erfolgreich
Meaning in English: successful(ly)
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Sie hat die Prüfung erfolgreich bestanden.
She passed the exam successfully.
Forms of erfolgreich in the top 5,000
These forms of erfolgreich are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Sie ist eine erfolgreiche Architektin.
She is a successful architect.
Nach einem erfolgreichen Jahr feiern wir.
After a successful year, we're celebrating.
Das zweite Album war noch erfolgreicher als das erste.
The second album was even more successful than the first.
How common is erfolgreich?
erfolgreich is number 654 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 137 times per million words — about once every 7,300 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 61% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Related words in the list
erfolgreich is built from der Erfolg (success) + reich (rich).
Next to it in the frequency list
- 650die Forschungresearch
- 651aktivactive(ly)
- 652ermöglichenenable, make possible
- 653erstmalsfor the first time
- 654erfolgreichsuccessful(ly)
- 655die Handhand
- 656Gästeguests
- 657zweitesecond
- 658die Gesundheithealth; bless you!
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#654
- The 5,000 most common German words#654
- The most common German adjectives#77
- German B1 vocabulary#152
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.