souverän

/zuvəˈʁɛːn/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. sovereign; assured

    • Sie hat die Prüfung souverän bestanden.

      She passed the exam with ease.

Similar words

unabhängig

In a political context, close synonyms: souverän is sovereign, having full self-rule and authority; unabhängig is independent, not controlled by another power — souveraen also separately means "assured, confident" of a person.

Similar in other languages

English

independent

Close — sovereign relates to independent.

English

dominant

Close, figuratively — dominant relates to sovereign, assured (souverän).

Practice

1 What does souverän mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat die Prüfung ___ bestanden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches souverän?

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