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German adverb · CEFR B1

kaum

Meaning in English: hardly, barely

Rank 466 of 5,000adverbLevel B1
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Example

Ich kann dich kaum hören.

I can barely hear you.

How common is kaum?

kaum is number 466 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 188 times per million words — about once every 5,300 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 58% 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

  1. 462setzento set, to put; sich setzen = sit down
  2. 463die Zusammenarbeitcooperation, collaboration
  3. 464haltento hold; to stop; to keep
  4. 465der DienstagTuesday
  5. 466kaumhardly, barely
  6. 467die Nutzunguse, usage
  7. 468dichyou (accusative, informal)
  8. 469kleinesmall, little
  9. 470die Formform, shape

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