wichtig
Meaning in English: important
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Für mich ist die Familie sehr wichtig.
Family is very important to me.
Forms of wichtig in the top 5,000
These forms of wichtig are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Ich habe morgen eine wichtige Prüfung.
I have an important exam tomorrow.
Gesundheit ist wichtiger als Geld.
Health is more important than money.
Die wichtigsten Wörter lernt man zuerst.
You learn the most important words first.
Ich habe morgen einen wichtigen Termin.
I have an important appointment tomorrow.
Das ist die wichtigste Regel im Straßenverkehr.
That's the most important rule on the road.
Das ist ein wichtiges Thema für uns.
That is an important topic for us.
How common is wichtig?
wichtig is number 261 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 329 times per million words — about once every 3,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 53% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
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In these word lists
- The 500 most common German words#261
- The 1,000 most common German words#261
- The 5,000 most common German words#261
- The most common German adjectives#20
- German A1 vocabulary#161
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.