German verb · CEFR B1

nutzen

Meaning in English: to use; to benefit

Rank 260 of 5,000verbLevel B13 forms in the list
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Example

Viele Studenten nutzen die Bibliothek zum Lernen.

Many students use the library for studying.

Forms of nutzen in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of nutzen are also in the top 5,000:

genutzt#591
usedB1

Das Gästezimmer wird kaum genutzt.
The guest room is hardly used.

nutzt#1,735
usesB1

Sie nutzt jede freie Minute zum Lesen.
She uses every free minute to read.

How common is nutzen?

nutzen is number 260 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 330 times per million words — about once every 3,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 53% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 256findetfinds; thinks; takes place
  2. 257deutlichclear, distinct; considerably
  3. 258mirme, to me (dative)
  4. 259oftoften
  5. 260nutzento use; to benefit
  6. 261wichtigimportant
  7. 262ihmhim, to him; it (dative)
  8. 263sogareven
  9. 264bitteplease; you're welcome

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