sofern
German, conjunction[zoˈfɛʁn]
sofern is spelled S-O-F-E-R-N (6 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written German, the 2,653rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sofern is a German conjunction meaning “provided (that), if” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wenn”.
What does sofern mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
provided (that), if
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. wenn
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sofern
- sof. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sofern?
- [zoˈfɛʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sofern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sofern in German?
sofern appears 31 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).