sogar

/[zoˈɡaːɐ̯]/ particle

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#283

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sogar is aGermanparticle. It means: bis hin zu einem beachtlichen Grad; damit eine Schwelle überschreitend Pronounced [zoˈɡaːɐ̯]. It ranks #283 in German word frequency. Often confused with Star and spar.

Key facts for sogar
PropertyValue
Headwordsogar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechParticle
IPA[zoˈɡaːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#283
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sogar in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sogar is 5 letters long, classified as aparticle, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zoˈɡaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #283 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for sogar, with forms such as "osgar", "sgoar", and "soagr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Star", "spar", "Soja", and more, 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 sogar, spelled S-O-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bis hin zu einem beachtlichen Grad; damit eine Schwelle überschreitend
  2. 2
    beachtlicherweise auch noch (zum Einschluss weiterer Elemente)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osgar,sgoar,soagr,sogarr,soggar,sogra,ssogar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sogar

Misspelling Variants of "sogar"

osgar5sgoar5soagr5sogarr6soggar6sogra5ssogar6
Misspelling Variants of "sogar"

Frequency rank: #283 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sogar"?
"sogar" is spelled S-O-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [zoˈɡaːɐ̯].
What does "sogar" mean?
As a particle, "sogar" means: bis hin zu einem beachtlichen Grad; damit eine Schwelle überschreitend
What words are commonly confused with "sogar"?
"sogar" is commonly confused with "Star", "spar", "Soja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sogar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sogar" is [zoˈɡaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sogar" come from?
"sogar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.