German pronoun · CEFR A1
man
Meaning in English: one, you, people (generic)
Example
Hier darf man nicht rauchen.
You're not allowed to smoke here.
How common is man?
man is number 60 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 1,776 times per million words — about once every 560 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 40% 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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In these word lists
- The 100 most common German words#60
- The 500 most common German words#60
- The 1,000 most common German words#60
- The 5,000 most common German words#60
- German A1 vocabulary#58
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.