German adverb · CEFR B2
scheinbar
Meaning in English: apparently, seemingly
Example
Scheinbar hat niemand etwas bemerkt.
Apparently nobody noticed anything.
How common is scheinbar?
scheinbar is number 4,624 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 17 times per million words — about once every 58,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% 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
- 4,620anwesendenpresent (in attendance)
- 4,621das Erdbebenearthquake
- 4,622kündigtquits, gives notice; cancels
- 4,623der Schlagblow, hit; shock
- 4,624scheinbarapparently, seemingly
- 4,625gefülltfilled, stuffed
- 4,626fachlichprofessional, technical, specialist
- 4,627Schwächenweaknesses
- 4,628hieltenheld; stopped; considered
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