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German preposition · CEFR C1

abseits

Meaning in English: away from, off

Rank 3,474 of 5,000prepositionLevel C1
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Example

Das Hotel liegt ruhig abseits der Hauptstraße.

The hotel is in a quiet spot away from the main road.

How common is abseits?

abseits is number 3,474 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 24 times per million words — about once every 41,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 3,470niemalsnever
  2. 3,471Museenmuseums
  3. 3,472blicktlooks, glances
  4. 3,473zeitweiseat times, temporarily
  5. 3,474abseitsaway from, off
  6. 3,475mituntersometimes, occasionally
  7. 3,476Lebensmittelnfood, groceries (dative pl.)
  8. 3,477der Gegenstandobject, item; subject (matter)
  9. 3,478die Einigungagreement, settlement

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