nachhaltig
Meaning in English: sustainable, lasting
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Ich versuche, möglichst nachhaltig zu leben.
I try to live as sustainably as possible.
Forms of nachhaltig in the top 5,000
These forms of nachhaltig are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Wir achten beim Einkaufen auf nachhaltige Produkte.
We look out for sustainable products when shopping.
Wir achten auf einen nachhaltigen Lebensstil.
We make a point of living sustainably.
Wir wollen im Alltag nachhaltiger leben.
We want to live more sustainably day to day.
How common is nachhaltig?
nachhaltig is number 1,589 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 58 times per million words — about once every 17,000 words. Its most frequent form is nachhaltige (#1,203).
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 69% 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
- 1,585das Drittelthird
- 1,586gespieltplayed
- 1,587vorgesehenplanned, intended, provided for
- 1,588planento plan
- 1,589nachhaltigsustainable, lasting
- 1,590könnt(you all) can
- 1,591die Untersuchungexamination, investigation
- 1,592liefernto deliver, to supply
- 1,593das Urteilverdict, judgement
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#1,589
- The most common German adjectives#222
- German B2 vocabulary#229
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.