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German adjective · CEFR B2

erheblich

Meaning in English: considerable, considerably

Rank 2,478 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B23 forms in the list
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Example

Die Preise sind erheblich gestiegen.

Prices have risen considerably.

Forms of erheblich in the top 5,000

These forms of erheblich are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

erhebliche#3,186
considerable, significantB2

Der Sturm hat erhebliche Schäden verursacht.
The storm caused considerable damage.

erheblichen#3,514
considerable, substantialB2

Das Hochwasser verursachte erheblichen Schaden.
The flood caused considerable damage.

How common is erheblich?

erheblich is number 2,478 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 36 times per million words — about once every 27,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 73% 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. 2,474der Schauspieleractor
  2. 2,475freue(I) am glad, look forward (sich)
  3. 2,476freiwilligenvoluntary, volunteer
  4. 2,477investiereninvest
  5. 2,478erheblichconsiderable, considerably
  6. 2,479gerechtfair, just
  7. 2,480ließenlet, left, had done (past, pl.)
  8. 2,481gegebenenfallsif necessary, where applicable
  9. 2,482das Viertelquarter; neighbourhood

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