The 100 most common German words

die #1 A1 the (feminine nominative and accusative singular, and the plural of every gender) der #2 A1 the (masculine nominative singular) und #3 A1 and in #4 A1 [with dative] in, inside, within, at (inside a building) das #5 A1 this, that, it ich #6 A1 I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) nicht #7 A1 not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) zu #8 A1 to, towards; at (zu Hause) ein #9 A1 a, an (indefinite article) von #10 A1 from mit #11 A1 with (in the company of, alongside) es #12 A1 it, they auf #13 A1 on, onto für #14 A1 for (intended for) Sie #15 A1 you (polite, singular and plural) sie #16 A1 she sich #17 A1 oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive) auch #18 A1 also, too, as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed) als #19 A2 at (approximately) the same moment, when, while, as er #20 A1 he an #21 A1 on, at, by (+ Dativ) dass #22 A2 that so #23 A1 so, such, that bei #24 A1 by, near wie #25 A1 how aber #26 A1 but; however; though aus #27 A1 out of; from (from the inside of something) nach #28 A1 to, towards (with geographical names, directions etc.; see usage notes below) noch #29 A1 still, yet (up to and including a given time) wir #30 A1 we du #31 A1 you (singular familiar), thou nur #32 A1 only, just, merely, simply wenn #33 A1 when, whenever oder #34 A1 or was #35 A1 what werden #36 A1 will, to be going to, forms the future tense einen #37 B1 to unite, to unify am #38 A1 at the; on the (= an dem) man #39 A1 one, you, they (indefinite pronoun, referring to people at large; construed as a third-person singular) um #40 A1 at (clock time: um 8 Uhr) haben #41 A1 to have; to own einer #42 B1 one im Aus #43 A1 out of bounds über #44 A1 [with accusative] about, concerning, over, at (in reference to) da #45 A1 there dann #46 A1 then, after that schon #47 A1 already (happening rather early, continuing rather long) ja #48 A1 yes; yea; yeah; aye mehr #49 A1 more sein #50 A1 his vor #51 A1 in front of, ahead of (relative location in space) das Mal #52 A2 time (as in the first time; many times) mal #53 A2 times (indicating multiplication of two numbers) durch #54 A1 through hier #55 A1 here; in this place bis #56 A1 until doch #57 A1 after all; nevertheless Ihr #58 A1 your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) ihr #59 A1 her (possessive) immer #60 A1 always jetzt #61 A1 now (at this moment, right now) wieder #62 A1 again alle #63 A2 all; everyone sehr #64 A1 very können #65 A1 to be able to; can unter #66 A1 under gut #67 A1 well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily) das Gut #68 A1 commodity, property, possession, good dieser #69 A1 this one, this gegen #70 A1 against alles #71 A1 everything; all schon mal #72 A1 ever; before; already also #73 A1 then, thus, so, hence (Used to connect a sentence or clause with previous information.) viel #74 A1 much, a lot die Zeit #75 A1 time (as a concept) ab #76 A1 off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off) ganz #77 A2 all (with definite article or determiner) machen #78 A1 to make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.) denn #79 A1 then; so (in questions: Wo ist er denn?) damit #80 B1 so that, in order that zu viel #81 A1 too much einfach #82 A1 easy ohne #83 A1 without weil #84 A2 because, given that etwas #85 A1 somewhat, slightly zwei #86 A1 two mein #87 A1 my kein #88 A1 no; not a; not any seit #89 A1 since das Soll #90 B1 target, quota selbst #91 A2 even wo #92 A1 where (at what place) heute #93 A1 today nichts #94 A1 nothing nun #95 A1 now; at this moment was geht #96 Slang what's up wer #97 A1 who (what person or people) das Leben #98 A1 life; being alive leben #99 A1 to live, to be alive die Macht #100 A2 power, authority