professionell
Meaning in English: professional(ly)
Almost the same as in English — one of the German words you already know.
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Die Fotos sehen richtig professionell aus.
The photos look really professional.
Forms of professionell in the top 5,000
These forms of professionell are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Für die Hochzeit wollen wir professionelle Fotos.
We want professional photos for the wedding.
Wir haben einen professionellen Fotografen engagiert.
We hired a professional photographer.
How common is professionell?
professionell is number 4,968 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 16 times per million words — about once every 63,000 words. Its most frequent form is professionelle (#3,104).
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 79% 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
- 4,964seltenermore rarely, less often
- 4,965Zutateningredients
- 4,966gestopptstopped
- 4,967die Schaffungcreation
- 4,968professionellprofessional(ly)
- 4,969Kamerascameras
- 4,970angewandteapplied
- 4,971anschließendensubsequent, following
- 4,972Gewerkschaftentrade unions
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,968
- The most common German adjectives#934
- German B1 vocabulary#1,606
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.