The 10,000 most common German words
Words 8,301 to 8,400 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
egoistisch
selfish, egotistical
das Fußballspiel
football match, soccer game
kindisch
childish, immature
gewalttätig
violent
zelten
to camp, tent (to stay in the outdoors in a tent)
aufladen
to charge, recharge (a battery or device)
erregen
to arouse, attract, or cause (attention, interest, a sensation)
schwanken
to fluctuate; to vary; to waver
die Verkäuferin
saleswoman, shop assistant
der Onlineshop
online shop
das Pflegeheim
nursing home
unvollständig
incomplete
minimieren
to minimize / minimise
aufgebraucht
exhausted, consumed
unvorstellbar
unimaginable
stabilisieren
to stabilize / stabilise (to make stable)
inakzeptabel
unacceptable
tierisch
animal; beastly, brutal
reibungslos
smooth (without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents)
die Landkarte
map
anfallen
to arise; to be incurred (of costs, work)
der Passagier
passenger (especially of a plane or ship, but applicable to all transport)
entführen
to abduct, kidnap, seize (a person or animal)
der Narr
fool; jester
die Airline
airline
feuern
to fire (terminate employment)
wiedergeben
to give back, to return (something to its rightful or previous owner)
die Anforderung
requirement, demand
ausklingen
to come to an end, to draw to a close
der Einlass
admission
die Genesis
genesis, origin, beginning
huch
oops, whoops, yikes (expression of surprise or mild alarm)
die Markierung
mark, marking, tag
der Spielfilm
feature film, full-length movie
das Weingut
wine estate; winery
eine Zeitlang
for a while; for some time
der Dolmetscher
interpreter
der Lachs
salmon
der Vollmond
full moon
das Reh
roe deer (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus)
das Kanu
a light, narrow boat propelled with paddles: a canoe or kayak
der Kürbis
pumpkin; squash; gourd
lauschen
to listen, to listen to (attentively)
das Gefäß
container; vessel
der Geschäftspartner
business partner
scheuen
to be afraid of, to shrink from, to shy away from
der Gips
plaster (the material); plaster cast
die Goldmedaille
gold medal
das Gemisch
mixture
der Regenwald
rainforest
der Reiseführer
tourist guide, tour guide
schimpfen
to tell off, to scold, to yell at
die Innenseite
inner side, inner surface, inside, interior, inside page (printing), wrong side (WS, e.g., knitting)
der Pelz
fur
das Ventil
valve
die Vergeltung
retribution; retaliation (requital for a bad deed)
das Violett
violet, purple (colour)
begnügen
to be content or satisfied, to content oneself
die Einfachheit
simplicity
die Fichte
a spruce; the common tree (Picea)
die Wehrpflicht
conscription
der Rain
field margin, balk (grassy strip of uncultivated land between two fields)
entwendet
stolen
schwedisch
Swedish
der Achter
eight (rowing boat with eight rowers)
das Adrenalin
adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)
die Befriedigung
satisfaction
die Bequemlichkeit
comfort
der Buchhändler
bookseller
dominant
dominant
die Drehung
rotation, turn
elektronisch
electronic
das Endergebnis
end result, final outcome
die Euphorie
euphoria (an excited state of joy)
die Fahrschule
driving school
der Fasching
carnival (esp. in southern Germany and Austria); Shrovetide
fehlerhaft
faulty
das Gedankengut
body of ideas, ideology
das Gegenstück
counterpart
die Gerichtsbarkeit
jurisdiction
die Homophobie
homophobia
ideologisch
ideological, ideologic
der Jaguar
jaguar (Panthera onca)
die Kollision
collision
die Korrespondenz
correspondence
die Miliz
militia
mobilisieren
to mobilize
das Multimedia
multimedia
die Nachspielzeit
injury time
die Objektivität
objectivity, impartiality
das Prestige
prestige
das Pseudonym
pseudonym
die Rampe
ramp
der Sprinter
sprinter, one who sprints
der Staatspräsident
president (head of state)
die Sterbehilfe
help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal for mercy reasons), but also to assisted suicide
die Strafanzeige
criminal complaint; report (to the police)
das Trainingslager
training camp
verbuchen
to post
verfassungswidrig
unconstitutional
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