German verb · CEFR A2

verdienen

Meaning in English: to earn, to deserve

Rank 3,323 of 5,000verbLevel A22 forms in the list
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Example

In diesem Job kann man gut verdienen.

You can earn good money in this job.

Forms of verdienen 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 verdienen are also in the top 5,000:

verdient#2,238
earned; deservedA2

Nach der Wanderung haben wir uns das Eis verdient.
After the hike we've earned the ice cream.

How common is verdienen?

verdienen is number 3,323 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 26 times per million words — about once every 39,000 words. Its most frequent form is verdient (#2,238).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 75% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 3,319integrierento integrate
  2. 3,320versehenprovided (with); mistake
  3. 3,321verratento reveal, to betray
  4. 3,322geschlagenbeaten, hit
  5. 3,323verdienento earn, to deserve
  6. 3,324der Widerstandresistance, opposition
  7. 3,325kritisiertecriticised
  8. 3,326oberenupper, top
  9. 3,327irgendwiesomehow, sort of

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