German adjective · CEFR A1
weißen
Meaning in English: white
This is a form of weiß, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are weiße.
Example
Sie trägt heute einen weißen Pullover.
She's wearing a white jumper today.
How common is weißen?
weißen is number 2,884 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 31 times per million words — about once every 33,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,880externeexternal
- 2,881ehrenamtlichevoluntary, volunteer
- 2,882der Briefletter
- 2,883kulturellecultural
- 2,884weißenwhite
- 2,885die Uniuni, university
- 2,886das Formatformat
- 2,887startetestarted (past)
- 2,888die Newsnews
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#2,884
- The most common German adjectives#470
- German A1 vocabulary#627
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.