English–German

“confident” in German

Pronunciation

IPA/zuːvəˈʁɛːn/

Example

Sie antwortete souveräner als die anderen.

She answered more confidently than the others.

Illustration for souverän (confident)

How to say “confident” in German

“Confident” in German is souverän.

A calm expert takes charge of a difficult situation and handles it with effortless control.

Full entry for souverän: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with souverän

Er reagierte souverän auf die Frage.

He responded confidently to the question.

Tips for using souverän

  • As an adverb, souverän stays unchanged before a verb, while an attributive adjective takes an ending, as in "eine souveräne Antwort".

Other German words for “confident”

Sie ist eine selbstbewusste Frau.

She is a confident woman.

Ich bin zuversichtlich, dass wir das Problem lösen.

I'm confident that we will solve the problem.

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