The 10,000 most common German words
Words 7,901 to 8,000 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Mechaniker
mechanic, repairman, fitter, mechanician, machinist
die Unwissenheit
ignorance
der Hauptgrund
main / chief reason
der Pub
pub, bar
der Banker
banker
die Palme
palm tree
der Schulleiter
principal, headmaster (head of a school)
die Schießerei
shootout, gunfight
der Aufenthaltsort
whereabouts, place of residence
die Geologie
geology
die Gans
goose
die Handarbeit
handmade work, handicraft
bergauf
uphill
die Doktorarbeit
doctoral dissertation (thesis to obtain the academic degree of doctor)
die Pasta
Italian-style pasta
die Todesursache
cause of death
die Verkleidung
disguise, costumes
der Beschuss
bombardment, fire
der Boykott
boycott
die Mittelschule
secondary school (the exact type varies by region)
der Motorradfahrer
motorcyclist: someone who rides a motorcycle
die Pointe
punchline
schöpfen
to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket
das Cabrio
cabriolet (an automobile with a retractable top)
das Defizit
deficit
der Elternteil
parent
das Mountainbike
mountain bike
die Waffenruhe
ceasefire, truce (agreed temporary cessation of combat)
die Anlaufstelle
contact point, drop-in center, reception center
die Galaxie
galaxy (huge gravitationally bound system of stars)
das Layout
layout
das / der Monopol
monopoly
der Ninja
ninja
die Pyramide
pyramid
die Sklavin
female slave
ergänzend
additional, supplementary, complementary
das Händchen
knack, skill (ein Händchen für etwas haben)
das Grundrecht
basic right, fundamental right
der Hashtag
hashtag
abonnieren
to subscribe (to a newspaper, a [social media/TV] channel, etc.)
anfällig
susceptible, prone, vulnerable
beleuchten
to light (up), to illuminate
demgegenüber
in contrast to that
das Eigenkapital
equity; capital
die Einflussnahme
exertion of influence
die Einkommensteuer
income tax
einsatzbereit
ready for action, ready for operation, ready for use
die Enteignung
expropriation
das Foul
foul (breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage)
das Fracking
fracking
die Haube
bonnet, cap
der Kompromiss
compromise
die Instandhaltung
maintenance
das Kaiserreich
empire (state ruled by an emperor)
der Kaplan
curate, assistant priest
das Kriegsverbrechen
war crime
die Mehrwertsteuer
value added tax (tax levied on added value of an exchange)
die Nachrichtenagentur
news agency (organisation that gathers and distributes news)
der Parlamentarier
parliamentarian (member of parliament)
die Photovoltaik
photovoltaics
die Preisverleihung
award ceremony
der Reichsbürger
Reichsbürger (adherent of a German far-right movement that denies the legitimacy of the Federal Republic)
das Rollenspiel
roleplaying game (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character)
räumlich
spatial
die Speicherung
retention
der Sportplatz
sports field
der Söldner
mercenary, sellsword
die Talkshow
talk show
ungünstig
unfavourable
unterstreichen
to underscore, to underline
die Unterwelt
netherworld, underworld, Hades, Sheol (kind of afterlife that is neither heaven nor hell)
vernachlässigen
to neglect
die Verschärfung
tightening (of rules or laws)
der Vizemeister
runner-up, second-place champion
die Wellenlänge
wavelength
das Wintersemester
winter semester, autumn semester, fall semester
roh
raw (uncooked)
ermorden
to murder, to assassinate
die Niere
kidney (organ)
hervorrufen
to arouse, to evoke, to induce, to cause, to bring about
der Anpfiff
starting whistle, kick-off
der Konter
counterattack
die Schärfe
sharpness
schnellstmöglich
as soon as possible
wiederfinden
to find again
vielseitig
versatile
inner
inner
aufwachsen
to grow up
die Verzeihung
excuse me, pardon me (used to get someone's attention)
das Dunkle
something dark (etwas Dunkles)
schwören
to swear; to take an oath
die Ehrung
honouring, tribute, award ceremony
mau
unwell, queasy, poorly, ill
mitwirken
to participate, cooperate
das Schott
bulkhead (watertight partition, e.g. on a ship)
der Sensor
sensor
der Dachboden
attic
der Krankenwagen
ambulance, ambulance car, ambulance van
unwohl
unwell, indisposed, mildly sick
das Unkraut
weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
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