German verb · CEFR A2
klingt
Meaning in English: sounds
This is a form of klingen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Das klingt nach einer guten Idee.
That sounds like a good idea.
How common is klingt?
klingt is number 2,632 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 34 times per million words — about once every 29,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 73% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,628die Inklusioninclusion
- 2,629wachsengrow
- 2,630die Migrationmigration
- 2,631der Arbeitsmarktjob market, labour market
- 2,632klingtsounds
- 2,633der Umsatzturnover, sales
- 2,634diesjährigenthis year's
- 2,635die Herstellungproduction, manufacture
- 2,636stimmtis right, is true
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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.