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German verb · CEFR B1

achten

Meaning in English: to pay attention, to respect

Rank 1,010 of 5,000verbLevel B1
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Example

Bitte achten Sie auf Ihr Gepäck.

Please keep an eye on your luggage.

How common is achten?

achten is number 1,010 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 89 times per million words — about once every 11,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 64% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 1,006entschiedendecided
  2. 1,007die Verarbeitungprocessing
  3. 1,008stimmento be right, to vote
  4. 1,009gezeigtshown
  5. 1,010achtento pay attention, to respect
  6. 1,011die Ausstellungexhibition
  7. 1,012der Kilometerkilometre
  8. 1,013Lösungensolutions
  9. 1,014die Umweltenvironment

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