German adjective · CEFR B1
einzigen
Meaning in English: only, single (inflected)
This is a form of einzig, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are einzige.
Example
Mit dem einzigen Schlüssel ist er in den Urlaub gefahren.
He went on holiday with the only key.
How common is einzigen?
einzigen is number 3,213 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.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 75% 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
- 3,209die Sicherungfuse; backup; securing
- 3,210das Fleischmeat
- 3,211das Jubiläumanniversary, jubilee
- 3,212die Stationstation, stop; ward
- 3,213einzigenonly, single (inflected)
- 3,214verzichtetdoes without, gives up
- 3,215Gebieteareas, regions, fields
- 3,216bittetasks, requests
- 3,217der Aufstiegrise, ascent, promotion
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#3,213
- The most common German adjectives#540
- German B1 vocabulary#1,044
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