The 1,000 most common German words
Words 901 to 1,000 of 1,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
erwähnt
mentioned
verbunden
related, connected, interconnected
fällen
to cut down, to chop down, to fell (a tree)
in Betrieb
in operation, running
Ist die Wohnung noch frei?
Is the flat still available?
gute Reise
have a good trip
der Fuß
foot (body part)
die Hoffnung
hope, the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will really happen
holen
to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back)
bauen
to build, to construct
der Wald
forest; woods; woodland
herzen
to hug, embrace
stets
always; constantly; the whole time (very often)
die Energie
energy
bieten
to offer; to present
der Trainer
trainer, coach
die Version
version
die Show
show, spectacle
der Schweizer
Swiss person, Swiss (male)
sterben
to die
der Ex
ex (male former romantic partner)
antworten
to answer, to reply
spät
late
relativ
relative
besondere
special, particular, extraordinary
geschafft
exhausted
zu Fuß
on foot
interessant
interesting
irgendwo
somewhere
die Nachricht
news, piece of news, notification
dahin
there (to or into that place; thither)
die Party
party (social gathering)
wahr
true, real
der Abschluss
graduation (the act or process of graduating)
das Gespräch
conversation, chat, talk (conversing between people or parties, either for pleasure or for business)
der See
lake
das Tor
gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)
täglich
daily
das Ding
thing
verlieren
to lose (something, or a game)
der Richter
judge
die Qualität
quality (level of excellence, level of being free from defects)
der Partner
partner, associate (male or of unspecified gender)
gelten
to be valid; to count; to hold true
der Schaden
damage; harm
die Basis
basis (foundation, principle)
der Müller
miller
geboren werden
to be born
schaden
to hurt, to be harmful
schulen
to train; to instruct
nötig
necessary
beschäftigt
busy (engaged in an activity; doing a great deal)
getroffen
hurt, stung, cut (emotionally affected)
aufgenommen
recorded
froh
glad; (momentarily) happy; (momentarily) cheerful
leisten
to provide (aid, service)
die Beziehung
relation, relationship, connection
die Minute
minute (unit of time; unit of angle)
hinten
behind; in the back
die Kontrolle
control
die Vergangenheit
the past (time)
cool
cool (in its informal senses)
der Zustand
condition; state
der Rücken
back
die Haut
skin, hide of a person, animal or (part of a) plant
der Inhalt
content
der Anteil
share, portion
die App
app
vertrauen
to trust, to place confidence in
die Funktion
function
die Aktion
operation, campaign, measure, organized course of action
ausschließlich
exclusive
ehrlich gesagt
to be honest, truth be told, actually
genutzt
used, utilized, in use
gesetzt
seeded (in the draw)
bewusst
conscious, aware
passieren
to happen
miteinander
with each other
zufrieden
satisfied, content, happy (with something)
der Künstler
artist
verantwortlich
responsible
die Diskussion
discussion, debate
fehlen
to be missing, to be absent
fort
away
die Literatur
literature (written works collectively, often about a certain topic, in a certain language etc.)
die Umgebung
environment (area around something), vicinity, surroundings
die Organisation
organisation, organization
die Zusammenarbeit
collaboration, cooperation, teamwork
aussehen
to look, seem
das Rennen
race (a contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective)
rennen
to run; to race; to sprint (said of competing sportsmen, animals etc.)
das Aussehen
look, appearance
entschieden
determined, resolute
schade
a pity, a shame; bummer; unfortunate; disappointing
schlimm
bad, terrible, serious (seriously bad), dire, horrible, awful
weltweit
worldwide
gestorben
died (past participle of sterben)
gehalten
kept, designed (in a certain style or manner)
rechts vor links
right before left (default priority rule)
der Geburtstag
birthday