German adjective · CEFR B2
steigende
Meaning in English: rising, increasing
This is a form of steigend, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are steigenden.
Example
Steigende Mieten sind für viele ein großes Problem.
Rising rents are a big problem for many people.
How common is steigende?
steigende is number 4,039 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 21 times per million words — about once every 49,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% 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
- 4,035diversenvarious
- 4,036ereignetehappened, occurred
- 4,037traditionelletraditional
- 4,038sportlichensporting, athletic
- 4,039steigenderising, increasing
- 4,040Optionenoptions
- 4,041der Useruser
- 4,042das Elementelement
- 4,043Praktikainternships
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,039
- The most common German adjectives#713
- German B2 vocabulary#926
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.