sowohl
[zoˈvoːl]
The verdict
“sowohl” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #663 in German word frequency and used as a conjunction.
- #663
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das/der eine genauso wie das/der andere
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sowohl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | [zoˈvoːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sowohl” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sowohl is 6 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zoˈvoːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #663 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das/der eine genauso wie das/der andere".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sowohl, with forms such as "oswohl", "soowhl", and "sowhol". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 sowohl, spelled S-O-W-O-H-L.
Definition
- 1das/der eine genauso wie das/der andere
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oswohl,soowhl,sowhol,sowohhl,sowohll,sowolh,sowwohl,ssowohl,swoohl
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sowohl - 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.
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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Using “sowohl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-W-O-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zoˈvoːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.