German verb · CEFR A1
geboren
Meaning in English: born
This is a form of gebären, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Wann bist du geboren?
When were you born?
How common is geboren?
geboren is number 1,798 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 51 times per million words — about once every 20,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 70% 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
- 1,794gefordertdemanded, challenged
- 1,795Vorsitzendechair(person)
- 1,796beruflicheprofessional, work-related
- 1,797zuerstfirst, at first
- 1,798geborenborn
- 1,799eigenerown
- 1,800kurzenshort, brief
- 1,801Soldatensoldiers
- 1,802PolenPoland; Poles
In these word lists
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.