German adjective · CEFR B2
genannten
Meaning in English: mentioned, named
This is a form of genannt, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are genannte.
Example
Die genannten Preise gelten nur bis Ende Mai.
The prices mentioned are only valid until the end of May.
How common is genannten?
genannten is number 1,223 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 75 times per million words — about once every 13,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 66% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,219starkenstrong
- 1,220der Schwerpunktfocus, main emphasis
- 1,221der Fehlermistake, error
- 1,222der Wettbewerbcompetition
- 1,223genanntenmentioned, named
- 1,224getroffenmet, hit, made (a decision)
- 1,225das Glückluck, happiness
- 1,226der Absatzparagraph, heel, sales
- 1,227der Wunschwish, request
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#1,223
- The most common German adjectives#171
- German B2 vocabulary#154
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.