German adjective · CEFR A1

weit

Meaning in English: far, wide

Rank 502 of 5,000adjectiveLevel A13 forms in the list
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Example

Wie weit ist es bis zum Bahnhof?

How far is it to the station?

Forms of weit in the top 5,000

These forms of weit are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

weite#4,099
long, wide, farB1

Wir hatten eine weite Reise hinter uns.
We had a long journey behind us.

weiten#4,532
wide, long (distance)B1

Nach der weiten Reise waren alle müde.
After the long journey everyone was tired.

How common is weit?

weit is number 502 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 179 times per million words — about once every 5,600 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 58% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Related words in the list

Words built on weit:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 498zahlreichenumerous, many
  2. 499entwickeltdeveloped; develops
  3. 500die Regelrule
  4. 501das Wasserwater
  5. 502weitfar, wide
  6. 503die Personperson
  7. 504erreichenreach, achieve
  8. 505dir(to) you (dative, informal)
  9. 506solchesuch

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