German verb · CEFR B2
ereignete
Meaning in English: happened, occurred
This is a form of ereignen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Der Unfall ereignete sich kurz nach Mitternacht.
The accident happened shortly after midnight.
How common is ereignete?
ereignete is number 4,036 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 21 times per million words — about once every 48,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% 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
- 4,032der Codecode
- 4,033verfügbarenavailable
- 4,034die Sommerferiensummer holidays
- 4,035diversenvarious
- 4,036ereignetehappened, occurred
- 4,037traditionelletraditional
- 4,038sportlichensporting, athletic
- 4,039steigenderising, increasing
- 4,040Optionenoptions
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