The 10,000 most common German words
Words 3,401 to 3,500 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Engländer
Englishman; English person
die Bezahlung
payment
der Teenager
teenager
die Kürze
brevity
der Alarm
alert, alarm
das Leder
leather
das Hektar
hectare
die Malerei
painting (action or activity)
pflegen
to care for; to look after; to nurse
der Gewinner
winner
die Vernunft
reason, good sense
das Paradies
paradise
der Italiener
Italian (person)
das Journal
journal, diary (a personal record kept over time)
die Wurst
sausage
die Ausrichtung
alignment, orientation
das Duo
duo, pair
der Fürst
prince (sovereign prince)
die Steigerung
increase
der Veranstalter
host, organizer (of an event)
wurst
all the same; irrelevant (colloquial)
betrunken
drunk, inebriated
die Jeans
A pair of jeans, denim trousers
die Digitalisierung
digitization
der Asylbewerber
person seeking political asylum, asylum seeker
das Cover
cover version, cover song
die Gattung
type, kind, sort
das Gewerbe
business, commercial enterprise, industry, trade
der Hugo
cocktail prepared with Prosecco, elderflower or lemon balm syrup, mint, and soda
der Kapitalismus
capitalism
nachträglich
subsequent
die Zahlung
payment
faul
lazy
zulassen
to allow
gewiss
certain
senken
to lower
flach
shallow (wide and not deep)
grob
coarse, rough
finanzieren
to pay for, to finance, to fund
der Kai
wharf, quay
blasen
to blow
der Dreier
three-pointer
Gelbe Karte
yellow card (caution)
Springen verboten
no jumping (pool sign)
versichert
insured, covered
auf dem Teppich bleiben
to keep one's feet on the ground
das Labor
laboratory
die Konsequenz
consequence (that which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause)
ankommen
to arrive
die Mitternacht
midnight
der Teller
plate, dish
die Kälte
coldness; cold
irgendjemand
anyone, anybody, anyone at all, anybody at all, any person
weitaus
by far
der Knast
jail, the nick, the slammer
die Entdeckung
discovery
circa
about; approximately
mitbekommen
to notice, learn, find out (become aware, become informed, come to know)
die Rache
revenge; vengeance
brennen
to burn; to be on fire
der Bürgerkrieg
civil war
die Kündigung
termination; notice; resignation
der Filter
filter
die Cola
cola; Coke
einigermaßen
somewhat
das Russisch
Russian; the Russian language
die Demonstration
demonstration (act of demonstrating)
die Schwäche
weakness
antreten
to report (for duty); to present oneself
das Königreich
kingdom
umsetzen
to implement, to realize
das Christentum
Christianity
die Disziplin
discipline
erwerben
to earn, gain, acquire
das Heer
army (ground forces)
die Informatik
computer science
das Resultat
result (that which results)
die Verstärkung
reinforcement
die Behinderung
handicap, disability
das Duell
duel
die Elite
elite
das Horn
horn (musical instrument)
der Untergang
fall, downfall, death, doom
mitgenommen
worn out; exhausted
vorübergehend
temporary
die Cloud
cloud (computing)
die Energiewende
energy transition (to renewable energy)
nice
good, nice
der Arbeitsmarkt
labor market, job market
bundesweit
nationwide
der Download
a download
die Migration
migration
die Partnerschaft
partnership (state of joint association in conducting affairs)
die Sparkasse
savings bank
die Transparenz
transparency
zentral
central
dünn
thin, slender, slim
fröhlich
merry; cheerful; either as a character trait or fleetingly
logisch
logical
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