German verb · CEFR B1

klären

Meaning in English: to clarify, to sort out

Rank 2,226 of 5,000verbLevel B12 forms in the list
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Example

Das müssen wir noch mit dem Vermieter klären.

We still have to sort that out with the landlord.

Forms of klären in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of klären are also in the top 5,000:

geklärt#3,041
clarified, settledB1

Die Sache ist inzwischen geklärt.
The matter has been sorted out now.

How common is klären?

klären is number 2,226 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 41 times per million words — about once every 25,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 72% 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. 2,222schriftlichin writing, written
  2. 2,223anmeldento register, to sign up
  3. 2,224die Küchekitchen; cuisine
  4. 2,225Empfehlungenrecommendations
  5. 2,226klärento clarify, to sort out
  6. 2,227das Konto(bank) account
  7. 2,228das Klimaclimate
  8. 2,229dauerhaftpermanent, lasting
  9. 2,230bestandexisted; consisted; passed (exam)

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