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German adjective · CEFR A1

gesund

Meaning in English: healthy

Rank 2,383 of 5,000adjectiveLevel A13 forms in the list
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Example

Obst und Gemüse sind gesund.

Fruit and vegetables are healthy.

Forms of gesund in the top 5,000

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

gesunde#3,027
healthyA1

Kinder brauchen eine gesunde Ernährung.
Children need a healthy diet.

gesunden#4,468
healthyA2

Er achtet auf einen gesunden Lebensstil.
He takes care to live a healthy lifestyle.

How common is gesund?

gesund is number 2,383 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 38 times per million words — about once every 27,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 72% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 2,379sicheresafe, secure (inflected)
  2. 2,380die Stärkungstrengthening; refreshment
  3. 2,381weitgehendlargely, to a great extent
  4. 2,382historischehistoric, historical (inflected)
  5. 2,383gesundhealthy
  6. 2,384nachhaltigensustainable (inflected)
  7. 2,385gesetzlichlegal, statutory
  8. 2,386der Schnittcut; average (im Schnitt)
  9. 2,387die Abteilungdepartment

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