German noun, feminine · CEFR C1
Geiseln
Meaning in English: hostages
This is a form of Geisel, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Alle Geiseln wurden unverletzt befreit.
All the hostages were freed unharmed.
How common is Geiseln?
Geiseln is number 4,875 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 16 times per million words — about once every 62,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,871typischetypical
- 4,872spielerischplayful, through play
- 4,873zumeistmostly, usually
- 4,874Wissenschaftensciences
- 4,875Geiselnhostages
- 4,876der Frühlingspring
- 4,877erlassento issue (a law); to waive
- 4,878Formateformats
- 4,879agierento act, to operate
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