ich
Meaning in English: I
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Morgen habe ich endlich frei.
Tomorrow I finally have the day off.
Forms of ich in the top 5,000
These forms of ich are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Kannst du mich morgen anrufen?
Can you call me tomorrow?
Kannst du mir bitte helfen?
Can you help me, please?
How common is ich?
ich is number 54 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 2,143 times per million words — about once every 470 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 38% 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
In these word lists
- The 100 most common German words#54
- The 500 most common German words#54
- The 1,000 most common German words#54
- The 5,000 most common German words#54
- German A1 vocabulary#52
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.