soviel

[zoˈfiːl]

/[zoˈfiːl]/ conj

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The verdict

“soviel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,687
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in dem Umfang wie, in dem Maße

Corpus desk

Index DE-soviel · soviel · German

soviel · rank #2,687 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,687
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sofern

Nearest frequency peer: sofern (-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 „soviel“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „soviel“ 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).

soviel vs sowie
67% similar
soviel vs Spiel
50% similar
soviel vs Stiel
50% similar

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

Key facts for soviel
PropertyValue
Headwordsoviel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[zoˈfiːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,687
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „soviel“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sovielliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sofern“ (#2,686), „Statistik“ (#2,688), „social“ (#2,685). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „soviel“ bei #2,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around soviel (IPA [zoˈfiːl]), aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #2,687 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in dem Umfang wie, in dem Maße".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for soviel, with forms such as "osviel", "soivel", and "soveil". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "sowie", "Spiel", "Stiel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is soviel, spelled S-O-V-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    in dem Umfang wie, in dem Maße

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Soviel ich weiß, wird das Wetter morgen wieder besser.

This word in other languages

as far as(English)pour(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osviel
  • soivel
  • soveil
  • soviell
  • sovile
  • sovviel
  • ssoviel
  • svoiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osviel2soivel2soveil2soviell1sovile2sovviel1ssoviel1svoiel2
Edit distance from "soviel"

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 "soviel"?
"soviel" is spelled S-O-V-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [zoˈfiːl].
What does "soviel" mean?
As a conjunction, "soviel" means: in dem Umfang wie, in dem Maße
What words are commonly confused with "soviel"?
"soviel" is commonly confused with "sowie", "Spiel", "Stiel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soviel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soviel" is [zoˈfiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soviel" come from?
"soviel" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sofern#2,686social#2,685Stress#2,689Sieger#2,683

Similar misspelling depth

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

sagst8 variantsnutzt8 variantsMesser8 variantsKriege8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list