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German adjective · CEFR B2

rechtlich

Meaning in English: legal(ly)

Rank 3,517 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B23 forms in the list
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Example

Rechtlich ist das kein Problem.

Legally that's not a problem.

Forms of rechtlich in the top 5,000

These forms of rechtlich are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

rechtlichen#2,463
legalB2

Wir müssen die rechtlichen Fragen noch klären.
We still have to sort out the legal questions.

rechtliche#2,965
legalB2

Hat das für uns rechtliche Folgen?
Does this have legal consequences for us?

How common is rechtlich?

rechtlich is number 3,517 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 24 times per million words — about once every 42,000 words. Its most frequent form is rechtlichen (#2,463).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 3,513der Sturmstorm; attack, forwards (sport)
  2. 3,514erheblichenconsiderable, substantial
  3. 3,515UngarnHungary
  4. 3,516konsequentconsistent(ly), rigorous(ly)
  5. 3,517rechtlichlegal(ly)
  6. 3,518der Händlerdealer, trader, retailer
  7. 3,519drehtturns; films, shoots
  8. 3,520wünschtwishes, wants
  9. 3,521der Managermanager

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