How do you spell Sergeant?
Correct spelling
sergeant
SER + GEANT. The G before E is unusual.
Why is sergeant spelled this way?
The EAR in the middle makes no phonetic sense, which is why this military rank is so hard to spell. The spelling preserves an Old French form that English pronunciation has abandoned.
Common misspellings of sergeant
sargentsargeantsergantseargent
Example
The sergeant led the training exercise.