German preposition · CEFR C1
gemäß
Meaning in English: according to, in line with
Example
Gemäß der Hausordnung ist Rauchen hier verboten.
Under the house rules smoking is banned here.
How common is gemäß?
gemäß is number 968 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 92 times per million words — about once every 11,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 64% 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
- 964der Druckpressure; print
- 965die Reiherow, series; turn
- 966internationalinternational(ly)
- 967die Aktioncampaign, action; special offer
- 968gemäßaccording to, in line with
- 969der Berufprofession, job
- 970welcheswhich (neuter)
- 971Gemeindenmunicipalities, communities
- 972richtigeright, correct
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