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German verb · CEFR A2

wechseln

Meaning in English: to change, to switch

Rank 2,140 of 5,000verbLevel A23 forms in the list
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Example

Kannst du mir zwanzig Euro wechseln?

Can you give me change for twenty euros?

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

wechselt#3,952
changes, switchesA2

Er wechselt nächsten Monat zu einer anderen Firma.
He's moving to another company next month.

wechselte#4,675
changed, switchedB1

Nach zwei Jahren wechselte sie die Schule.
After two years she changed schools.

How common is wechseln?

wechseln is number 2,140 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 43 times per million words — about once every 23,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 71% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Next to it in the frequency list

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  3. 2,138plantplans, is planning
  4. 2,139der Richterjudge(s)
  5. 2,140wechselnto change, to switch
  6. 2,141selbermyself, yourself etc. (colloquial)
  7. 2,142erstesfirst (inflected)
  8. 2,143erwerbento acquire, to purchase
  9. 2,144beziehento refer to; to receive; to move into

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