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German adverb · CEFR B1

wohl

Meaning in English: probably; well

Rank 382 of 5,000adverbLevel B1
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Example

Er hat den Termin wohl vergessen.

He has probably forgotten the appointment.

How common is wohl?

wohl is number 382 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 228 times per million words — about once every 4,400 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 56% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 378neunew
  2. 379die UkraineUkraine
  3. 380konntencould, were able to
  4. 381möchtenwould like (we/they/you)
  5. 382wohlprobably; well
  6. 383sowohlboth (sowohl … als auch)
  7. 384Kindernchildren (dative plural)
  8. 385sechssix
  9. 386bekommento get, to receive

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