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B1 German listening practice · German · Curated for intermediate learners

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What does “schockverliebt” mean in German?

schockverliebt
Casual German word for instant love — the moment something just clicks
Suddenly and completely in love — at first sight.

She has seen many flats and got many rejections. Then she walks into this one and says “Ich hab mich schockverliebt.” It is “Schock” (shock) plus “verliebt” (in love) squeezed into one word, meaning she fell for it the second she walked in. No thinking, no slow build — just instant. Warm and a little playful, the way people talk when something just clicks.

Spoken line: “Ich hab mich schockverliebt.” — “I fell head over heels.” “schockverliebt” puts “Schock” (a sudden shock) in front of “verliebt” (in love). So it means you fell in love all at once, with no warm-up — like love at first sight. Examples: - “Ich war sofort schockverliebt in die Stadt.” — I instantly fell head over heels for the city. - “Sie sah den Hund und war schockverliebt.” — She saw the dog and was smitten right away. Notes: People use this for places, flats, pets, even shoes — not only for people. It is casual and a bit fun, common online. You usually pair it with “in” + the thing: schockverliebt in etwas.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 German listening practice listening practice?

93.4%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common German words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday German.

General German frequency

87.6%
Top 1,000
93.4%
Top 2,000
98.3%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

91.7%
Top 1,000
97.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.

begleitest
Rare / outside top 5,000
accompany
lebensabschnitt
Rare / outside top 5,000
life phase or stage
schockverliebt
Rare / outside top 5,000
(non-standard)
wohnungsmarkt
Rare / outside top 5,000
housing market
diy
Rare / outside top 5,000
do-it-yourself

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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