German noun, masculine · CEFR B2

der Vorwurf

Meaning in English: accusation, reproach

Rank 4,059 of 5,000noun · derLevel B22 forms in the list
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Example

Ich mache dir keinen Vorwurf.

I'm not blaming you.

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Vorwurf is masculine: der Vorwurf. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Vorwurf in the top 5,000

These forms of Vorwurf are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Vorwürfe#2,670
accusations, reproachesB2

Mach dir keine Vorwürfe, es war nicht deine Schuld.
Don't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault.

How common is Vorwurf?

Vorwurf is number 4,059 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 20 times per million words — about once every 49,000 words. Its most frequent form is Vorwürfe (#2,670).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% 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. 4,055Spielernplayers (dative)
  2. 4,056zeitlichin terms of time, timewise
  3. 4,057Publikationenpublications
  4. 4,058die Anleitunginstructions, guide
  5. 4,059der Vorwurfaccusation, reproach
  6. 4,060Pflichtenduties, obligations
  7. 4,061geringelow, small, slight
  8. 4,062kreativcreative
  9. 4,063Fachleuteexperts, specialists

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