The 10,000 most common German words
Words 5,301 to 5,400 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
abschaffen
to abolish, to annul, to discontinue, to get rid of
vergrößern
to enlarge, to amplify, to increase
nähern
to approach, to come near
schütteln
to shake
die Fliege
fly (insect)
die Journalistin
journalist (female)
spürbar
noticeable
die Wiedervereinigung
reunification
der Zusammenschluss
union, federation, merger, amalgamation, alliance
chinesisch
Chinese
gesetzlich versichert
covered by statutory (public) health insurance
künstliche Intelligenz
artificial intelligence (AI)
der Schuppen
shed
die Gleichberechtigung
equality (equal rights or status)
die Lyrik
poetry; lyric poetry
der Redner
speaker (one who makes a speech)
ausscheiden
to leave; to drop out; to be eliminated
der Investor
investor
die Lake
brine (saltwater used for pickling)
schüchtern
shy, timid, bashful
auswendig
by heart (knowing completely)
der Löffel
spoon
überein
equal, matching
der Ausweg
way out, escape route
versehentlich
due to a mistake, mistaken, accidental, unintentional
viermal
four times
hindurch
through, throughout
der Hase
hare (animal of either sex)
erweisen
to prove, to show (itself or oneself)
schmerzhaft
painful (causing physical or emotional pain)
der Streich
practical joke, prank
kleben
to glue
der Anstand
decency; manners; propriety
der Schnaps
spirit, booze, hard liquor
ausreden
to finish speaking
der Sattel
saddle
der Schlager
schlager (European music genre)
der Aufkleber
sticker
gefälligst
(annoyed) kindly; will you (strengthens an angry order)
die Feuchtigkeit
moisture, humidity, wetness
der Käfer
beetle
die Poesie
poetry
das Ruder
oar
vornherein
from the outset; from the start (only in: von vornherein)
bang
anxious; afraid; scared
derweil
meanwhile, meantime
die Epoche
epoch
der Erzähler
narrator
die Festnahme
arrest
das Hindernis
obstacle
der Spielraum
leeway, elbow room, latitude (extent to which means and circumstances allow one to be flexible in approaching a situation)
der Studiengang
major, academic course
bedauern
to regret
lost
clueless, confused; lost; vain
der Ausstieg
getting off, exit (leaving a vehicle)
das Halbjahr
half-year; six months (also a school term)
der Raub
robbery, heist
der Sachverhalt
the facts of the matter, the state of affairs
spinnen
to act or talk strangely, foolishly, (of a machine also) to malfunction
die Komposition
composition
moralisch
moral
das Achtelfinale
round of 16, last 16, octafinal (the round before the quarterfinal)
der Adel
nobility
alias
alias, also known as
der Aufsichtsrat
supervisory board
die Ausschreibung
tender (for a contract)
die Chirurgie
surgery (field of study)
die Domain
domain; domain name
die Homöopathie
homeopathy
das Limit
limit (restriction)
der Manga
manga (comic originating in Japan)
pausen
to trace, to copy
die Realisierung
realization, implementation (carrying out)
die Rhetorik
rhetoric
sechste
sixth
die Stadtverwaltung
town / city council
die Tagesschau
the main evening news (German TV news programme)
verpflichten
to oblige someone, make someone promise
ungerecht
unjust, unfair
riskieren
to risk
bevorzugen
to favor, to prefer
verdächtig
suspicious, suspect
zittern
to shiver, to tremble, to vibrate
munter
merry, awake, brisk, cheery
empfehlenswert
advisable, recommendable, commendable
ausreichen
to suffice
verantworten
to take responsibility for, to answer for, to justify (to someone)
vereinbaren
to agree upon
der Anstoß
kick-off
eiern
to wobble (of a wheel)
einen Korb werfen
to score a basket
Möchten Sie eine Tüte?
Would you like a bag?
aufgebracht
upset
das A-Dur
A major
abbrechen
to stop; to break off; to abort (suddenly)
die Bäckerei
bakery, baker’s, bakehouse, bakeshop
der Komponist
composer
anerkennen
to acknowledge, to recognize, to accept (as legally, morally or scientifically valid or sufficient)
boah
(colloquial) wow (surprise, amazement)
die Disco
discotheque, nightclub
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