German number · CEFR A1

sechs

Meaning in English: six

Rank 385 of 5,000numberLevel A1
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Der Wecker klingelt um sechs.

The alarm goes off at six.

How common is sechs?

sechs is number 385 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 228 times per million words — about once every 4,400 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 56% 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

  1. 381möchtenwould like (we/they/you)
  2. 382wohlprobably; well
  3. 383sowohlboth (sowohl … als auch)
  4. 384Kindernchildren (dative plural)
  5. 385sechssix
  6. 386bekommento get, to receive
  7. 387sichersafe; sure, certainly
  8. 388weniglittle, not much
  9. 389würdenwould (we/they)

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