The 10,000 most common German words
Words 5,501 to 5,600 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
Venus
Venus (the planet)
die Fähre
ferry
samstags
on Saturdays, every Saturday
die Bedienung
service
der Franzose
Frenchman (person of French birth or nationality)
das Tattoo
tattoo (on the skin)
die Erwartung
expectation, expectancy
der Kummer
grief, sorrow
die Mine
a mine
die Bekanntschaft
acquaintance
die Ente
duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
staunen
to be amazed or astonished; to wonder or marvel
einmalig
one-time; one-off
das Endspiel
final (last round of a competition; only used of sports with two sides per match)
die Luftwaffe
air force
die Verzögerung
delay
das Exil
exile (the state of being banished from one's home or country)
jeher
always; since time immemorial (in: von jeher, seit jeher)
die Komplexität
complexity
der Konsens
consensus (general agreement)
der Koran
Qur'an
das Massaker
massacre
die Metro
metro
das Repertoire
repertoire
die Teilung
division; splitting
der Wanderer
hiker, wayfarer (one who travels on foot)
die Wertschätzung
appreciation, esteem, high regard
die Klinge
blade (of a weapon or tool)
die Globalisierung
globalisation
die Straftat
criminal offence
die Abschiebung
deportation
aktivieren
to activate, to enable (to put into operation)
die Aufarbeitung
coming to terms with; reappraisal (of the past)
der Chefredakteur
editor in chief (male or of unspecified gender) (highest ranking editor)
dato
to date, so far (in the fixed phrase 'bis dato')
durchweg
consistently, without exception
der Fetisch
fetish
das Flair
flair (distinctive style or elegance)
hierdurch
hereby, thus, by this means
die Krause
ruff (frilled collar)
mom
gimme a sec, hold on
die Neuauflage
new edition, reissue (of a book or other printed matter published before)
das Patent
patent
das Polo
polo (ball game)
die Prävention
prevention (the act of preventing or hindering)
die Regulierung
regulation
die Schöpfung
creation
der Soul
soul music, soul
der Wahlkreis
electoral district, constituency
das Wiki
wiki
überdies
moreover
mithalten
to keep up with (stay even or ahead)
empfindlich
sensitive, tender
flexibel
flexible, adaptable
elegant
elegant
drastisch
drastic
auswählen
to choose, to select, to pick
aufklären
to clear up, explain (a mystery etc)
loben
to praise
protestieren
to protest (to make a strong objection)
ausdrucken
to print out
erlernen
to learn (to the point of being an expert)
entfalten
to unfold (to undo a folding)
der Leutnant
lieutenant
registrieren
to register
schlachten
to slaughter (kill livestock; kill people brutally)
zögern
to hesitate, to pause before doing something
auswendig lernen
to learn by heart
der Controller
controller, gamepad
saniert
refurbished, modernised
absagen
to cancel, to call off (an activity or event)
effizient
efficient
die Hauptrolle
lead (starring role in a drama)
das Medikament
drug, medicine
neidisch
envious, jealous
die Dienstleistung
service, provision of services
die Annäherung
approximation
ausweichen
to dodge; to swerve (around)
die Beliebtheit
popularity
der Döner
doner kebab
das Inland
homeland, domestic territory (as opposed to a foreign country)
wayne
(youth slang) who cares
das Seil
rope, line, cord
die Klimaanlage
air conditioner
der Blutdruck
blood pressure
der Bauernhof
farm
wachen
to be awake
vorüber
over; gone (finished)
die Nadel
needle; hook (implement for sewing, knitting, or crocheting)
gestehen
to confess, to admit (to a mistake, misdeed, something embarrassing); to make known
der Kessel
a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc
bewundern
to admire, to highly respect (something of high quality)
die Waage
scales (weighing machine)
die Unterbrechung
interruption
das Gitter
lattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars
zurückgreifen
to fall back (on)
der Zweig
branch, twig
zusammenleben
to live together
interpretieren
to interpret (to explain or tell the meaning of; to apprehend and represent by means of art)
der Tabak
tobacco
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