German number · CEFR A1
neun
Meaning in English: nine
Example
Der Laden macht um neun Uhr auf.
The shop opens at nine o'clock.
How common is neun?
neun is number 1,015 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 89 times per million words — about once every 11,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 65% 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
- 1,011die Ausstellungexhibition
- 1,012der Kilometerkilometre
- 1,013Lösungensolutions
- 1,014die Umweltenvironment
- 1,015neunnine
- 1,016beratento advise, to discuss
- 1,017trifftmeets, hits
- 1,018morgentomorrow
- 1,019verbundenconnected, linked
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