German verb · CEFR B2

entstehen

Meaning in English: arise, come about, be created

Rank 780 of 5,000verbLevel B24 forms in the list
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Example

Dabei können hohe Kosten entstehen.

This can result in high costs.

Forms of entstehen in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of entstehen are also in the top 5,000:

entstanden#1,346
arisen, createdB2

Die Idee ist beim Kaffeetrinken entstanden.
The idea came about over coffee.

entsteht#1,505
arises, is createdB1

Hier entsteht ein neuer Spielplatz.
A new playground is being built here.

entstand#1,822
arose, came into beingB2

Die Idee entstand beim Frühstück.
The idea came about over breakfast.

How common is entstehen?

entstehen is number 780 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 114 times per million words — about once every 8,800 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 62% 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. 776unterschiedlichendifferent, various
  2. 777offenbarapparently, evidently
  3. 778Punktepoints
  4. 779allall
  5. 780entstehenarise, come about, be created
  6. 781teilteshared, divided
  7. 782die Qualitätquality
  8. 783die Verantwortungresponsibility
  9. 784dürftewould probably; might be allowed

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