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German adverb · CEFR A1

nie

Meaning in English: never

Rank 489 of 5,000adverbLevel A1
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Example

Ich war noch nie in Amerika.

I've never been to America.

How common is nie?

nie is number 489 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 182 times per million words — about once every 5,500 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 58% 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. 485treffento meet; to hit
  2. 486die Stellejob, position; place, spot
  3. 487Möglichkeitenpossibilities, options
  4. 488vielleichtmaybe, perhaps
  5. 489nienever
  6. 490jeweiligenrespective
  7. 491aktuellecurrent, latest
  8. 492knappscarce, tight; just under
  9. 493schwerheavy; difficult

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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.