German verb · CEFR C1
erlitten
Meaning in English: suffered
This is a form of erleiden, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are erlitt.
Example
Der Fahrer hat nur leichte Verletzungen erlitten.
The driver suffered only minor injuries.
How common is erlitten?
erlitten is number 4,884 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 16 times per million words — about once every 62,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% 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
- 4,880vollständigencomplete, full
- 4,881Begriffeterms, concepts
- 4,882das Symbolsymbol, icon
- 4,883zentralescentral
- 4,884erlittensuffered
- 4,885Landwirtefarmers
- 4,886die Anordnungorder, instruction; arrangement
- 4,887Rettungskräfterescue workers, emergency services
- 4,888gezwungenforced
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