The 10,000 most common German words
Words 5,601 to 5,700 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Wasserstoff
hydrogen
einschlafen
to fall asleep
das Attentat
attack; assassination (killing, or attempted killing, for ideological reasons)
die Qual
agony, anguish, torment, torture (that one suffers)
die Routine
routine
die Verhaftung
arrest, detention
der Wiederaufbau
reconstruction, rebuilding
die Übereinstimmung
agreement
das Atom
atom
das Revier
defined area; district
der Stillstand
standstill
der Admiral
admiral (male or of unspecified gender)
die Einwanderung
immigration
das Terminal
terminal (at an airport etc.)
die Tötung
kill, killing, homicide
der Zusammenbruch
collapse
erschießen
to shoot dead
anno
in the year of
die Arbeitsgemeinschaft
club, extracurricular group (at a school)
die Aufteilung
division, partition, fragmentation
der Bug
bug (error in software)
der Crash
crash
hallen
to echo
die Inklusion
inclusion (esp. of people with disabilities in mainstream schools and society)
inter
intersex
kraus
curly
die Leichtathletik
track and field
das Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest (the two-week beer festival held in Munich each autumn)
der Produzent
producer
die Vorgeschichte
past history
hungrig
hungry (desirous of food)
ausschalten
to turn off, to switch off, to power down, to disable (to stop a device or disable its function)
ausfüllen
to fill in or fill out (a form)
unfähig
incapable, unable, inept
schwitzen
to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
einstimmig
unanimous
kopieren
to copy
rassistisch
racist
die Ermordung
assassination, murder
das Hauptquartier
headquarters
die Reduzierung
reduction
regelrecht
downright
das Umland
hinterland, environs
misstrauen
to mistrust, to suspect, distrust, have doubts about
die Sperre
ban, suspension
der Briefkasten
mailbox, letterbox
einhalten
to keep (a promise, an appointment)
die Impfung
vaccination
die Waschmaschine
washing machine
die Neuerscheinung
new release (book, album, film)
fügen
to join
abziehen
to subtract, to deduct
aua
ouch, ow (expression of one's own physical pain)
checken
to check (up), to inspect, examine
eindringen
to penetrate, to get in
die Herrin
lady (female equivalent of a lord)
die Muttersprache
mother tongue; native language
das Einkaufszentrum
shopping center, shopping mall
der Schluck
sip, swallow, small drink
der Frosch
frog
die Unschuld
innocence
das Lehrbuch
textbook
der Knoblauch
garlic
der Trottel
idiot, fool, boob, etc
der Weizen
wheat
der Acker
field (wide, open space used to grow crops)
der Sessel
armchair, easy chair (comfortable chair with supports for the arms or elbows)
die Geisel
hostage
erfreuen
to enjoy; to delight in
die Wurzel
root
aufheben
to pick up (something lying on the ground)
die Lupe
magnifying glass
die Äußerung
utterance
die Eiche
oak (tree)
der Anker
anchor
der Notruf
emergency call
die Unruhe
turmoil, unrest, upheaval, fights in a country
knacken
to make a cracking sound
die Dichtung
poetry
passiv
passive
die Sympathie
liking; affection
der Betreuer
carer, caregiver, attendant (person who looks after someone)
der Henkel
handle (loop-like protuberance or attachment on an object by which to carry it; especially of containers)
der Prediger
preacher
der Schilling
schilling (Austrian pre-Euro currency)
der Schuster
shoemaker, cobbler (of male or unspecified sex)
das Tabu
taboo
andernfalls
otherwise, or else
trocknen
to dry (something)
angeregt
animated, lively
der Same
Sami man
weitestgehend
mostly, as much as possible, to the greatest extent
die Begrüßung
greeting, salutation
zurücktreten
to step back
das Aa
feces, poop
die Administration
administration, management
die Anlehnung
dependence (on); close ties (to)
die Ausbeutung
exploitation
die Entlastung
relief (from a burden or workload)
der Fachbereich
faculty (of a university etc.)
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