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German pronoun · CEFR A1

nichts

Meaning in English: nothing

Rank 308 of 5,000pronounLevel A1
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Example

Ich habe heute noch nichts gegessen.

I haven't eaten anything yet today.

How common is nichts?

nichts is number 308 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 279 times per million words — about once every 3,600 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 54% 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. 304wenigerless, fewer
  2. 305jayes; (emphasis) after all
  3. 306der SeptemberSeptember
  4. 307insbesonderein particular, especially
  5. 308nichtsnothing
  6. 309jeever; each; je … desto
  7. 310die Artkind, type; manner
  8. 311gemachtmade, done
  9. 312der Einsatzuse, deployment; effort

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