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German determiner · CEFR A1

paar

Meaning in English: a few (ein paar)

Rank 562 of 5,000determinerLevel A1
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Ich brauche noch ein paar Minuten.

I need a few more minutes.

How common is paar?

paar is number 562 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 157 times per million words — about once every 6,400 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 59% 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. 558das Autocar
  2. 559gestelltput, placed; asked (a question)
  3. 560einzelnenindividual, single
  4. 561der Erfolgsuccess
  5. 562paara few (ein paar)
  6. 563hochhigh, tall
  7. 564Inhaltecontents, content
  8. 565jedemevery, each (dative)
  9. 566die Sicherheitsafety, security

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