sowie
\zo.ˈviː\
The verdict
“sowie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ainsi que, et.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sowie · sowie · French
sowie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sowie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \zo.ˈviː\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sowie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sowie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \zo.ˈviː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ainsi que, et.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sowie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sowie, spelled S-O-W-I-E.
Definition
- 1Ainsi que, et.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sowie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Gepäck waren Zelte, Schlafsäcke sowie Proviant.
In einem psychiatrischen Krankenhaus interniert, musste er qualvolle Schwefelinjektionen ertragen sowie eine nette Therapie namens Ukrutka, die darin besteht, einen in Laken gewickelten Patienten in eine Badewanne mit Eiswasser zu tauchen und ihn dann darin trocknen zu lassen.
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.