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German noun, masculine · CEFR A2

Schmerzen

Meaning in English: pain, aches

Rank 3,116 of 5,000nounLevel A2

This is a form of Schmerz, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.

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Example

Seit gestern habe ich starke Schmerzen im Rücken.

I've had bad back pain since yesterday.

How common is Schmerzen?

Schmerzen is number 3,116 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 28 times per million words — about once every 36,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 75% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 3,112gewohntused to, accustomed
  2. 3,113zweitersecond
  3. 3,114flexibelflexible
  4. 3,115Rollenroles, parts; rolls
  5. 3,116Schmerzenpain, aches
  6. 3,117behandelnto treat, to deal with
  7. 3,118das Bundesamtfederal office
  8. 3,119günstigercheaper, more favourable
  9. 3,120verliehenawarded; lent

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