The 10,000 most common German words
Words 7,501 to 7,600 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Alphabet
alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)
streicheln
to stroke (to move the hand over the surface of), to pet; to fondle
gehorsam
obedient
rächen
to revenge; to avenge
verdoppeln
to double, redouble
eine Panne haben
to break down
trommeln
to drum
distanzieren
to distance
der Brasilianer
Brazilian (person)
der Martini
martini (cocktail)
forschen
to research
einleiten
to commence, initiate, trigger, instigate, start
der Hausarzt
family doctor, GP
herunterladen
to download (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one)
das Immunsystem
immune system
der Psychologe
psychologist (male or of unspecified gender)
zusammenfassen
to summarize, to sum up
unterbringen
to accommodate
ähneln
to resemble, to look similar to
umstellen
to surround
die Schraube
screw
der Advent
Advent
münden
to flow (into something)
die Relegation
relegation play-off (between teams from two divisions)
das Rückgrat
backbone, spine
der Schaum
foam, lather, froth
überwiegen
to outweigh, preponderate
aufbrechen
to set off, to leave
der Zerfall
disintegration, collapse, breakup, dissolution
das Visum
visa (permit to enter a country)
die Tinte
ink
das Sonnenlicht
sunlight
die Fälschung
counterfeit, forgery
die Tänzerin
female dancer
die Gänsehaut
goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh
der Vortag
day before
die Ausschau
lookout (in 'Ausschau halten nach': to look out for)
das Küken
chick
meinerseits
for my part; on my part; with respect to me
das Todesopfer
casualty
der Vorort
suburb
die Enkelin
granddaughter
die Weihnachtszeit
Christmas season, Christmastime
die Dekoration
decoration
einstecken
to take (for oneself), to pocket
die Kunstgeschichte
art history
die Schnelligkeit
speed, velocity, rapidness, quickness (state/degree of moving or proceeding fast)
die Trommel
drum (musical instrument)
die Verachtung
contempt, disdain
die Wiederwahl
re-election
das Wohlbefinden
well-being
die Abweichung
aberration, deviation
die Arche
ark (Noah’s ship)
die Druckerei
printing house, printery
der Geier
vulture
das Konzentrationslager
concentration camp
das Promille
per mille; one part in a thousand
der Ruck
jerk, jolt
die Sommerpause
summer break (especially such a parliamentary recess)
die Strophe
stanza (a unit of a poem)
das Subjekt
subject (grammar)
das Timing
timing
das Wirtschaftswachstum
economic growth
der Zuspruch
approval, support
die Bete
beet; chiefly in Rote Bete
die Abkühlung
cooling (down)
der Absender
sender
die Ausprägung
form, manifestation (the way something occurs or is expressed)
die Auszahlung
payment, disbursement
deaktivieren
to deactivate, to disable (to put out of operation)
die Disposition
disposal
die Gelassenheit
serenity, calm, tranquillity, repose
die Germanistik
German studies (German language, literature, and culture)
der Hauptsitz
headquarters, head office
das Kindergeld
child benefit (state payment to people with children)
der Livestream
live stream
das Markenzeichen
trademark
der Milan
kite (bird of prey)
das Navi
GPS receiver; satellite navigation system
das Para
money, dosh
die Prägung
formative influence, shaping; character
rumlaufen
to walk around
sodann
then, next, thereafter
sprachlich
language; linguistic
das Vakuum
vacuum
der Vergewaltiger
rapist
die Volksrepublik
people's republic
der Weiler
hamlet (very small settlement which lacks some of the typical features of a village, such as a church or a village square)
die Wirtschaftlichkeit
efficiency, economic efficiency, profitability, cost-effectiveness, economic viability
das Wohnmobil
camper van, motorhome, RV
österreichisch
Austrian
die Fernbedienung
remote control (device used to operate an appliance, such as a TV)
erraten
to guess (correctly)
das Heilmittel
remedy (a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease)
genetisch
genetic
heizen
to heat
der Zoom
zoom
prügeln
to beat (up), to strike
konstruktiv
constructive (carefully considered and meant to be helpful)
der Mexikaner
Mexican (person)
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