German adjective · CEFR C1
externe
Meaning in English: external
This is a form of extern, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are externen.
Example
Für das Projekt holen wir externe Berater.
We're bringing in external consultants for the project.
How common is externe?
externe is number 2,880 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 31 times per million words — about once every 33,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% 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
- 2,876eingereichtsubmitted, handed in
- 2,877der Kellercellar, basement
- 2,878heimischenlocal, native, domestic
- 2,879die Notneed, hardship, distress
- 2,880externeexternal
- 2,881ehrenamtlichevoluntary, volunteer
- 2,882der Briefletter
- 2,883kulturellecultural
- 2,884weißenwhite
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#2,880
- The most common German adjectives#467
- German C1 vocabulary#129
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.