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German adverb · CEFR B1

zunächst

Meaning in English: first, at first

Rank 322 of 5,000adverbLevel B1
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Example

Zunächst müssen wir das Formular ausfüllen.

First we need to fill in the form.

How common is zunächst?

zunächst is number 322 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 270 times per million words — about once every 3,700 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 54% 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. 318perby, via
  2. 319das Projektproject
  3. 320hinausout; beyond (darüber hinaus)
  4. 321stelltputs, places; asks (a question)
  5. 322zunächstfirst, at first
  6. 323allerof all (genitive plural)
  7. 324die Unterstützungsupport
  8. 325unserenour (acc. masc., dat. pl.)
  9. 326nehmento take

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