German adjective · CEFR A1
krank
Meaning in English: ill, sick
Example
Ich bin krank und bleibe heute zu Hause.
I'm ill and staying at home today.
How common is krank?
krank is number 3,724 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 23 times per million words — about once every 44,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
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Next to it in the frequency list
- 3,720jüngsteyoungest; latest, most recent
- 3,721Zügetrains; moves; features
- 3,722nachweisento prove, to provide evidence of
- 3,723verwiesreferred, pointed (to)
- 3,724krankill, sick
- 3,725angemessenappropriate, reasonable
- 3,726dankbargrateful, thankful
- 3,727liebsten(am liebsten) most of all, best
- 3,728der Bachelorbachelor's degree
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