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German conjunction · CEFR A1

oder

Meaning in English: or

Rank 30 of 5,000conjunctionLevel A1
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Möchtest du Tee oder Kaffee?

Would you like tea or coffee?

How common is oder?

oder is number 30 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 3,973 times per million words — about once every 250 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 31% 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. 26alsas; than; when (past)
  2. 27sindare
  3. 28amat the, on the (an + dem)
  4. 29ausfrom, out of; made of
  5. 30oderor
  6. 31nachafter; to (places); according to
  7. 32wiehow; like, as
  8. 33wirdbecomes; will; is (passive)
  9. 34dassthat (conjunction)

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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.