German adverb · CEFR B2
durchaus
Meaning in English: quite, definitely, by all means
Example
Das ist durchaus eine gute Idee.
That's actually quite a good idea.
How common is durchaus?
durchaus is number 1,114 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 81 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
- 1,110gutesgood
- 1,111der Satzsentence, set, rate
- 1,112möglichepossible
- 1,113die Führungguided tour, leadership, lead
- 1,114durchausquite, definitely, by all means
- 1,115vorbeiover, past, by
- 1,116umfasstcomprises, includes
- 1,117die Anmeldungregistration, sign-up
- 1,118startento start, to take off
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