German noun, masculine · CEFR B2
Athleten
Meaning in English: athletes
This is a form of Athlet, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Die Athleten trainieren jeden Morgen um sechs.
The athletes train every morning at six.
How common is Athleten?
Athleten is number 4,797 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 17 times per million words — about once every 60,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,793sechstensixth
- 4,794vertiefento deepen, to consolidate
- 4,795künstlerischenartistic
- 4,796Festivalsfestivals
- 4,797Athletenathletes
- 4,798Bewegungenmovements
- 4,799das Brotbread
- 4,800die Leistungsfähigkeitperformance, capability
- 4,801Meinungenopinions
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,797
- The most common German nouns#2,104
- German B2 vocabulary#1,181
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