German verb · CEFR A2

freuen

Meaning in English: (sich) be glad, look forward

Rank 583 of 5,000verbLevel A23 forms in the list
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Example

Wir freuen uns auf deinen Besuch.

We're looking forward to your visit.

Forms of freuen in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of freuen are also in the top 5,000:

freut#1,554
pleases, is glad (sich freuen)A1

Das freut mich sehr!
I'm very glad to hear that!

freue#2,475
(I) am glad, look forward (sich)A1

Ich freue mich auf das Wochenende.
I'm looking forward to the weekend.

How common is freuen?

freuen is number 583 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 151 times per million words — about once every 6,600 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 60% 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. 579Monatemonths
  2. 580die Folgeconsequence; episode
  3. 581gutengood
  4. 582geltenbe valid, apply; be considered
  5. 583freuen(sich) be glad, look forward
  6. 584Problemeproblems
  7. 585verletztinjured, hurt
  8. 586zufolgeaccording to
  9. 587das Bildpicture, image

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