German noun, masculine · CEFR A1
der Regen
Meaning in English: rain
Example
Bei Regen bleiben wir lieber zu Hause.
When it rains we'd rather stay at home.
Der, die or das?
Regen is masculine: der Regen. How to tell the gender from the ending.
How common is Regen?
Regen is number 1,790 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 51 times per million words — about once every 19,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 70% 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
- 1,786das Gesichtface
- 1,787linkenleft; left-wing
- 1,788Infosinfo, information
- 1,789offiziellofficial(ly)
- 1,790der Regenrain
- 1,791lösento solve, to buy (a ticket)
- 1,792der Begriffterm, concept
- 1,793glaube(I) believe, think
- 1,794gefordertdemanded, challenged
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#1,790
- The most common German nouns#711
- German A1 vocabulary#496
- The most common German masculine nouns (der)#189
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.