weit
Meaning in English: far, wide
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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:
Wir hatten eine weite Reise hinter uns.
We had a long journey behind us.
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
- 498zahlreichenumerous, many
- 499entwickeltdeveloped; develops
- 500die Regelrule
- 501das Wasserwater
- 502weitfar, wide
- 503die Personperson
- 504erreichenreach, achieve
- 505dir(to) you (dative, informal)
- 506solchesuch
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#502
- The 5,000 most common German words#502
- The most common German adjectives#52
- German A1 vocabulary#264
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.