German noun, feminine · CEFR A1
Katzen
Meaning in English: cats
This is a form of Katze, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Unsere Nachbarn haben drei Katzen.
Our neighbours have three cats.
How common is Katzen?
Katzen is number 4,773 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 60,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% 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
- 4,769spanischenSpanish
- 4,770Zellencells
- 4,771mobilmobile
- 4,772gefährlichedangerous
- 4,773Katzencats
- 4,774die Mitarbeiterinemployee, colleague (female)
- 4,775vernetztnetworked, connected
- 4,776der Passpassport; pass (sport, mountain)
- 4,777das Ensembleensemble, company (theatre)
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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.