German noun, feminine · CEFR B1
Wurzeln
Meaning in English: roots
This is a form of Wurzel, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Meine Wurzeln liegen in Italien.
My roots are in Italy.
How common is Wurzeln?
Wurzeln is number 4,434 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 18 times per million words — about once every 55,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% 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
- 4,430festerfirm, fixed, permanent
- 4,431professionellenprofessional
- 4,432der Bausteinbuilding block, component
- 4,433Kulturencultures
- 4,434Wurzelnroots
- 4,435spürbarnoticeable, perceptible
- 4,436leidetsuffers
- 4,437die Abhängigkeitdependence, addiction
- 4,438attraktivattractive
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,434
- The most common German nouns#1,931
- German B1 vocabulary#1,450
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.