The 10,000 most common German words
Words 5,101 to 5,200 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
außerordentlich
extraordinary, exceptional
die Schulzeit
schooldays (period of a person's life when they go to school)
die Gattin
married woman, wife; female form of Gatte
die Lebensweise
lifestyle, way of life
der Ordner
binder, folder
aneinander
together
das Schwimmbad
public pool, public swimming pool, baths, swimming bath
freitags
on Fridays, every Friday
der Jahrestag
anniversary (day an exact number of years since an event)
die Arbeitsbedingungen
working conditions
die Lobby
lobby, foyer, vestibule (an entryway or reception area)
nacheinander
successively
der Router
router (a device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet)
der Auslöser
trigger (event that initiates others, or incites a response)
der Liebling
darling, (my) dear
die Lunge
lung, lungs
nimmer
no more, no longer, never again
die Zunahme
increase
beibehalten
to maintain, keep
die Säule
column, pillar
die Vernichtung
destruction (the act of destroying)
der Wohnort
place of residence
die Brauerei
brewery
der Clan
clan
das Eck
(southern German, Austrian) corner
die Hygiene
hygiene
die Landeshauptstadt
state capital (of a German or Austrian state)
das Referendum
referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law or other political decision)
das Transparent
banner
bescheiden
modest, humble (of a person)
das Männchen
a male animal or a male plant
der Abgang
exit
die Anbindung
connection (act of)
ausbauen
to remove a part from a machine or device
der Body
bodysuit; leotard (skin-tight, one-piece garment)
faktisch
factual, actual
die Gefährdung
threat, hazard, danger
der Mainstream
mainstream
die Optik
optics (physics of light and vision)
der Syrer
Syrian
der Südwesten
southwest
trans
trans, transgender
die Unterbringung
accommodation, housing
zweifellos
doubtless
reinigen
to clean
verwirklichen
to substantiate, realize
umziehen
to move (house)
erfolglos
unsuccessful
demokratisch
democratic
die Gesetzgebung
legislation (act of legislating)
die Pädagogik
pedagogy
schlucken
to swallow
cross
cross-court
das E-Bike
e-bike
der Quadratmeter
square metre
verbeamtet
having civil-servant status (with a job for life)
arabisch
Arab, Arabian
die Luft anhalten
to hold your breath
bestrafen
to punish
losgehen
to leave
die Delegation
delegation
der Insider
insider (person with special knowledge)
das Kriterium
criterion
der Entschluss
decision, resolve, determination
der Vorhang
curtain
die Nachbarin
female neighbor
die Statue
statue
die Buchhandlung
bookstore, bookshop
das Trinkwasser
drinking water
zutiefst
deeply
die Schülerin
schoolgirl, pupil, student (female)
die Heirat
marrying; marriage; wedding (the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage)
die Blüte
blossom, flower
der Pilz
mushroom
das Deck
deck (of a ship or boat)
die Vorgehensweise
approach
benennen
to name, give a name to
der Erfinder
inventor (male or of unspecified gender)
der Hebel
lever
der Rektor
head teacher, headmaster (of a school)
verfallen
to decay
der Einwanderer
immigrant (male or of unspecified gender)
der Freundeskreis
circle of friends (group of people befriended among each other)
die Registrierung
registration
die Invasion
invasion
die Ökonomie
economics
die Bude
booth, stall
der Verleger
publisher
der Bestseller
bestseller
der Frust
frustration
der Kontrast
contrast
das Merkmal
feature, characteristic, attribute (important or main item)
der Profit
profit
die Ästhetik
aesthetics (the study of art or beauty)
die Luke
hatch (opening in the ceiling/floor of a room, in the deck of a ship, etc.)
der Lappen
cloth, rag
die Promotion
granting of a doctorate, Ph.D
der Käufer
buyer
der Airport
airport
die Bandbreite
bandwidth
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