# sofern vs sondern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sofern
*conjunction · IPA [zoˈfɛʁn] · frequency rank #2,686*
wenn

### sondern
*verb · IPA [ˈzɔndɐn] · frequency rank #157*
trennen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sofern-vs-sondern