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German adjective · CEFR A2

stark

Meaning in English: strong; heavy

Rank 394 of 5,000adjectiveLevel A27 forms in the list
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Example

Der Kaffee ist mir zu stark.

The coffee is too strong for me.

Forms of stark in the top 5,000

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

starke#1,140
strongA2

Heute Nacht soll es starke Gewitter geben.
There are supposed to be heavy thunderstorms tonight.

stärker#1,156
stronger, moreA2

Der Wind wird am Abend noch stärker.
The wind will get even stronger in the evening.

starken#1,219
strongA2

Ich brauche morgens einen starken Kaffee.
I need a strong coffee in the mornings.

starker#4,047
strongA2

Draußen weht ein starker Wind.
There's a strong wind blowing outside.

starkes#4,421
strongA2

Das war ein starkes Spiel!
That was a great game!

stärksten#4,831
strongestA2

Er ist einer der stärksten Spieler im Team.
He is one of the strongest players on the team.

How common is stark?

stark is number 394 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 225 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. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 390das Angebotoffer; range; special offer
  2. 391gegenüberopposite; towards
  3. 392die Ausbildungtraining, apprenticeship; education
  4. 393gewesenbeen
  5. 394starkstrong; heavy
  6. 395die Hochschuleuniversity, college
  7. 396der SamstagSaturday
  8. 397eigeneown
  9. 398gehörtbelongs; heard

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