German verb · CEFR B2
verringern
Meaning in English: to reduce, to decrease
Example
Wir wollen unseren Stromverbrauch deutlich verringern.
We want to reduce our electricity use significantly.
How common is verringern?
verringern is number 4,752 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 17 times per million words — about once every 59,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,748künstlicherartificial
- 4,749akademischenacademic
- 4,750Raketenrockets, missiles
- 4,751der Fachbereichdepartment, field
- 4,752verringernto reduce, to decrease
- 4,753derartigesuch, of this kind
- 4,754gefasstcaught, composed; taken (decision)
- 4,755besprochendiscussed
- 4,756die Körperverletzungbodily harm, assault
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,752
- The most common German verbs#1,187
- German B2 vocabulary#1,168
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