German particle · CEFR A1

doch

Meaning in English: but, yet; yes (contradicting)

Rank 102 of 5,000particleLevel A1
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Komm doch einfach mit!

Why don't you just come along!

How common is doch?

doch is number 102 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 903 times per million words — about once every 1,100 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 44% 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

  1. 98nunnow; well
  2. 99mussmust, has to
  3. 100dathere; here; since, as
  4. 101habehave (I)
  5. 102dochbut, yet; yes (contradicting)
  6. 103neuenew
  7. 104wurdenbecame; were (passive)
  8. 105seinehis, its
  9. 106diesemthis (dative, masc./neut.)

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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.