German adverb · CEFR B2
generell
Meaning in English: generally, in general
Almost the same as in English — one of the German words you already know.
Example
Generell esse ich abends wenig.
In general I don't eat much in the evening.
How common is generell?
generell is number 1,900 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 48 times per million words — about once every 21,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 70% 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
- 1,896innovativeinnovative
- 1,897angezeigtdisplayed, shown; reported (to police)
- 1,898welchemwhich (dative)
- 1,899ständigconstantly, all the time
- 1,900generellgenerally, in general
- 1,901die Grundschuleprimary school
- 1,902der Fußballfootball, soccer
- 1,903spielteplayed
- 1,904jüngstenyoungest; most recent
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