German verb · CEFR A1
einkaufen
Meaning in English: to shop, to go shopping
Example
Wir müssen heute noch einkaufen.
We still need to go shopping today.
How common is einkaufen?
einkaufen is number 4,261 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 19 times per million words — about once every 52,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Related words in the list
einkaufen is built from kaufen (to buy).
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,257die BundespolizeiFederal Police
- 4,258TschechienCzech Republic, Czechia
- 4,259versicherteassured, insured
- 4,260aktiviertactivated
- 4,261einkaufento shop, to go shopping
- 4,262die Verfassungconstitution, condition
- 4,263vermiedenavoided
- 4,264die Waregoods, merchandise
- 4,265die Wandwall
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