Transition words in your language
The readability analysis in the Yoast SEO plugin comes with a transition words check. This check assesses whether you use enough transition words throughout your text. In this article, we’ve listed examples of transition words in the various languages we support.
- English
- German
- Dutch
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Polish
- Catalan
- Swedish
- Hungarian
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- Indonesian
- Turkish
- Japanese
English
The transition words check is available in English. See the list below for examples of transition words in English.
Single words | Multiple words | Two parts |
---|---|---|
accordingly | above all | both … and |
additionally | after all | if … then |
afterward | after that | not only … but also |
afterwards | all in all | neither … nor |
albeit | all of a sudden | whether … or |
also | all things considered | no sooner … than |
although | analogous to | |
altogether | although this may be true | |
another | another key point | |
basically | as a matter of fact | |
because | as a result | |
before | as an illustration | |
besides | as can be seen | |
but | as has been noted | |
certainly | as I have noted | |
chiefly | as I have said | |
comparatively | as I have shown | |
concurrently | as long as | |
consequently | as much as | |
contrarily | as shown above | |
conversely | as soon as | |
correspondingly | as well as | |
despite | at any rate | |
doubtedly | at first | |
during | at last | |
e.g. | at least | |
earlier | at length | |
emphatically | at the present time | |
equally | at the same time | |
especially | at this instant | |
eventually | at this point | |
evidently | at this time | |
explicitly | balanced against | |
finally | being that | |
firstly | by all means | |
following | by and large | |
formerly | by comparison | |
forthwith | by the same token | |
fourthly | by the time | |
further | compared to | |
furthermore | be that as it may | |
generally | coupled with | |
hence | different from | |
henceforth | due to | |
however | equally important | |
i.e. | even if | |
identically | even more | |
indeed | even so | |
instead | even though | |
last | first thing to remember | |
lastly | for example | |
later | for fear that | |
lest | for instance | |
likewise | for one thing | |
markedly | for that reason | |
meanwhile | for the most part | |
moreover | for the purpose of | |
nevertheless | for the same reason | |
nonetheless | for this purpose | |
nor | for this reason | |
notwithstanding | from time to time | |
obviously | given that | |
occasionally | given these points | |
otherwise | important to realize | |
once | once in a while | |
overall | in a word | |
particularly | in addition | |
presently | in another case | |
previously | in any case | |
rather | in any event | |
regardless | in brief | |
secondly | in case | |
shortly | in conclusion | |
significantly | in contrast | |
similarly | in detail | |
simultaneously | in due time | |
since | in effect | |
so | in either case | |
soon | in essence | |
specifically | in fact | |
still | in general | |
straightaway | in light of | |
subsequently | in like fashion | |
surely | in like manner | |
surprisingly | in order that | |
than | in order to | |
then | in other words | |
thereafter | in particular | |
therefore | in reality | |
thereupon | in short | |
thirdly | in similar fashion | |
though | in spite of | |
thus | in sum | |
till | in summary | |
undeniably | in that case | |
undoubtedly | in the event that | |
unless | in the final analysis | |
unlike | in the first place | |
unquestionably | in the fourth place | |
until | in the hope that | |
when | in the light of | |
whenever | in the long run | |
whereas | in the meantime | |
while | in the same fashion | |
in the same way | ||
in the second place | ||
in the third place | ||
in this case | ||
in this situation | ||
in time | ||
in truth | ||
in view of | ||
most compelling evidence | ||
most important | ||
must be remembered | ||
not to mention | ||
now that | ||
of course | ||
on account of | ||
on balance | ||
on condition that | ||
on one hand | ||
on the condition that | ||
on the contrary | ||
on the negative side | ||
on the other hand | ||
on the positive side | ||
on the whole | ||
on this occasion | ||
only if | ||
owing to | ||
point often overlooked | ||
prior to | ||
provided that | ||
seeing that | ||
so as to | ||
so far | ||
so long as | ||
so that | ||
sooner or later | ||
such as | ||
summing up | ||
take the case of | ||
that is | ||
that is to say | ||
then again | ||
this time | ||
to be sure | ||
to begin with | ||
to clarify | ||
to conclude | ||
to demonstrate | ||
to emphasize | ||
to enumerate | ||
to explain | ||
to illustrate | ||
to list | ||
to point out | ||
to put it another way | ||
to put it differently | ||
to repeat | ||
to rephrase it | ||
to say nothing of | ||
to sum up | ||
to summarize | ||
to that end | ||
to the end that | ||
to this end | ||
together with | ||
under those circumstances | ||
until now | ||
up against | ||
up to the present time | ||
vis a vis | ||
what’s more | ||
while it may be true | ||
while this may be true | ||
with attention to | ||
with the result that | ||
with this in mind | ||
with this intention | ||
with this purpose in mind | ||
with attention to | ||
with the result that | ||
with this in mind | ||
with this intention | ||
with this purpose in mind | ||
without a doubt | ||
without delay | ||
without doubt | ||
without reservation |
German
The transition words check is available in German. See the list below for examples of transition words in German.
