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German noun, feminine · CEFR A1

die Hauptstadt

Meaning in English: capital (city)

Rank 1,601 of 5,000noun · dieLevel A1
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Was ist die Hauptstadt von Kanada?

What is the capital of Canada?

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How common is Hauptstadt?

Hauptstadt is number 1,601 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 57 times per million words — about once every 17,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 69% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

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  1. 1,597außerexcept, apart from
  2. 1,598erscheintappears, is published
  3. 1,599vielesmuch, many things
  4. 1,600höherehigher
  5. 1,601die Hauptstadtcapital (city)
  6. 1,602betriebenoperated, run
  7. 1,603standenstood
  8. 1,604einsone
  9. 1,605unmittelbarimmediate(ly), direct(ly)

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