German noun, feminine · CEFR B1
Schwächen
Meaning in English: weaknesses
This is a form of Schwäche, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Jeder Mensch hat Stärken und Schwächen.
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
How common is Schwächen?
Schwächen is number 4,627 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. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,623der Schlagblow, hit; shock
- 4,624scheinbarapparently, seemingly
- 4,625gefülltfilled, stuffed
- 4,626fachlichprofessional, technical, specialist
- 4,627Schwächenweaknesses
- 4,628hieltenheld; stopped; considered
- 4,629die Bürgermeisterinmayor (female)
- 4,630der Vorgängerpredecessor
- 4,631schienseemed; shone
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,627
- The most common German nouns#2,022
- German B1 vocabulary#1,506
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.