soeben

[zoˈʔeːbn̩]

/[zoˈʔeːbn̩]/ adv

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The verdict

“soeben” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,386
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unmittelbar davor/zuvor

Corpus desk

Index DE-soeben · soeben · German

soeben · rank #4,386 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,386
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staatsanwalts…

Nearest frequency peer: Staatsanwaltschaft (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „soeben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „soeben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

soeben vs sollen
67% similar
soeben vs stehen
67% similar
soeben vs sorgen
67% similar

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

Key facts for soeben
PropertyValue
Headwordsoeben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[zoˈʔeːbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,386
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „soeben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).soebenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Staatsanwaltschaft“ (#4,387), „schenken“ (#4,383), „stellten“ (#4,389). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „soeben“ bei #4,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around soeben (IPA [zoˈʔeːbn̩]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #4,386 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for soeben, with forms such as "oseben", "seoben", and "sobeen". 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, "sollen", "stehen", "sorgen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is soeben, spelled S-O-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unmittelbar davor/zuvor
  2. 2
    in diesem Moment

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das haben wir soeben fertiggestellt.
  2. Die Veranstaltung ging soeben zu Ende, die Leute sind jetzt dabei, den Saal zu verlassen.

Antonyms

damalsfrühervormalsdemnächstgleichspäterkünftigzukünftig

This word in other languages

just now(English)ahora(Español)venir de(Français)acabar de(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oseben
  • seoben
  • sobeen
  • soebben
  • soebenn
  • soebne
  • soeebn
  • ssoeben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soeben - 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.

oseben2seoben2sobeen2soebben1soebenn1soebne2soeebn2ssoeben1
Edit distance from "soeben"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soeben"?
"soeben" is spelled S-O-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zoˈʔeːbn̩].
What does "soeben" mean?
As an adverb, "soeben" means: unmittelbar davor/zuvor
What words are commonly confused with "soeben"?
"soeben" is commonly confused with "sollen", "stehen", "sorgen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soeben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soeben" is [zoˈʔeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soeben" come from?
"soeben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stören#4,390mieten#4,374kämpft#4,368Inseln#4,361

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Goethe8 variantsbeider8 variantsWilliam8 variantsTiefen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list