German verb · CEFR A1
gefragt
Meaning in English: asked; in demand
This is a form of fragen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are fragt.
Example
Hast du schon nach dem Weg gefragt?
Have you asked for directions yet?
How common is gefragt?
gefragt is number 1,343 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 68 times per million words — about once every 15,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 67% 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
- 1,339Parteienparties (political)
- 1,340Kompetenzenskills, competences
- 1,341maximalat most, maximum
- 1,342die Bewerbungapplication (job)
- 1,343gefragtasked; in demand
- 1,344engnarrow, tight, close
- 1,345der Serviceservice
- 1,346entstandenarisen, created
- 1,347erlaubtallowed, permitted
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.