The 10,000 most common German words
Words 3,201 to 3,300 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
die Treue
faithfulness, loyalty
der Rechner
computer
der Reis
rice
der Panzer
tank (armoured military vehicle)
die Rate
installment, instalment
der Missbrauch
abuse, cruel treatment (not in the sense of “verbal abuse, insult”)
die Fitness
fitness
die Kanzlerin
chancellor (female)
das Kennzeichen
number plate, registration identifier
der Penis
penis
premium
(colloquial) premium; high-end
vergleichsweise
comparatively
heimlich
secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret)
wissenschaftlich
scientific
steigern
to increase, to raise
streichen
to paint
identifizieren
to identify
die Vision
vision
das Experiment
experiment
fressen
to eat; to feed on; to devour
der Nachbar
neighbour
die Toilette
toilet
die Toleranz
tolerance
freilich
of course, certainly, sure
gewöhnlich
usual, normal, ordinary, everyday
drinnen
inside; indoors
der Student
student (person attending lectures at a university; male or of unspecified sex)
das Gedächtnis
memory (ability to recall)
nass
wet (soaked with liquid)
nirgends
nowhere
das Spielzeug
toy
heran
near, close to the speaker, over to (to the direction of the speaker or an object)
das Benzin
petrol, gasoline
die Warnung
warning
die Nachbarschaft
neighbourhood
die Wüste
desert
das Universum
universe
vorbereiten
to prepare
der Reporter
reporter (male or of unspecified gender)
die Lieferung
delivery, shipment
anlegen
to create or set up; to invest; to put on
geradezu
downright
die Trauer
grief, sorrow
der Inhaber
owner; proprietor
die Pflanze
plant
der Aufruf
appeal; call (to action)
das Camp
camp (accommodation in tents)
wundern
to surprise, to astonish (of sights, behaviors, outcomes)
zeitweise
at times
die Zusammenfassung
summary, compilation, summing up, recapitulation
angemessen
appropriate; adequate
bedeckt
covered, coated, capped
kranken
to be ailing (from), to be held back (by), to be suffering (from) [with an (+ dative)] (to struggle with a non-catastrophic but severely limiting issue)
gesetzlich
legal; statutory
problemlos
without problems; smoothly
die Solidarität
solidarity
der Empfänger
recipient
inhaltlich
in terms of content
die Konstanz
constancy, consistency, permanence, stability (of a development or regular occurrence)
der Sozialismus
socialism
fleißig
diligent, hard-working, industrious, busy, assiduous, sedulous
attraktiv
attractive, fetching; handsome
furchtbar
terrible
illegal
illegal
schieben
to push; to shove
komplex
complex, sophisticated, involved
denkbar
conceivable, imaginable, thinkable
südlich
south, southern
bewerten
to evaluate, assess
die Queen
the Queen (the British monarch)
die Norm
standard
das Protokoll
minutes (of a meeting); written record
der Hit
hit (A success, especially in the entertainment industry.)
die Erlaubnis
permission (authorisation)
der Lärm
noise, din, racket
trauen
to trust
der Ofen
oven
der Nebel
fog, mist, haze
das Eisen
iron (the metal, Fe)
die Mathe
math, maths (short form of mathematics)
die Sängerin
(female) singer
gemütlich
cosy; comfortable
die Maske
mask
der Rasen
lawn
eröffnen
to open (to the public)
nirgendwo
nowhere
die Anklage
charge
die Bewerbung
application (for a job or position), candidature
die Fotografie
photography
das Gramm
gram (unit of mass)
öfters
quite often
der Katalog
catalogue
die Orientierung
orientation
die Begeisterung
enthusiasm, zeal, zest
das Seminar
seminar (small university class)
die Sicherung
fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)
die Berücksichtigung
consideration, provision, allowance
der Einzelne
individual; single person
der Einzug
move-in, moving in (the act of moving to a particular dwelling)
die Jury
panel of judges, jury in a competition
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