German noun, feminine · CEFR B2
Waffen
Meaning in English: weapons
This is a form of Waffe, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Waffen sind hier streng verboten.
Weapons are strictly forbidden here.
How common is Waffen?
Waffen is number 2,486 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 36 times per million words — about once every 28,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 73% 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
- 2,482das Viertelquarter; neighbourhood
- 2,483die Eröffnungopening
- 2,484der Eintrittadmission, entry
- 2,485tausendethousands (of)
- 2,486Waffenweapons
- 2,487zeichnetdraws; (sich aus) stands out
- 2,488die Haltungattitude, stance; posture
- 2,489folgendefollowing
- 2,490das Holzwood
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