soldate
\sɔl.dat\
The verdict
“soldate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui sert dans une armée, et reçoit une solde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-soldate · soldate · French
soldate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | soldate |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɔl.dat\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « soldate » en français
Rare enough to double-check
soldate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔl.dat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for soldate in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is soldate, spelled S-O-L-D-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Celle qui sert dans une armée, et reçoit une solde.
- 2Militaire non gradée.
- 3Grade des Forces armées canadiennes.
- 4Épouse d’un soldat.
- 5Femelle stérile de certaines espèces d’insectes eusociaux comme les fourmis ou les termites, à tête armée de mandibules en pinces dont la fonction est de broyer des aliments ou la défense de la communauté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how soldate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle est partie aux toilettes dans l’aile où l’on soigne les soldates, les matelotes, les pilotesses et autres auxiliaires féminines de l’armée un tantinet fêlées.
Il existe maintenant des policières, des soldates et forcément des officières, y’a pas de raison !
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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.