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German adverb · CEFR B1

ursprünglich

Meaning in English: originally, original

Rank 1,949 of 5,000adverbLevel B1
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Ursprünglich wollten wir nur eine Woche bleiben.

Originally we only wanted to stay one week.

How common is ursprünglich?

ursprünglich is number 1,949 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 47 times per million words — about once every 21,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 70% 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. 1,945der Forscherresearcher(s), scientist(s)
  2. 1,946gedachtthought, intended (past participle)
  3. 1,947angepasstadapted, adjusted
  4. 1,948der Nordennorth
  5. 1,949ursprünglichoriginally, original
  6. 1,950der Politikerpolitician(s)
  7. 1,951die Phasephase, stage
  8. 1,952deiner(of) your (informal; gen./dat.)
  9. 1,953Räumerooms, spaces

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