German adjective · CEFR B1
gespannt
Meaning in English: eager, curious (to see)
Example
Ich bin schon gespannt auf den neuen Film.
I'm really looking forward to the new film.
How common is gespannt?
gespannt is number 4,193 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 20 times per million words — about once every 51,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% 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
- 4,189gezieltetargeted, specific
- 4,190besprechento discuss, to talk over
- 4,191interneinternal
- 4,192vorsichtigcareful, cautious
- 4,193gespannteager, curious (to see)
- 4,194Begegnungenencounters, meetings
- 4,195Talentetalents
- 4,196Ministeriumsministry (genitive)
- 4,197rätadvises, guesses
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,193
- The most common German adjectives#748
- German B1 vocabulary#1,362
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