sofortigen

Name: sofortigen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[zoˈfɔʁtɪɡn̩]

/[zoˈfɔʁtɪɡn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sofortigen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,283 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#16,283
frequency rank, German: 10
letters: 15
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sofortigen vs sofortiger

90% similar

sofortigen vs sofortige

90% similar

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

Key facts for sofortigen
Property	Value
Headword	sofortigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[zoˈfɔʁtɪɡn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#16,283
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sofortigen” sits in German 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). sofortigen lands here:

#16,283

#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 German entry for sofortigen is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zoˈfɔʁtɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,283 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for sofortigen, with forms such as "osfortigen", "sfoortigen", and "soffortigen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sofortiger", "sofortige", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sofortigen, spelled S-O-F-O-R-T-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osfortigen,sfoortigen,soffortigen,soforitgen,soforrtigen,sofortgien,sofortiegn,sofortigenn,sofortiggen,sofortigne,soforttigen,sofotrigen,sofrotigen,soofrtigen,ssofortigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sofortigen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "sofortigen"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sofortigen"?

"sofortigen" is spelled S-O-F-O-R-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zoˈfɔʁtɪɡn̩].

What does "sofortigen" mean?

As an adjective, "sofortigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sofortig

What words are commonly confused with "sofortigen"?

"sofortigen" is commonly confused with "sofortiger", "sofortige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "sofortigen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sofortigen" is [zoˈfɔʁtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sofortigen" come from?

"sofortigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “sofortigen”

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

The one correct German spelling is S-O-F-O-R-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [zoˈfɔʁtɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “sofortiger” - see the side-by-side comparison. sofortigen vs sofortiger
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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.