German adjective · CEFR C1
maßgeblich
Meaning in English: decisive, significant(ly)
Example
Sie war maßgeblich am Erfolg beteiligt.
She played a key role in the success.
How common is maßgeblich?
maßgeblich is number 2,817 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 31 times per million words — about once every 32,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,813erworbenacquired, purchased
- 2,814personenbezogenepersonal (data)
- 2,815regelmäßigeregular
- 2,816dahinterbehind it
- 2,817maßgeblichdecisive, significant(ly)
- 2,818Übungenexercises
- 2,819Schwerpunktefocal points, priorities
- 2,820ehrenamtlichenvolunteer, unpaid
- 2,821Angriffeattacks
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#2,817
- The most common German adjectives#454
- German C1 vocabulary#122
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