German adverb · CEFR A1
oben
Meaning in English: above, upstairs, at the top
Example
Das Bad ist oben links.
The bathroom is upstairs on the left.
How common is oben?
oben is number 711 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 127 times per million words — about once every 7,900 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 61% 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
- 707Einrichtungenfacilities, institutions
- 708Herausforderungenchallenges
- 709das Gesprächconversation, talk
- 710alteold
- 711obenabove, upstairs, at the top
- 712Bereichenareas, fields (dative plural)
- 713brauchenneed
- 714die Beratungadvice, consultation
- 715die Kirchechurch
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#711
- The 5,000 most common German words#711
- German A1 vocabulary#311
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.