German adjective · CEFR B2
örtliche
Meaning in English: local
This is a form of örtlich, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are örtlichen.
Example
Die örtliche Feuerwehr war schnell da.
The local fire brigade was there quickly.
How common is örtliche?
örtliche is number 3,878 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 22 times per million words — about once every 46,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 3,874Belangeconcerns, interests
- 3,875Mannschaftenteams
- 3,876Beinelegs
- 3,877berichtetenreported
- 3,878örtlichelocal
- 3,879widmetdedicates, devotes
- 3,880befandwas (located), found oneself
- 3,881der Prinzprince
- 3,882attraktiveattractive
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#3,878
- The most common German adjectives#671
- German B2 vocabulary#865
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.