German adverb · CEFR A1

gleich

Meaning in English: same; right away, in a moment

Rank 429 of 5,000adverbLevel A13 forms in the list
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Example

Warte kurz, ich komme gleich!

Wait a moment, I'm coming!

Forms of gleich in the top 5,000

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

gleichen#1,196
sameA2

Wir wohnen im gleichen Haus.
We live in the same building.

gleiche#2,047
same (inflected)A2

Wir haben die gleiche Jacke gekauft.
We bought the same jacket.

How common is gleich?

gleich is number 429 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 202 times per million words — about once every 4,900 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 57% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Related words in the list

Words built on gleich:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 425erklärtexplains; explained
  2. 426gingwent
  3. 427das Kindchild
  4. 428der MontagMonday
  5. 429gleichsame; right away, in a moment
  6. 430wirklichreally, truly
  7. 431trotzdespite, in spite of
  8. 432das Haushouse; building
  9. 433meistenmost

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