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German verb · CEFR B1

verraten

Meaning in English: to reveal, to betray

Rank 3,321 of 5,000verbLevel B12 forms in the list
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Example

Kannst du mir dein Rezept verraten?

Can you tell me your recipe?

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

verrät#2,950
reveals, gives awayB1

Sie verrät niemandem, wie alt sie ist.
She won't tell anyone how old she is.

How common is verraten?

verraten is number 3,321 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 verrät (#2,950).

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. 3,317Faktenfacts
  2. 3,318das Bettbed
  3. 3,319integrierento integrate
  4. 3,320versehenprovided (with); mistake
  5. 3,321verratento reveal, to betray
  6. 3,322geschlagenbeaten, hit
  7. 3,323verdienento earn, to deserve
  8. 3,324der Widerstandresistance, opposition
  9. 3,325kritisiertecriticised

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