German verb · CEFR A2

vorbereiten

Meaning in English: to prepare

Rank 3,805 of 5,000verbLevel A23 forms in the list
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Example

Ich muss mich noch auf die Prüfung vorbereiten.

I still have to prepare for the exam.

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

vorbereitet#1,581
preparedA2

Bist du gut auf die Prüfung vorbereitet?
Are you well prepared for the exam?

vorzubereiten#4,707
to prepare (zu-infinitive)B1

Ich hatte keine Zeit, mich auf die Prüfung vorzubereiten.
I had no time to prepare for the exam.

How common is vorbereiten?

vorbereiten is number 3,805 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 22 times per million words — about once every 45,000 words. Its most frequent form is vorbereitet (#1,581).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Related words in the list

vorbereiten is built from bereiten (to prepare, to cause).

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 3,801einzusetzento use, to deploy (zu-infinitive)
  2. 3,802befasstdeals (with), is concerned (with)
  3. 3,803trainierento train, to practise
  4. 3,804Immobilienreal estate, property
  5. 3,805vorbereitento prepare
  6. 3,806vertrautfamiliar; close
  7. 3,807die Vorsichtcaution, care; careful!
  8. 3,808insofernin that respect, insofar (as)
  9. 3,809schlechtenbad

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