konsequent
Meaning in English: consistent(ly), rigorous(ly)
False friend: konsequent is not “consequent”. It means consistent, rigorous. “Consequently” is folglich. More false friends.
Example
Du musst konsequent bleiben, sonst lernt der Hund nichts.
You have to be consistent, or the dog won't learn anything.
How common is konsequent?
konsequent is number 3,516 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 24 times per million words — about once every 42,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% 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
- 3,512lokallocal(ly)
- 3,513der Sturmstorm; attack, forwards (sport)
- 3,514erheblichenconsiderable, substantial
- 3,515UngarnHungary
- 3,516konsequentconsistent(ly), rigorous(ly)
- 3,517rechtlichlegal(ly)
- 3,518der Händlerdealer, trader, retailer
- 3,519drehtturns; films, shoots
- 3,520wünschtwishes, wants
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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.