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German adjective · CEFR B1

häufig

Meaning in English: frequent(ly), often

Rank 567 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B13 forms in the list
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Example

Wir essen häufig zusammen zu Abend.

We often have dinner together.

Forms of häufig in the top 5,000

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

häufiger#2,124
more often, more frequentB1

Du solltest häufiger Pausen machen.
You should take breaks more often.

häufigsten#3,677
most frequent, most commonB1

Das ist einer der häufigsten Fehler.
That's one of the most common mistakes.

How common is häufig?

häufig is number 567 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 155 times per million words — about once every 6,400 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 59% 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

  1. 563hochhigh, tall
  2. 564Inhaltecontents, content
  3. 565jedemevery, each (dative)
  4. 566die Sicherheitsafety, security
  5. 567häufigfrequent(ly), often
  6. 568sagensay, tell
  7. 569großbig, large, tall
  8. 570der Trainercoach, trainer
  9. 571schaffenmanage, make it; create

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