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German adjective · CEFR B1

freiwillig

Meaning in English: voluntary, voluntarily

Rank 2,825 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B13 forms in the list
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Example

Er hat sich freiwillig für die Aufgabe gemeldet.

He volunteered for the task.

Forms of freiwillig in the top 5,000

These forms of freiwillig are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

freiwilligen#2,476
voluntary, volunteerB2

Er ist bei der freiwilligen Feuerwehr.
He is in the volunteer fire brigade.

freiwillige#2,509
voluntary, volunteerB2

Wir suchen freiwillige Helfer für das Fest.
We're looking for volunteers for the festival.

How common is freiwillig?

freiwillig is number 2,825 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 32,000 words. Its most frequent form is freiwilligen (#2,476).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 2,821Angriffeattacks
  2. 2,822bautbuilds
  3. 2,823der Fischerfisherman
  4. 2,824vielfältigdiverse, varied
  5. 2,825freiwilligvoluntary, voluntarily
  6. 2,826bliebenstayed (past, plural)
  7. 2,827betreibtruns, operates
  8. 2,828der Kaffeecoffee
  9. 2,829steigernincrease, boost

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