german5000
My words Take the test
German adverb · CEFR B2

ehrenamtlich

Meaning in English: voluntary, as a volunteer

Rank 3,220 of 5,000adverbLevel B23 forms in the list
Learn this word

Add ehrenamtlich and its 2 forms to your reviews. Progress stays in this browser.

Test my vocabulary

Example

Meine Mutter arbeitet ehrenamtlich bei der Tafel.

My mother volunteers at the food bank.

Forms of ehrenamtlich in the top 5,000

These forms of ehrenamtlich are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

ehrenamtlichen#2,820
volunteer, unpaidB2

Ohne die ehrenamtlichen Helfer gäbe es das Fest nicht.
Without the volunteers there'd be no festival.

ehrenamtliche#2,881
voluntary, volunteerB2

Sie macht ehrenamtliche Arbeit im Altenheim.
She does voluntary work in a care home.

How common is ehrenamtlich?

ehrenamtlich is number 3,220 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 27 times per million words — about once every 38,000 words. Its most frequent form is ehrenamtlichen (#2,820).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 75% 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. 3,216bittetasks, requests
  2. 3,217der Aufstiegrise, ascent, promotion
  3. 3,218versprichtpromises
  4. 3,219Gebäudenbuildings (dative plural)
  5. 3,220ehrenamtlichvoluntary, as a volunteer
  6. 3,221die Bundestagswahlfederal election
  7. 3,222Gegenständeobjects, items
  8. 3,223Restaurantsrestaurants
  9. 3,224virtuellenvirtual

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.