German verb · CEFR A1
schwimmen
Meaning in English: to swim
Example
Im Sommer gehen wir oft im See schwimmen.
In summer we often go swimming in the lake.
How common is schwimmen?
schwimmen is number 4,375 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 19 times per million words — about once every 54,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% 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
- 4,371das Obstfruit
- 4,372einbezogenincluded, involved
- 4,373wideragainst, contrary to
- 4,374Sitzungensessions, meetings
- 4,375schwimmento swim
- 4,376enormeenormous, huge
- 4,377die Arenaarena
- 4,378betreffendenconcerned, in question
- 4,379tieferdeeper, lower
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