German interjection · CEFR A1
danke
Meaning in English: thanks, thank you
Example
Danke für deine Hilfe beim Umzug!
Thanks for your help with the move!
How common is danke?
danke is number 3,700 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 23 times per million words — about once every 44,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 3,696weichento give way (to), to yield
- 3,697der MittwochabendWednesday evening
- 3,698ausprobierento try out
- 3,699der Besitzpossession, property
- 3,700dankethanks, thank you
- 3,701die Datenverarbeitungdata processing
- 3,702die Schauspielerinactress
- 3,703genanntementioned, named
- 3,704beschränktlimited, restricted
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