German adjective · CEFR B1
selben
Meaning in English: same
This is a form of selbe, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Wir haben am selben Tag Geburtstag.
Our birthdays are on the same day.
How common is selben?
selben is number 3,235 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 26 times per million words — about once every 38,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 75% 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
- 3,231hoffe(I) hope
- 3,232arbeiteteworked
- 3,233wiespointed, showed; rejected
- 3,234die Anpassungadjustment, adaptation
- 3,235selbensame
- 3,236Kategoriencategories
- 3,237die Schuldfault, guilt; debt
- 3,238die Zahlungpayment
- 3,239das Gemüsevegetables
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#3,235
- The most common German adjectives#542
- German B1 vocabulary#1,051
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.