German verb · CEFR B2
betonte
Meaning in English: emphasised, stressed
This is a form of betonen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are betont.
Example
Die Ärztin betonte, wie wichtig Bewegung ist.
The doctor stressed how important exercise is.
How common is betonte?
betonte is number 1,068 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 85 times per million words — about once every 12,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 65% 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
- 1,064sofernprovided that, if
- 1,065der Anschlussconnection
- 1,066gesagtsaid
- 1,067egalall the same, doesn't matter
- 1,068betonteemphasised, stressed
- 1,069gerngladly, like to
- 1,070die Anzahlnumber, quantity
- 1,071solchensuch (inflected)
- 1,072Rechterights
In these word lists
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.