The 10,000 most common German words
Words 5,401 to 5,500 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
fame
(youth slang) famous
die Reduktion
reduction
das Huhn
chicken
die Sommerferien
summer holidays, summer vacation, summer break
das Nahrungsmittel
food; foodstuff
der Herzinfarkt
myocardial infarction (necrosis of heart muscle), heart attack
sich erholen
to recover; to recuperate; to relax
die Wolke
cloud (a visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
die Festplatte
hard disk; hard drive
genügen
to suffice, to be enough
die Patientin
patient (female)
die Pfanne
frying pan; pan
der Psychiater
psychiatrist (male or of unspecified gender)
dermaßen
to such an extent, so much
der Schlaganfall
apoplexy, stroke
der Staatsbürger
citizen (legal member of a state) (male or unspecified)
das Privatleben
personal life, private life
der Tower
control tower (for air traffic)
der Draht
wire (thread of metal; conductor)
die Dankbarkeit
gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness
das Regiment
regiment (unit)
die Glaubwürdigkeit
credibility, believability
der Kunststoff
plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material)
das Lexikon
encyclopedia; reference book
lohnen
to be worthwhile
beschleunigen
to accelerate
der Essay
essay, usually on scientific, cultural or sociological subjects for publication in a newspaper or magazine
der Kommunismus
communism, Communism
die Offenheit
openness
der Western
western
kippen
to tilt
das Hilfsmittel
aid, tool, means, resource
die Intensität
intensity
das Kraftwerk
power station, power plant
der Niederländer
a Dutch person, a Dutchman (male or of unspecified gender)
die Richtigkeit
correctness
das Schema
pattern; scheme
die Werft
shipyard (place where ships are built and repaired)
der Zuhörer
listener; member of an audience
die Montage
installation, mounting, construction
beschließen
to resolve, decide, determine
die Geldstrafe
criminal fine (payment levied for an act that constitutes a crime)
das Abc
ABC, alphabet
der Anzeiger
indicator, index
die Arbeitsgruppe
workgroup
der Aufsteiger
promoted team (in sport)
der Auftraggeber
client, customer
das Bundesministerium
federal ministry
das Bundesverfassungsgericht
federal constitutional court
der Joint
marijuana cigarette; joint
das Karma
karma
die Leiterin
head, director, manager (female)
der Parameter
parameter
das Pascal
pascal (unit)
prost
cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol)
der Referent
speaker; presenter (giving a talk)
der Stick
memory stick, USB stick
das Streaming
streaming
universal
universal; all-purpose
die Verlegung
relocation, transfer
die Vorrunde
preliminary round, qualifying round
die Zuwanderung
immigration
optimistisch
optimistic
nutzlos
useless
romantisch
romantic
beklagen
to pity, to lament
besiegen
to defeat (to overcome in battle or contest)
dämlich
very stupid
hacken
to hack
rühren
to stir, to mix (a liquid or powder as in cooking)
gleichmäßig
consistent
aufsehen
to look up
das Dur
major
minimal
minimal
spalten
to split (something); to cleave; to chop
zuschauen
to watch
fertigen
to manufacture, to make
reserviert
reserved
der Schweiß
sweat
der Stempel
stamp (official seal)
der Beutel
a small to medium-sized bag, usually of fabric
die Schere
a pair of scissors, shears
die Milliarde
billion (10^9)
das Griechisch
Greek (the language)
das Mittelfeld
midfield
puh
phew!
die Vergabe
awarding, allocation (awarding of a contract etc)
vielfältig
diverse, varied
antun
to do (something bad) to someone
die Handtasche
handbag, (US) purse
die Puppe
doll
montags
on Mondays, every Monday
der Friseur
hairdresser, barber
dergleichen
such
die Vorlesung
lecture
telefonisch
telephonic, by using a telephone
der Kragen
collar
bisweilen
sometimes, occasionally, from time to time, now and then
sicherstellen
to ensure, to make sure, to guarantee
Grad Celsius
degrees Celsius
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