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German adjective · CEFR B2

knapp

Meaning in English: scarce, tight; just under

Rank 492 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B2
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Example

Die Zeit ist leider etwas knapp.

Time is unfortunately a bit tight.

How common is knapp?

knapp is number 492 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 180 times per million words — about once every 5,600 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 58% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 488vielleichtmaybe, perhaps
  2. 489nienever
  3. 490jeweiligenrespective
  4. 491aktuellecurrent, latest
  5. 492knappscarce, tight; just under
  6. 493schwerheavy; difficult
  7. 494jungenyoung
  8. 495Projekteprojects
  9. 496gleichzeitigat the same time, simultaneous

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