soldado

[sol̪ˈd̪að̞o]

/[sol̪ˈd̪að̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“soldado” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,449
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individuo que forma parte de una milicia, en especial si de forma continuada o profesional.

Corpus desk

Index ES-soldado · soldado · Spanish

soldado · rank #3,449 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,449
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sirven

Nearest frequency peer: sirven (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “soldado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “soldado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

soldado vs sólido
57% similar
soldado vs soñado
71% similar
soldado vs soldar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for soldado
PropertyValue
Headwordsoldado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sol̪ˈd̪að̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,449
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “soldado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.soldadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sirven” (#3,448), “ten” (#3,450), “sentí” (#3,447). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “soldado” va en #3,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around soldado (IPA [sol̪ˈd̪að̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,449 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Individuo que forma parte de una milicia, en especial si de forma continuada o profesional.
  2. 2
    En particular, aquel militar que carece de rango o graduación.
  3. 3
    Persona que, sin servir regularmente como militar, tiene entrenamiento y capacidad para hacerlo.
  4. 4
    Partidario de una causa o grupo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how soldado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Lupercio, desde pequeño, deliraba por llevar galones de militar, ser soldado era su ensueño».

Synonyms

militarsoldado rasomiliciano

This word in other languages

soldier(English)soldat(Français)Soldat(Deutsch)

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.

osldado2slodado2sodlado2soladdo2soldaddo1soldaod2solddado1solddao2
Edit distance from "soldado"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soldado"?
"soldado" is spelled S-O-L-D-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sol̪ˈd̪að̞o].
What does "soldado" mean?
As a noun, "soldado" means: Individuo que forma parte de una milicia, en especial si de forma continuada o profesional.
What words are commonly confused with "soldado"?
"soldado" is commonly confused with "sólido", "soñado", "soldar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soldado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soldado" is [sol̪ˈd̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soldado" come from?
"soldado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soldado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

riesgos#3,443vuelven#3,455revisar#3,442bolívar#3,460

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

verdes10 variantsbandas10 variantsradical10 variantscastigo10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list