German preposition · CEFR C1
anhand
Meaning in English: by means of, based on
Example
Anhand der Fotos erkannte sie den Dieb.
She recognised the thief from the photos.
How common is anhand?
anhand is number 1,239 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 74 times per million words — about once every 14,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 66% 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
- 1,235der Winterwinter
- 1,236nötignecessary
- 1,237rechnento calculate, to expect
- 1,238individuelleindividual, personal
- 1,239anhandby means of, based on
- 1,240die Betreuungcare, supervision
- 1,241Städtecities, towns
- 1,242seltenrarely, seldom; rare
- 1,243schlossclosed, locked, concluded
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