The 10,000 most common German words
Words 6,401 to 6,500 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
eindrucksvoll
impressive
vorlegen
to present, to submit, to show
die Oberstufe
upper secondary level (final years before the Abitur)
der Lebensstil
lifestyle
die Ungleichheit
inequality
der Muslim
Muslim
die Sportart
sport, type of sport
die Genauigkeit
accuracy
der Koks
coke (fuel)
das Milieu
underworld; demimonde; world of crime, drugs, and/or prostitution
das Ritual
ritual
die Type
(colloquial) character, oddball
der Verbund
alliance, group, network
der Völkermord
genocide
wehen
to blow (of wind, a storm, etc.)
weiterhelfen
to help along
beschützen
to protect, to guard, to defend
das Geschirr
dishware
der Kofferraum
boot, trunk (luggage storage compartment of a car)
der Millionär
millionaire (male or of unspecified gender)
die Seife
soap (substance)
der Weihnachtsmann
Santa Claus, Father Christmas
der Busfahrer
bus driver (male or of unspecified gender)
ineinander
into each other; intertwiningly
die Bemerkung
remark
der Schmetterling
butterfly
die Wichtigkeit
importance, significance
der Rückweg
way back
der Buchstabe
letter (of the alphabet)
dritt
in zu dritt (as a group of three)
die Auktion
auction
die Ausfahrt
exit (from a motorway, garage or driveway)
die Flanke
flank, side (of the body)
flüssig
fluid, liquid, molten
der Marmor
marble
das Privileg
privilege
das Ungeheuer
monster
die Vorliebe
predilection; preference; liking; penchant
das Ballett
ballet
einschätzen
to judge, to deem (the character or subjective classification of something, based on what information is available)
die Gefangenschaft
imprisonment, captivity
der Gutachter
expert, assessor, appraiser (who writes an expert opinion)
der Oberschenkel
thigh (upper leg)
blank
spotlessly clean, shining, polished
die Gewinnung
production
die Gleichheit
equality (fact of being equal)
der Gulden
guilder (former Dutch currency)
der Schauplatz
scene, venue
der Spender
donor
das Urheberrecht
copyright
die Kontroverse
controversy
die Schulung
training
der Pfleger
nurse, caregiver (male or of unspecified gender)
der Hausmeister
caretaker or janitor (male or of unspecified gender) (someone who repairs and potentially cleans a building)
der Nationalsozialismus
National Socialism, Nazism
die Rentenversicherung
pension / annuity insurance
der Abschaum
dregs, scum (the worst and lowest)
die Absicherung
protection, safeguard, hedge
die Aktiengesellschaft
public limited company, corporation
die Beschaffenheit
state, condition, property
die Besteuerung
taxation
entlasten
to relieve, ease
ergo
ergo
das Erscheinungsbild
appearance, semblance, aspect
europaweit
Europe-wide; across Europe
die Gala
gala
der Grundriss
floor plan
die Hotline
helpline
die Infanterie
infantry
das Jugendamt
youth welfare agency
das Kat
khat (drug produced from Catha edulis)
die Mechanik
mechanics (field of study)
die Metropole
metropolis; very large city; city which dominates its surroundings due to its population, administrative power or culture(s)
die Optimierung
optimization (the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense)
prompt
immediate, swift, expeditious, prompt
der Putsch
coup d'état, armed uprising, putsch
die Signatur
signature (chiefly on paintings)
die Simulation
simulation
die Skepsis
skepticism (general disposition to doubt)
die Sozialdemokratie
social democracy
der Urin
urine
die Verschlüsselung
encryption, encoding
die Wartung
maintenance
der Weihnachtsmarkt
Christmas market
der Wohnungsbau
housing
der Wortlaut
wording
äußerlich
external, outward, extrinsic
einreichen
to send in, to hand in, to submit
ausnutzen
to exploit (use for one's advantage)
erziehen
to raise, to bring up (a child)
befördern
to promote, to raise (an employee's, soldier's, etc.) responsibility or rank
ungültig
invalid
das Graffiti
graffiti
der Wohnwagen
caravan (UK), trailer (US)
zerschlagen
to smash (into pieces)
abheben
to lift off
argumentieren
to argue (to bring forward an argument)
geringfügig
minor, slight, marginal, negligible, insignificant
gewaltsam
violent, forcible
simpel
simple, plain (not extravagant)
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