German noun, plural only · CEFR A1
die Ferien
Meaning in English: holidays, vacation
Example
In den Ferien besuchen wir die Großeltern.
In the holidays we visit our grandparents.
How common is Ferien?
Ferien is number 4,414 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 18 times per million words — about once every 54,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
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Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,410stattgefundentaken place
- 4,411die Verteidigungdefence
- 4,412die Entstehungorigin, formation, emergence
- 4,413jährlicheannual, yearly
- 4,414die Ferienholidays, vacation
- 4,415schlichtsimple, plain; simply
- 4,416damaligethen, of that time
- 4,417das Rezeptrecipe, prescription
- 4,418handelteacted, traded; was about
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