German noun, masculine · CEFR C1
der Anleger
Meaning in English: investor(s)
Example
Viele Anleger haben Geld verloren.
Many investors have lost money.
Der, die or das?
Anleger is masculine: der Anleger. That fits the pattern — nouns ending in -er are der in 126 of 160 cases in the list. How to tell the gender from the ending.
How common is Anleger?
Anleger is number 3,301 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 26 times per million words — about once every 39,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 75% 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
- 3,297traditionellentraditional
- 3,298ruftcalls, shouts
- 3,299das Wundermiracle, wonder
- 3,300die Transformationtransformation
- 3,301der Anlegerinvestor(s)
- 3,302schätzento estimate; to appreciate
- 3,303ausfallento be cancelled, to fail
- 3,304Ansprücheclaims, demands, standards
- 3,305die Bestätigungconfirmation
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#3,301
- The most common German nouns#1,397
- German C1 vocabulary#163
- The most common German masculine nouns (der)#359
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.