German adjective · CEFR B1

gering

Meaning in English: low, small, slight

Rank 2,923 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B14 forms in the list

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Example

Das Risiko ist wirklich sehr gering.
The risk is really very low.

Forms of gering in the top 5,000

These forms of gering are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

geringer#3,087

lower, smallerB1

Die Kosten waren geringer als erwartet.
The costs were lower than expected.

geringen#3,684

low, small, slightB2

Das Auto hat einen geringen Verbrauch.
The car has low fuel consumption.

geringe#4,061

low, small, slightB2

Es gibt nur eine geringe Chance auf Regen.
There's only a slight chance of rain.

How common is gering?

gering is number 2,923 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 30 times per million words — about once every 33,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

2,919die Zielgruppetarget group, audience
2,920HerrnMr, gentleman (acc./dat./gen.)
2,921hauptsächlichmainly, mostly
2,922bereitetprepares, causes
2,923geringlow, small, slight
2,924mobilenmobile
2,925JudenJews
2,926Toptop, excellent
2,927beliebtpopular

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