adjective
frequent
B1
häufig: adjective meaning 'frequent' or 'common'. Gradable: comparative häufiger, superlative am häufigsten. Regular adjective but shows Umlaut in comparative forms. Antonyms include nie (never) and selten (rare). Used attributively and predicatively; not reflexive. Describes repeated occurrences or high frequency in everyday language.
Examples
Das ist ein häufiges Problem.
That is a common problem.
Die Probleme traten häufig auf, wenn das System während der Stoßzeiten überlastet war.
The problems occurred frequently when the system was overloaded during peak times.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a bar chart with many tall bars showing events that happen often.
Sounds like 'high-fig' — think of a high-frequency figure to recall 'frequent'.
Notes
häufig is commonly used both as an adjective and adverb (häufige Probleme / das passiert häufig). It is gradable: häufiger, am häufigsten.