German noun, neuter · CEFR B1
Insekten
Meaning in English: insects
This is a form of Insekt, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Im Sommer sind überall Insekten.
In summer there are insects everywhere.
How common is Insekten?
Insekten is number 4,127 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 20 times per million words — about once every 50,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% 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
- 4,123ausgebildettrained, qualified
- 4,124Gebäudesbuilding (genitive)
- 4,125die Stabilitätstability
- 4,126heutzutagenowadays
- 4,127Insekteninsects
- 4,128entsprechenderappropriate, corresponding
- 4,129die Heizungheating, radiator
- 4,130bedienento serve, to operate
- 4,131der Rückstanddeficit, arrears, backlog
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,127
- The most common German nouns#1,787
- German B1 vocabulary#1,335
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.