German adjective · CEFR B1
einzige
Meaning in English: only, single
This is a form of einzig, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are einzigen.
Example
Sie ist die einzige Ärztin im Dorf.
She is the only doctor in the village.
How common is einzige?
einzige is number 1,179 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 77 times per million words — about once every 13,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 66% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,175ziehtpulls, moves
- 1,176umgesetztimplemented, put into practice
- 1,177wederneither
- 1,178Materialienmaterials
- 1,179einzigeonly, single
- 1,180der Bauconstruction, building
- 1,181enthältcontains
- 1,182die Tätigkeitactivity, job, occupation
- 1,183schwerenheavy, serious, difficult
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#1,179
- The most common German adjectives#162
- German B1 vocabulary#344
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.