30 questions, no signup, instant CEFR estimate
What's your German level?
A free 30-question test across grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening. It estimates where you stand from receptive skills — it doesn't assess speaking or free writing. You'll leave with an estimated CEFR level, a skill breakdown, and a concrete 8-week plan.
- 30 questions
- About 8 minutes
- Free — no signup
30 questions across four skills
Ten questions at each of A1, A2 and B1, so the test finds your ceiling instead of assuming it. Within every level the split is the same, which is what makes the skill breakdown at the end comparable.
- Grammar — 12 questions
- Articles and cases, verb forms and tense, word order, adjective endings — the structures that decide whether a sentence is understood or only guessed at.
- Vocabulary — 9 questions
- Everyday words at A1, the wider range A2 expects, and the more abstract vocabulary B1 texts assume you already have.
- Reading — 6 questions
- Short passages with comprehension questions — signs and messages at A1, letters and articles by B1.
- Listening — 3 questions
- Spoken German at natural speed, so a level that is fine on the page but not in the ear shows up as exactly that.
Speaking and free writing are not assessed. Judging either one fairly needs a human examiner, so the result describes what you understand, and says so rather than quietly overstating itself.
What you get at the end
The estimate arrives the moment you answer the last question — nothing to sign up for, nothing emailed.
- An estimated CEFR level
- A1, A2 or B1, with a confidence note, based on how far up the levels your correct answers reach.
- A breakdown by skill
- Grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening scored separately, so a gap in one shows up instead of averaging away.
- The topics you missed
- Ranked by how often you got them wrong — usually a short list, and usually the one worth working through first.
- An 8-week study plan
- A week-by-week focus starting from the level you tested at, with a recommended course to begin.
This is a placement estimate, not a certificate. If you need a recognised result — for German citizenship, for example — the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 is the exam that provides one, and there is a free full B1 mock test here too.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, and it needs no account. You answer 30 questions in your browser and get an estimated CEFR level with a skill-by-skill breakdown straight away. Nothing is emailed to you and nothing is charged.
About eight minutes. There is no timer and no penalty for thinking — the estimate comes from which questions you get right, not how fast you answer them.
Thirty questions spread evenly across A1, A2 and B1, and within each level across grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening. That mix is why the result can tell you that your reading is ahead of your listening rather than just handing you one letter.
Treat it as a good starting point, not a certificate. Thirty questions can place you confidently between A1 and B1 and show which skills lag, but only a Goethe-Institut exam produces a recognised result. If you need proof of level for citizenship or a job, sit the real B1 exam.
An estimated level, a breakdown by grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening, the topics you missed most often, and an eight-week study plan that starts from the level you actually tested at.
As often as you like — each attempt draws a fresh set of questions from the pool, so a retake is not the same paper again. Leave a few weeks between attempts if you want the change to mean something.