German verb · CEFR B1

unterstützen

Meaning in English: to support

Rank 360 of 5,000verbLevel B12 forms in the list
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Example

Wir unterstützen dich, so gut wir können.

We'll support you as best we can.

Forms of unterstützen in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of unterstützen are also in the top 5,000:

unterstützt#336
supports; supportedB1

Meine Familie unterstützt mich immer.
My family always supports me.

How common is unterstützen?

unterstützen is number 360 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 241 times per million words — about once every 4,100 words. Its most frequent form is unterstützt (#336).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 55% 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. 356Maßnahmenmeasures, steps
  2. 357hinthere, towards (away from speaker)
  3. 358bestehtconsists; exists
  4. 359das Spielgame, match; play
  5. 360unterstützento support
  6. 361zehnten
  7. 362zeigento show
  8. 363tunto do
  9. 364darfmay, is allowed to

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