sosehr
German, conjunction/zoˈzeːɐ̯/
sosehr is a German conjunction meaning “as much as, however” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wie sehr (… auch immer), wenn … auch (noch so)”.
What does sosehr mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
as much as, however
Ich schaffte es nicht, sosehr ich mich bemühte.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. wie sehr (… auch immer), wenn … auch (noch so)
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 sosehr
- so sehr obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sosehr?
- /zoˈzeːɐ̯/
- [zoˈzeːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sosehr in German?
sosehr appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).