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German adjective · CEFR A1

richtig

Meaning in English: right, correct; really

Rank 528 of 5,000adjectiveLevel A13 forms in the list
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Example

Ist meine Antwort richtig?

Is my answer right?

Forms of richtig in the top 5,000

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

richtige#972
right, correctA2

Ist das der richtige Weg zum Bahnhof?
Is this the right way to the station?

richtigen#1,244
right, correctA1

Bist du sicher, dass wir auf dem richtigen Weg sind?
Are you sure we're on the right road?

How common is richtig?

richtig is number 528 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 172 times per million words — about once every 5,800 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. 524neuesnew (neuter)
  2. 525bedeutetmeans
  3. 526meinmy
  4. 527andersdifferent(ly), otherwise
  5. 528richtigright, correct; really
  6. 529nachdemafter (conjunction)
  7. 530leichteasy, light
  8. 531das Internetinternet
  9. 532somitthus, therefore

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