schriftlich
Meaning in English: in writing, written
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Bitte kündigen Sie den Vertrag schriftlich.
Please cancel the contract in writing.
Forms of schriftlich in the top 5,000
These forms of schriftlich are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Nächste Woche beginnen die schriftlichen Prüfungen.
The written exams start next week.
Ich brauche eine schriftliche Bestätigung.
I need written confirmation.
How common is schriftlich?
schriftlich is number 2,222 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 41 times per million words — about once every 25,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 72% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,218gewinntwins, gains
- 2,219Männernmen (dative plural)
- 2,220beantragento apply for
- 2,221zusätzlichenadditional, extra (inflected)
- 2,222schriftlichin writing, written
- 2,223anmeldento register, to sign up
- 2,224die Küchekitchen; cuisine
- 2,225Empfehlungenrecommendations
- 2,226klärento clarify, to sort out
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#2,222
- The most common German adjectives#332
- German B1 vocabulary#711
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.