German adjective · CEFR B1
besonderen
Meaning in English: special, particular
This is a form of besonder, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are besondere.
Example
Zu besonderen Anlässen trinken wir Sekt.
On special occasions we drink sparkling wine.
How common is besonderen?
besonderen is number 839 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 106 times per million words — about once every 9,400 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 63% 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
- 835früherearlier; in the past, formerly
- 836gemeinsamenshared, joint, common
- 837jederzeitat any time
- 838stärkenstrengthen
- 839besonderenspecial, particular
- 840die Kulturculture
- 841musstenhad to
- 842endlichfinally, at last
- 843der Bundfederal government; union; bunch
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#839
- The 5,000 most common German words#839
- The most common German adjectives#103
- German B1 vocabulary#215
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