German adjective · CEFR A1

schwarz

Meaning in English: black

Rank 2,725 of 5,000adjectiveLevel A13 forms in the list

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Example

Ich trinke meinen Kaffee immer schwarz.
I always drink my coffee black.

Forms of schwarz in the top 5,000

These forms of schwarz are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

schwarzen#2,940

black (inflected)A1

Hast du meinen schwarzen Mantel gesehen?
Have you seen my black coat?

schwarze#3,488

blackA1

Sie trägt heute eine schwarze Jacke.
She's wearing a black jacket today.

How common is schwarz?

schwarz is number 2,725 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 33 times per million words — about once every 31,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

2,721betreibenrun, operate; do (a sport)
2,722leichtelight, easy
2,723beschriebendescribed
2,724investiertinvested
2,725schwarzblack
2,726zugelassenallowed; approved, registered
2,727die Brückebridge
2,728die Leidenschaftpassion
2,729die Mailemail

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