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German adjective · CEFR C1

erkennbar

Meaning in English: recognisable, visible, apparent

Rank 3,557 of 5,000adjectiveLevel C1
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Example

Auf dem alten Foto ist er kaum erkennbar.

He's barely recognisable in the old photo.

How common is erkennbar?

erkennbar is number 3,557 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 24 times per million words — about once every 42,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 3,553die Begeisterungenthusiasm, excitement
  2. 3,554Verbändeassociations; bandages
  3. 3,555der Laufrun, race; course (of)
  4. 3,556der Umzugmove (house); parade
  5. 3,557erkennbarrecognisable, visible, apparent
  6. 3,558die Wahrheittruth
  7. 3,559interneninternal
  8. 3,560vorübergehendtemporary, temporarily
  9. 3,561das Eventevent

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