German noun, masculine · CEFR A1
Nachbarn
Meaning in English: neighbours; neighbour (acc./dat.)
This is a form of Nachbar, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Unsere Nachbarn feiern schon wieder laut.
Our neighbours are having a loud party again.
How common is Nachbarn?
Nachbarn is number 2,290 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 40 times per million words — about once every 25,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 72% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,286weshalbwhy; which is why
- 2,287die Staffelseason (TV); relay team
- 2,288engagiertcommitted, dedicated; involved
- 2,289die Ordnungorder, tidiness
- 2,290Nachbarnneighbours; neighbour (acc./dat.)
- 2,291Farbencolours; paints
- 2,292geschehento happen, to occur
- 2,293bekamgot, received (past)
- 2,294staatlichestate, government (inflected)
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