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German adjective · CEFR B1

zahlreiche

Meaning in English: numerous, many

Rank 498 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B1

This is a form of zahlreich, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are zahlreichen.

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Example

Wir haben zahlreiche Nachrichten von Freunden bekommen.

We got numerous messages from friends.

How common is zahlreiche?

zahlreiche is number 498 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. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 494jungenyoung
  2. 495Projekteprojects
  3. 496gleichzeitigat the same time, simultaneous
  4. 497die Situationsituation
  5. 498zahlreichenumerous, many
  6. 499entwickeltdeveloped; develops
  7. 500die Regelrule
  8. 501das Wasserwater
  9. 502weitfar, wide

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