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German adverb · CEFR B1

anfangs

Meaning in English: at first, initially

Rank 3,959 of 5,000adverbLevel B1
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Anfangs war ich skeptisch, jetzt bin ich begeistert.

At first I was sceptical, now I'm thrilled.

How common is anfangs?

anfangs is number 3,959 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 21 times per million words — about once every 47,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% 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. 3,955kämpftfights, struggles
  2. 3,956löstsolves, loosens
  3. 3,957gelteapplies, is valid (subjunctive I)
  4. 3,958Figurenfigures, characters
  5. 3,959anfangsat first, initially
  6. 3,960Szenenscenes
  7. 3,961die Markmark (former German currency)
  8. 3,962der MontagabendMonday evening
  9. 3,963Planungenplans, planning

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