German adjective · CEFR B1
unbekannte
Meaning in English: unknown (inflected)
This is a form of unbekannt, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are unbekannten, unbekannter.
Example
Eine unbekannte Nummer hat mich dreimal angerufen.
An unknown number called me three times.
How common is unbekannte?
unbekannte is number 2,042 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 45 times per million words — about once every 22,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 71% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,038der Verkaufsale, selling
- 2,039Schrittesteps
- 2,040der Trägersponsor, operator; strap; carrier
- 2,041vorliegento be available, to exist
- 2,042unbekannteunknown (inflected)
- 2,043speichernto save, to store
- 2,044eingestellthired; set, adjusted; stopped
- 2,045der Newsletternewsletter
- 2,046das Telefontelephone, phone
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#2,042
- The most common German adjectives#305
- German B1 vocabulary#654
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