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German verb · CEFR B1

behandeln

Meaning in English: to treat, to deal with

Rank 3,117 of 5,000verbLevel B12 forms in the list
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Example

Der Arzt will die Wunde sofort behandeln.

The doctor wants to treat the wound straight away.

Forms of behandeln in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of behandeln are also in the top 5,000:

behandelt#1,324
treated, dealt withB1

Im Krankenhaus wurde ich sehr gut behandelt.
I was treated very well in hospital.

How common is behandeln?

behandeln is number 3,117 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 28 times per million words — about once every 36,000 words. Its most frequent form is behandelt (#1,324).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 75% 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. 3,113zweitersecond
  2. 3,114flexibelflexible
  3. 3,115Rollenroles, parts; rolls
  4. 3,116Schmerzenpain, aches
  5. 3,117behandelnto treat, to deal with
  6. 3,118das Bundesamtfederal office
  7. 3,119günstigercheaper, more favourable
  8. 3,120verliehenawarded; lent
  9. 3,121feiertecelebrated

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