'No Solicitors'?
- 6
archaicAn agent or proxy in other contexts, especially a petitioner, an intercessor, a go-between.
- 7
obsoleteA catalyst, a thing prompting some action or behavior.
- 8
obsoleteA tempter, an inciter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Solicitor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Anwalt, Rechtsanwalt |
| Portuguese | advogado, assessor jurídico, consultor jurídico |
| French | avocat |
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 solicitor come from?
From Middle French soliciteur. By surface analysis, solicit + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).