The 10,000 most common German words
Words 5,001 to 5,100 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Spam
spam
das Szenario
scenario (all senses, literal and figurative)
arbeitslos
unemployed (having no work despite being willing to work)
unfair
unfair
entfallen
to lapse or be cancelled
lehnen
to lean
die Laufbahn
career, professional path
abgelaufen
expired, lapsed, out of date
ausgeglichen
balanced
präzise
precise
fortsetzen
to continue with something
der Neid
envy, jealousy
deep
deep (intellectually profound)
das Gewässer
body of water, water body, water (significant accumulation of water covering the Earth)
ihrerseits
from them; on their behalf; as for them
inwieweit
to what degree, to what extent
der Kellner
waiter (male or of unspecified gender)
das Kompliment
compliment
die Frisur
hairdo; hairstyle (way hair is arranged)
die Frucht
fruit (seed-bearing part of a plant)
hinnehmen
to accept (with resignation or reluctance, e.g. loss, etc)
die Erleichterung
relief
versetzen
to move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed
veranstalten
to organize, to arrange, to stage (a public or social event)
ablegen
to take, to sit (an exam)
die Predigt
sermon, preaching
der Schalter
switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
die Drohung
threat (expression of intent to injure or punish another)
die Kiefer
pine (tree of genus Pinus)
das Kunstwerk
artwork, work of art, piece of art
die Verwirrung
confusion, disarray, clutter
die Lektüre
reading (act of having read a book or other written material)
die Tagesordnung
agenda; order of the day (business to be done by a body or group of people on a particular day)
das Getreide
cereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit)
das Minimum
minimum
die Spezies
species
das Vorwort
foreword
der Anwohner
resident
das Fundament
foundation
der Jurist
jurist
das Mädel
girl (especially member of a group of female friends)
der Nachlass
estate (of inheritance)
abermals
anew
der Balken
beam, crossbeam
die Base
base (compound that will neutralize an acid)
die Differenz
difference
die Immobilie
real estate, property which cannot be moved
inwiefern
in what way, how
der Nationalpark
national park
die Pille
pill, tablet
erfinden
to invent
der Finanzminister
finance minister
die Rendite
yield, return (of a capital investment)
absolvieren
to pass, to finish (to successfully complete, especially of educational units)
die Allee
avenue; street that is bordered on both sides by trees
der Beitritt
the joining, entry into, becoming a member of (a club, organization, etc.)
die Berührung
touch, contact (an act of touching physically)
der Boom
boom
der Bundespräsident
president (especially of the Federal Republic of Germany)
die Fahrbahn
roadway, carriageway
frech
cheeky, barefaced, rude, saucy
der Hype
hype
die Konzeption
conception
kurven
to drive around in a vehicle
die Satzung
statute, bylaw, charter, a body of legal provisions defined by a corporation for itself
solar
solar
die Stasi
the Stasi (the state security service and secret police of the GDR)
der Stellenwert
importance, significance (the value or priority something is given)
die Transformation
transformation
unverständlich
incomprehensible
das Wappen
coat of arms
leugnen
to deny (assert the untruth of)
schlank
slim, svelte
verderben
to ruin; to render (something) useless; to corrupt; to spoil
transportieren
to transport
saufen
to drink
der Maschinenbau
engineering, especially mechanical engineering
steil
steep
blättern
to leaf through
Guten Appetit!
Enjoy your meal!
verarschen
to trick, to fool, to prank (to cause to believe something untrue)
das Weibchen
female (of an animal)
festlegen
to set, to determine
die Kneipe
pub, bar
stehlen
to steal
allenfalls
at most, at best
die Hürde
hurdle
die Kollektion
collection, product line (set of items presented or marketed together, often in a similar style)
die Latte
batten; lath; slat (narrow board or strip, usually of wood)
weiden
to browse, to graze
der Dieb
thief (male or of unspecified gender)
die Badewanne
bathtub
das Getränk
drink, beverage (liquid for consumption)
der Teich
pond (natural or man-made)
einschalten
to turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into operation)
der Volleyball
volleyball (game)
das Mehl
flour; meal (ground cereal)
die Ausrede
excuse
der Pfad
path
die Kleinstadt
small town (in Germany, specifically a town of 5000–20,000 inhabitants)
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