The 10,000 most common German words
Words 8,601 to 8,700 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
die Devise
motto
die Diakonie
social work (social welfare work) provided by churches
die Emanzipation
emancipation
fackeln
to hesitate
gaga
gaga
die Gentechnik
genetic engineering
die Gruppenphase
group stage
der Hain
grove; woods; small forest
heimisch
native, indigenous, local
intakt
intact, functional
jep
yep, yup
konstruieren
to construct, construe, fabricate, design
die Kulturgeschichte
cultural history
lesbisch
lesbian (of a woman, attracted to other women)
die Madeleine
madeleine (small cake)
die Mittelschicht
middle class
das Netzteil
power supply
der Newcomer
newcomer
der Obmann
chairman
oha
An expression of surprise (similar to English whoa)
das Ordnungsamt
public order office, municipal authority for code enforcement in Austria and Germany
die Professur
professorship, chair
das Relief
relief (kind of sculpture)
runterladen
to download
röhren
to roar (to make a loud deep noise)
der Statthalter
governor, deputy ruler
die Versetzung
promotion to the next school year or grade
die Volkshochschule
adult education centre, community education centre
behutsam
gentle, cautious
überfüllt
overcrowded
zutrauen
to think someone capable of something
übereinstimmen
to coincide, match, correspond, accord
der Wichser
wanker, jerk (very vulgar)
originell
original (fresh, different)
lindern
to alleviate, to ease, to relieve
aufführen
to perform (a play, a piece of music, etc.; especially on a stage)
die Umleitung
redirection, rerouting, detour, diversion
der Pirat
pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea)
der Therapeut
therapist
abrufen
to access, fetch or retrieve
der Zeh
toe
kapieren
to understand intellectually; to get; to grasp
belehren
to instruct, to inform (formally, e.g. of one's rights)
das Gefälle
slope, gradient (downward incline)
die Kanone
cannon
der Unterstützer
supporter, backer
zerreißen
to rip, to tear
der Keim
germ
das Oval
oval
das Stadtbild
the appearance of a town or city; townscape, cityscape, but referring more to its appearance as one walks through it, rather than the skyline
die Stätte
venue, place, spot, site
die Taschenlampe
A torch, a flashlight: a portable electric light source
die Hintertür
back door
die Geldbörse
wallet, purse
der Weihnachtsbaum
Christmas tree
der Feuerwehrmann
fireman, firefighter (male or of unspecified gender)
der Knöchel
ankle
die Entschlossenheit
determination, resolution
das Schmerzmittel
painkiller, analgesic
der Whiskey
whiskey
der Menschenverstand
common sense (almost always in der gesunde Menschenverstand)
der Detektiv
private investigator, private detective, sleuth (male or of unspecified gender)
der Patriotismus
patriotism
der Seemann
sailor (worker on a ship)
die Schnur
cord, string
die Vorstadt
suburb
der Zeitdruck
time pressure
die Denkweise
mindset
eingestehen
to admit, confess, concede, acknowledge
die Hefe
yeast
die Heuchelei
hypocrisy
der Straßenrand
curbside, roadside
der Wikinger
Viking
die Anteilnahme
sympathy, compassion
die Kaffeemaschine
coffeemaker
der Praktikant
trainee, intern
der Stimmzettel
ballot
der Ökonom
economist
absteigen
to dismount; to get off something that one stands or sits on; chiefly used when the object is implied; with the preposition von, the simplex steigen is preferred
der Administrator
administrator, admin
die Bekanntmachung
announcement, disclosure
der Binder
necktie, tie
die Eiszeit
ice age
die Evakuierung
evacuation
die Fischerei
fishing (the industry or the activity)
der Gegenwind
headwind
die Jade
jade (gem)
die Navigation
navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship)
die Oase
oasis
das Oberhaupt
head, leader (of a family, state or church)
der Pate
godfather
der Privatbesitz
private property; private ownership
die Restaurierung
restoration
das Rudel
pack (of wolves, dogs, hyenas etc.)
das Selfie
selfie
das Wirtshaus
inn, tavern
die Masern
measles
verlässlich
reliable
die Anspannung
tension
der Follower
follower
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