German noun, masculine · CEFR B1

der Schritt

Meaning in English: step

Rank 614 of 5,000noun · derLevel B13 forms in the list
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Example

Wir machen das einfach Schritt für Schritt.

We'll just do it step by step.

Der, die or das?

Schritt is masculine: der Schritt. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Schritt in the top 5,000

These forms of Schritt are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Schritte#2,039
stepsA2

Er ging ein paar Schritte zurück.
He took a few steps back.

Schritten#4,764
steps (dative plural)B1

Mit kleinen Schritten kommt man auch ans Ziel.
With small steps you still reach your goal.

How common is Schritt?

Schritt is number 614 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 144 times per million words — about once every 6,900 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 60% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Related words in the list

Words built on Schritt:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 610durchgeführtcarried out, conducted
  2. 611die Bedeutungmeaning, importance
  3. 612die Gemeindemunicipality, community
  4. 613das Problemproblem
  5. 614der Schrittstep
  6. 615Milliardenbillions
  7. 616Leistungenperformance, results; services
  8. 617gebrachtbrought
  9. 618brauchtneeds

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