German number · CEFR A1
erstes
Meaning in English: first (inflected)
This is a form of erste, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Das ist mein erstes Auto.
This is my first car.
How common is erstes?
erstes is number 2,142 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 43 times per million words — about once every 23,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 71% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,138plantplans, is planning
- 2,139der Richterjudge(s)
- 2,140wechselnto change, to switch
- 2,141selbermyself, yourself etc. (colloquial)
- 2,142erstesfirst (inflected)
- 2,143erwerbento acquire, to purchase
- 2,144beziehento refer to; to receive; to move into
- 2,145dargestelltshown, depicted, portrayed
- 2,146die Medizinmedicine
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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.