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German adjective · CEFR B1

unteren

Meaning in English: lower, bottom

Rank 3,369 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B1

This is a form of untere, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.

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Example

Die Bücher stehen im unteren Regal.

The books are on the bottom shelf.

How common is unteren?

unteren is number 3,369 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 25 times per million words — about once every 40,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 75% 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

  1. 3,365die Wahrnehmungperception
  2. 3,366inhaltlichin terms of content
  3. 3,367dokumentiertdocumented
  4. 3,368Gesprächenconversations, talks (dative pl.)
  5. 3,369unterenlower, bottom
  6. 3,370veröffentlichtepublished (past tense)
  7. 3,371wussteknew
  8. 3,372globalglobal
  9. 3,373basiertis based (on)

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