German adjective · CEFR B2
heiligen
Meaning in English: holy, sacred
This is a form of heilig, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Die Pilger besuchten einen heiligen Ort in den Bergen.
The pilgrims visited a holy place in the mountains.
How common is heiligen?
heiligen is number 4,676 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 17 times per million words — about once every 58,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,672fälligdue, payable
- 4,673die Bedrohungthreat
- 4,674attraktivermore attractive; attractive
- 4,675wechseltechanged, switched
- 4,676heiligenholy, sacred
- 4,677Praxenpractices, surgeries
- 4,678Nutzerinnenusers (female)
- 4,679pünktlichpunctual, on time
- 4,680die Kronecrown
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,676
- The most common German adjectives#856
- German B2 vocabulary#1,145
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