German adverb · CEFR A1
vielleicht
Meaning in English: maybe, perhaps
Example
Vielleicht regnet es morgen.
Maybe it will rain tomorrow.
How common is vielleicht?
vielleicht is number 488 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 182 times per million words — about once every 5,500 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 58% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Related words in the list
vielleicht is built from viel (much, a lot).
Next to it in the frequency list
- 484Jahresof the year (genitive)
- 485treffento meet; to hit
- 486die Stellejob, position; place, spot
- 487Möglichkeitenpossibilities, options
- 488vielleichtmaybe, perhaps
- 489nienever
- 490jeweiligenrespective
- 491aktuellecurrent, latest
- 492knappscarce, tight; just under
In these word lists
- The 500 most common German words#488
- The 1,000 most common German words#488
- The 5,000 most common German words#488
- German A1 vocabulary#259
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