German adjective · CEFR B2
sogenannten
Meaning in English: so-called
This is a form of sogenannt, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are sogenannte.
Example
Sie wohnt in einem sogenannten Tiny House.
She lives in a so-called tiny house.
How common is sogenannten?
sogenannten is number 921 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 96 times per million words — about once every 10,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 64% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 917drittethird
- 918andererother, another; different
- 919der Anbieterprovider, supplier
- 920benötigenneed, require
- 921sogenanntenso-called
- 922der Menschhuman being, person
- 923beteiligteninvolved
- 924die Prüfungexam, test; inspection
- 925hießwas called
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#921
- The 5,000 most common German words#921
- The most common German adjectives#120
- German B2 vocabulary#100
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.