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German verb · CEFR A1

essen

Meaning in English: eat

Rank 761 of 5,000verbLevel A1
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Example

Was wollen wir heute Abend essen?

What shall we eat tonight?

How common is essen?

essen is number 761 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 118 times per million words — about once every 8,500 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 62% 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

  1. 757veröffentlichtpublished
  2. 758baldsoon
  3. 759gestaltendesign, shape, arrange
  4. 760nächstenext, nearest
  5. 761esseneat
  6. 762befindetis (located)
  7. 763die Chancechance, opportunity
  8. 764die Bundesregierungfederal government
  9. 765deineyour (informal)

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