The 10,000 most common German words
Words 3,301 to 3,400 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
die Spielzeit
season (in theatre or sport)
die Stellungnahme
statement, comment, expression of an opinion
der Zwang
compulsion, obligation, duress
die Agenda
agenda (a temporally organized plan or list of things to be addressed)
rechtlich
legal
ähm
um; er (hesitation)
nützlich
useful; helpful
vernünftig
reasonable, sensible
friedlich
peaceful, placid, tranquil
lebendig
living, alive, animate
heben
to lift; to raise
der Metal
metal (music)
nördlich
north, northern
der Handwerker
craftsman (male or of unspecified gender)
der Angehörige
relative, next of kin
empfinden
to feel (an emotion or sensation)
die Ethik
ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)
das Gedicht
poem
nachhaltig
long-term, sustainable, permanent, ongoing, lasting
nachweisen
to prove, verify, establish, demonstrate (something or the presence of something), to substantiate, to provide proof of
reiten
to ride; to go horse riding
zurückkehren
to return
die Bronze
bronze
der Klick
click (the act of pressing a button)
der Pol
pole (point on a spherical body's surface intersected by its rotational axis)
aufhalten
to halt, to stop; to hold (someone) up
vermissen
to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
das Tagebuch
diary, journal
die Schlange
snake
der Teppich
rug, carpet (cloth covering for a floor)
der Anblick
view, sight, look
das Bargeld
cash
der Brunnen
well
das Mitleid
pity, compassion
das Schwein
pig
der Staub
dust
gedenken
to remember, to commemorate
sinken
to sink
die Anleitung
guidance
der Comic
comic, comic strip or comic book
der Leib
body
der Ober
waiter (in a restaurant)
der Stamm
tribe
der Strauß
bunch (of flowers), bouquet
malen
to paint (create a painting)
wiedersehen
to see again, to meet again
der Einstieg
getting in; boarding (a vehicle)
oberhalb
above
vorwärts
forwards, forward; onwards, onward
die Bauarbeiten
construction works
der Gutschein
voucher; gift card
die Truppe
troupe (company of actors, etc.)
der Wille
will (wish, determination)
die Datenbank
database
der Junior
junior
der Nachwuchs
offspring; new baby (in a family)
der Rentner
pensioner (male or of unspecified gender)
der Graben
ditch
die Errichtung
establishment, construction
das Verdienst
credit (for an achievement)
anfragen
to request
verzweifelt
desperate
anstelle
instead of, in place of
durchführen
to perform, to conduct (a study, a ceremony, an operation, etc.)
unangenehm
unpleasant
der Datenschutz
data privacy
maßgeblich
applicable, relevant
der Nachweis
proof, verification, confirmation
die Pressemitteilung
press release (an official written statement)
schichten
to layer, stratify, laminate
klug
intelligent, prudent, wise, smart, clever
erwachsen
adult; grown-up
berücksichtigen
to consider, regard, take into account or consideration
verschaffen
to provide, supply, procure
stoßen
to push; to shove
vergleichbar
comparable
konstant
constant, consistent, stable (proceeding regularly, without interruption, without ups and downs)
der Wall
rampart, parapet, earthwork
das E-Book
e-book
der Platten
flat tyre, puncture (colloquial)
registriert
registered
Bahnen ziehen
to swim laps
abholen
to collect, pick up or fetch someone or something
die Datei
file
die Diktatur
dictatorship
das Feedback
feedback
das Fieber
fever (heightened body temperature)
die Frist
term, period (time limit), deadline
der Kuss
kiss
zustimmen
to agree
die Back
forecastle; shipboard table
ey
hey (to get someone's attention) (colloquial)
die Sehnsucht
yearning, longing; pining
die Dunkelheit
darkness
herunter
down; downwards (towards the speaker)
gelingen
to succeed; to manage (jemandem gelingt etwas)
der Salat
salad
der Ski
ski
der Scherz
joke; jest
das Schwert
sword
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