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German adverb · CEFR A1

nicht

Meaning in English: not

Rank 22 of 5,000adverbLevel A1
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Das weiß ich leider nicht.

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How common is nicht?

nicht is number 22 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 5,892 times per million words — about once every 170 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 28% 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. 18esit
  2. 19desof the (genitive, masc./neut.)
  3. 20auchalso, too, as well
  4. 21demthe (dative, masc./neut.)
  5. 22nichtnot
  6. 23werdento become; will (future)
  7. 24anat, on, to
  8. 25beiat, near, with (someone's place)
  9. 26alsas; than; when (past)

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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.