German interjection · CEFR A1
Hallo
Meaning in English: hello, hi
Almost the same as in English — one of the German words you already know.
Example
Hallo, wie geht's dir?
Hi, how are you?
How common is Hallo?
Hallo is number 3,537 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 24 times per million words — about once every 42,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% 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
- 3,533das Magazinmagazine
- 3,534Ebenenlevels; plains
- 3,535identifizierento identify
- 3,536der Mastermaster's degree
- 3,537Hallohello, hi
- 3,538untergebrachtaccommodated, housed; stored
- 3,539die Tatsachefact
- 3,540die Amtszeitterm of office
- 3,541die Notwendigkeitnecessity, need
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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.