German noun, masculine · CEFR A2

Erwachsene

Meaning in English: adults

Rank 1,648 of 5,000nounLevel A22 forms in the list

This is a form of Erwachsener, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.

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Example

Erwachsene zahlen zehn Euro, Kinder die Hälfte.

Adults pay ten euros, children half.

Forms of Erwachsene in the top 5,000

These forms of Erwachsene are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Erwachsenen#2,444
adultsA2

Kinder dürfen nur mit Erwachsenen ins Schwimmbad.
Children may only go to the pool with adults.

How common is Erwachsene?

Erwachsene is number 1,648 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 56 times per million words — about once every 18,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 69% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 1,644die Lebensmittelfood, groceries
  2. 1,645die Änderungchange, alteration
  3. 1,646das Fotophoto
  4. 1,647Zeugenwitnesses
  5. 1,648Erwachseneadults
  6. 1,649der Verbraucherconsumer(s)
  7. 1,650die Stimmungmood, atmosphere
  8. 1,651die Krisecrisis
  9. 1,652ukrainischeUkrainian

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