German noun, feminine · CEFR B2
Vorgaben
Meaning in English: requirements, guidelines
This is a form of Vorgabe, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Wir müssen uns an die Vorgaben halten.
We have to stick to the guidelines.
How common is Vorgaben?
Vorgaben is number 1,518 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 61 times per million words — about once every 16,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 68% 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
- 1,514der Ansprechpartnercontact person
- 1,515privateprivate
- 1,516Mitarbeiterinnen(female) employees, staff
- 1,517der Bewohnerresident(s), inhabitant(s)
- 1,518Vorgabenrequirements, guidelines
- 1,519DeutschGerman (language)
- 1,520passtfits, suits, is fine
- 1,521die Gelegenheitopportunity, occasion
- 1,522der Geschäftsführermanaging director, CEO
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