German adjective · CEFR A2
typische
Meaning in English: typical
This is a form of typisch, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are typischen.
Example
Das ist eine typische Frage von Anfängern.
That's a typical beginner's question.
How common is typische?
typische is number 4,871 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 16 times per million words — about once every 61,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% 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
- 4,867bestimmtercertain, particular
- 4,868das Finanzamttax office
- 4,869der Rücktrittresignation; withdrawal
- 4,870angesiedeltlocated, based; settled
- 4,871typischetypical
- 4,872spielerischplayful, through play
- 4,873zumeistmostly, usually
- 4,874Wissenschaftensciences
- 4,875Geiselnhostages
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,871
- The most common German adjectives#909
- German A2 vocabulary#961
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.