german5000
My words Take the test
German adverb · CEFR B1

unterwegs

Meaning in English: on the way, out and about

Rank 683 of 5,000adverbLevel B1
Learn this word

Add unterwegs to your reviews. Progress stays in this browser.

Test my vocabulary

Example

Ich bin gerade unterwegs und rufe später an.

I'm out at the moment and will call later.

How common is unterwegs?

unterwegs is number 683 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 132 times per million words — about once every 7,600 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 61% 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. 679der Besuchervisitor(s)
  2. 680der Metermetre
  3. 681geplantplanned
  4. 682gekommencome (past participle)
  5. 683unterwegson the way, out and about
  6. 684Produkteproducts
  7. 685sprichtspeaks
  8. 686der Partnerpartner
  9. 687verwendetused

In these word lists

Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.