Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #36
Word (Wort)

oder

Translation (Übersetzung) or
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈoːdɐ/
A1
Conjunctions
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common conjunction coordinating alternative
Coordinating conjunction expressing alternatives or choices. Thirty-sixth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Möchtest du Kaffee oder Tee?
Do you want coffee or tea?
alternative
Entweder heute oder morgen.
Either today or tomorrow.
either...or
Du kommst mit, oder?
You're coming along, right?
tag question
Ich gehe ins Kino oder ins Theater.
I go to the cinema or to the theater.
alternative

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
oder auch
or also, or even
High frequency
entweder...oder
either...or
High frequency
oder so
or so, approximately
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
oder so
or so, approximately
Expressing approximation
Synonyms (Synonyme)
beziehungsweise Medium similarity
Or rather, respectively (more formal, different usage)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
und
And (addition vs. alternative)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

und beziehungsweise sowie Konjunktion

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