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German verb · CEFR C1

berufen

Meaning in English: appointed, called

Rank 2,934 of 5,000verbLevel C1
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Example

Sie wurde als Professorin nach Köln berufen.

She was appointed professor in Cologne.

How common is berufen?

berufen is number 2,934 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 30 times per million words — about once every 33,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% 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. 2,930gefälltpleases, (I) like
  2. 2,931die Erweiterungextension, expansion
  3. 2,932die Veränderungchange
  4. 2,933kreativecreative
  5. 2,934berufenappointed, called
  6. 2,935konzentrierento concentrate, to focus
  7. 2,936herunterladento download
  8. 2,937der FreitagabendFriday evening
  9. 2,938angeblichsupposedly, allegedly

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