sowohl
German, conjunction/zoˈvoːl/
sowohl is spelled S-O-W-O-H-L (6 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written German, the 668th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sowohl is a German conjunction meaning “both (only in combination with a contrasting second element, see derived terms)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das/der eine genauso wie das/der andere”.
What does sowohl mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
both (only in combination with a contrasting second element, see derived terms)
Sowohl sie als auch er sprechen Englisch.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. das/der eine genauso wie das/der andere
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce sowohl?
- /zoˈvoːl/
- [zoˈvoːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sowohl in German?
sowohl appears 132 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).