soulier

\su.lje\

/\su.lje\/ noun

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The verdict

“soulier” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #27,240 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#27,240
frequency rank, French
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Type particulier de chaussure à semelle rigide. Un soulier, comme toute chaussure, couvre tout ou seulement une partie du pied. Mais en français européen, chaussure et soulier ne sont pas synonymes.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

soulier vs souper
71% similar
soulier vs soupir
71% similar
soulier vs soutien
71% similar

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

Key facts for soulier
PropertyValue
Headwordsoulier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.lje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,240
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “soulier” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). soulier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for soulier is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \su.lje\. Corpus data places it at rank #27,240 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for soulier, with forms such as "osulier", "soluier", and "souiler". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "souper", "soupir", "soutien", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is soulier, spelled S-O-U-L-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type particulier de chaussure à semelle rigide. Un soulier, comme toute chaussure, couvre tout ou seulement une partie du pied. Mais en français européen, chaussure et soulier ne sont pas synonymes.
  2. 2
    Chaussure, ce qu’on met au pied pour se chausser.
  3. 3
    Meuble représentant la chaussure du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté de profil, la pointe à dextre, le talon à senestre. À rapprocher de chaussure, houseau, jambière, poulaine et sabot.

Synonyms

chaussuregodassegodillotpompegrolle

This word in other languages

shoe(English)zapato(Español)Schuh(Deutsch)sapato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osulier,soluier,souiler,souleir,soulierr,soulire,soullier,ssoulier,suolier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soulier - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osulier2soluier2souiler2souleir2soulierr1soulire2soullier1ssoulier1
Edit distance from "soulier"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soulier"?
"soulier" is spelled S-O-U-L-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \su.lje\.
What does "soulier" mean?
As a noun, "soulier" means: Type particulier de chaussure à semelle rigide. Un soulier, comme toute chaussure, couvre tout ou seulement une partie du pied. Mais en français européen, chaussure et soulier ne sont pas synonymes.
What words are commonly confused with "soulier"?
"soulier" is commonly confused with "souper", "soupir", "soutien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soulier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soulier" is \su.lje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soulier" come from?
"soulier" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “soulier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-L-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \su.lje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “souper” - see the side-by-side comparison. soulier vs souper
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list