sofort
\zo.ˈfɔʁt\
The verdict
“sofort” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aussitôt, immédiatement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sofort · sofort · French
sofort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sofort |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \zo.ˈfɔʁt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sofort » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sofort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \zo.ˈfɔʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
sofort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is sofort, spelled S-O-F-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Aussitôt, immédiatement.
- 2Tout de suite, sur le champ.
- 3ab sofort: désormais, dès ce moment-ci, à partir de maintenant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sofort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sofort nach Ihrer Abreise.
Bis heute ist der Croque Monsieur das perfekte Bistrogericht: Schnell zubereitet, rasch verspeist, sofort stimmungsaufhellend.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.