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German number · CEFR A1

zehn

Meaning in English: ten

Rank 361 of 5,000numberLevel A1
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Ich warte schon seit zehn Minuten.

I've been waiting for ten minutes.

How common is zehn?

zehn is number 361 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 241 times per million words — about once every 4,200 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 55% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 357hinthere, towards (away from speaker)
  2. 358bestehtconsists; exists
  3. 359das Spielgame, match; play
  4. 360unterstützento support
  5. 361zehnten
  6. 362zeigento show
  7. 363tunto do
  8. 364darfmay, is allowed to
  9. 365bekanntknown, well-known; familiar

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