weil |
doch |
mit anderen worten |
so dass |
Dutch
The transition words check is available in Dutch. See the list below for examples of transition words in Dutch.
omdat |
maar |
net als |
ter conclusie |
French
The transition words check is available in French. See the list below for examples of transition words in French.
car |
toutefois |
si bien que |
en raison de |
Spanish
The transition words check is available in Spanish. See the list below for examples of transition words in Spanish.
porque |
pero |
a causa de |
sin embargo |
Italian
The transition words check is available in Italian. See the list below for examples of transition words in Italian.
perché |
però |
a causa |
in sentesi |
Portuguese
The transition words check is available in Portuguese. See the list below for examples of transition words in Portuguese.
pois |
contudo |
por causa de |
em suma |
Russian
The transition words check is available in Russian. See the list below for examples of transition words in Russian.
потому |
однако |
потому что |
в итоге |
Polish
The transition words check is available in Polish. See the list below for examples of transition words in Polish.
ponieważ |
jednak |
z uwagi że |
w podsumowaniu |
Catalan
The transition words check is available in Catalan. See the list below for examples of transition words in Catalan.
perquè |
resumint |
pel que |
en a resum |
Swedish
The transition words check is available in Swedish. See the list below for examples of transition words in Swedish.
emellertid |
men |
i syfte att |
för att sammanfatta |
Hungarian
The transition words check is available in Hungarian. See the list below for examples of transition words in Hungarian.
mivel |
azonban |
ahhoz hogy |
más szóval |
Arabic
The transition word check is also available in Arabic. See the list below for examples of transition words in Arabic.
Single words | Multiple words |
---|---|
بينما | علاوة على |
حيثما | من ناحية أخرى |
هكذا | على سبيل المثال |
كذلك | في النهاية |
كما | بناء على ذلك |
Hebrew
The transition word check is also available in Hebrew. See the list below for examples of transition words in Hebrew.
Single words | Multiple words |
---|---|
למרות | לא כל שכן |
בשביל | כמו כן |
כגון | בזמן האחרון |
מלבד | לטווח ארוך |
מפאת | לא כל שכן |
Indonesian
The transition word check is also available in Indonesian. See the list below for examples of transition words in Indonesian.
Single words | Multiple words |
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berikut | berbeda dari |
kedua | kendatipun begitu |
terutamanya | dengan pemikiran ini |
terdahulu | pada waktu |
contohnya | seperti yang sudah dijelaskan |
Turkish
The transition word check is also available in Turkish. See the list below for examples of transition words in Turkish.
Single words | Multiple words |
---|---|
fakat | demek ki |
ama | farz edelim ki |
çünkü | dolayısı ile |
yüzünden | bunun yanı sıra |
topyekun | kısaca söylecek olursak |
Japanese
The transition word check is also available in Japanese. See the list below for examples of transition words in Japanese.
だから |
そのため |
第一に |
具体的には |