soldado
[sol̪ˈd̪að̞o]
The verdict
“soldado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,449 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,449
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Individuo que forma parte de una milicia, en especial si de forma continuada o profesional.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | soldado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sol̪ˈd̪að̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,449 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “soldado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for soldado is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sol̪ˈd̪að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,449 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for soldado, with forms such as "osldado", "slodado", and "sodlado". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sólido", "soñado", "soldar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is soldado, spelled S-O-L-D-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Individuo que forma parte de una milicia, en especial si de forma continuada o profesional.
- 2En particular, aquel militar que carece de rango o graduación.
- 3Persona que, sin servir regularmente como militar, tiene entrenamiento y capacidad para hacerlo.
- 4Partidario de una causa o grupo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osldado,slodado,sodlado,soladdo,soldaddo,soldaod,solddado,solddao,solldado,ssoldado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soldado - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “soldado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-O-L-D-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sol̪ˈd̪að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “sólido” - see the side-by-side comparison. soldado vs sólido
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.