German noun, masculine · CEFR B2
Umstände
Meaning in English: circumstances; trouble, fuss
This is a form of Umstand, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are Umständen.
Example
Mach dir bitte keine Umstände!
Please don't go to any trouble!
How common is Umstände?
Umstände is number 4,400 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 18 times per million words — about once every 54,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% 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
- 4,396die Allianzalliance
- 4,397Instituteinstitutes
- 4,398Menschenrechtehuman rights
- 4,399anschauento look at, to watch
- 4,400Umständecircumstances; trouble, fuss
- 4,401Bedürfnissenneeds
- 4,402das Zertifikatcertificate
- 4,403die Satzungstatutes, bylaws
- 4,404der Weltmeisterworld champion
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,400
- The most common German nouns#1,914
- German B2 vocabulary#1,053
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.