German conjunction · CEFR B1
sobald
Meaning in English: as soon as
Example
Ich rufe dich an, sobald ich angekommen bin.
I'll call you as soon as I've arrived.
How common is sobald?
sobald is number 1,394 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 65 times per million words — about once every 15,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 67% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,390Unternehmensof the company (genitive)
- 1,391die Industrieindustry
- 1,392das Anliegenconcern, request
- 1,393das Gymnasiumgrammar school, high school
- 1,394sobaldas soon as
- 1,395entsprichtcorresponds to, matches
- 1,396verfügthas, possesses
- 1,397ausgezeichnetexcellent; awarded
- 1,398die Redespeech, talk
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