The 10,000 most common German words
Words 9,401 to 9,500 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
variabel
variable
die Verdrängung
displacement
der Zar
tsar, czar (Russian monarch)
aufschreiben
to write down
die Vollmacht
power of attorney
abfinden
to come to terms (with), to make one's peace (with)
pendeln
to commute
verzögern
to delay
auffordern
to ask, request
weglassen
to omit
brillant
brilliant
abgebrannt
(colloquial) broke; out of money
kandidieren
to run or stand as a candidate
bedecken
to cover
ratsam
advisable
frontal
head-on
die Träne
tear (in the eye)
schleichen
to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner, hence often slowly and/or ducked: to crawl, to sneak, to steal, to prowl, to creep, to slither (of a snake)
labern
to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble
die Neuigkeit
news (item of)
abbilden
to portray, to depict, to picture
der Akteur
actor, player (participant)
baba
(Austrian, colloquial) bye-bye; see you
der Demokrat
democrat
die Eichel
acorn (fruit of an oak tree)
der Inbegriff
epitome, embodiment
der / das Koller
tantrum, paddy, fit
das Magnesium
magnesium
taugen
to be good (for); to be of use
die Klarinette
clarinet
der Taler
taler (former unit of currency)
füreinander
for each other / one another
die Säge
saw
der Gestank
stench; stink
der Hamster
hamster
der Konkurs
bankruptcy
das Duett
duet
läuten
to ring; to toll (a bell)
die Fotze
cunt (extremely offensive)
der / das Oberteil
top
die Schar
crowd, throng, flock (a large group of people or animals)
erpressen
to blackmail
das Gemüt
feeling; heart; soul; mind
der Gong
gong
die Hektik
hecticness, bustle
der Ingwer
ginger
verschärfen
to tighten
die Aufbewahrung
storage, retention, custody
das Flüchtlingslager
refugee camp
das Gebilde
construction, formation, structure
die Genugtuung
satisfaction
die Inanspruchnahme
use (of a service); claiming
der Katholizismus
Catholicism
die Raumstation
space station
der Vorgeschmack
foretaste
der Blitzer
speed camera
der Einkaufswagen
shopping cart, shopping trolley
Christi Himmelfahrt
Ascension Day
portugiesisch
Portuguese
die Abwägung
weighing up, assessment of tradeoffs
der Aktionstag
day of action
die Aufbereitung
processing, treatment
die Aufwertung
enhancement, improvement, upgrade
der Buchenwald
beech forest, beechwood forest
der Bundestrainer
national / state coach / trainer
die Durchsuchung
search, searching
die Exposition
exposition, introduction (of a literary or dramatic work)
der Fries
frieze (sculptured or richly ornamented band)
der Fundort
findspot, place where something was found
getreu
faithful; true; accurate
die Glasfaser
fibre-optic cable; fibre-optic broadband
der Glühwein
mulled wine
die Grafikkarte
video card
hecken
to breed, give birth, multiply, especially in large numbers
hochgradig
highly, extremely
das Kalkül
calculation, strategic consideration
der Kohlenstoff
carbon
der Kolben
piston
das Lithium
lithium
der Loop
loop
merci
thank you
missen
to miss; to be without, lack
mithin
thus, so, accordingly, consequently
nahtlos
seamless
die Naivität
naïveté, naivety
die Odyssee
odyssey
die Parole
slogan, watchword
die Phrase
empty or hackneyed expression, platitude
potenziell
potential
prominent
prominent
das Remake
remake (of a film)
sanieren
to renovate, refurbish
das Sekretariat
office, secretary's office (of a school, company or institution)
der Stichtag
deadline; cutoff date
der Theologe
theologian (male or of unspecified gender)
die Translation
translation (protein synthesis from mRNA)
die Turbine
turbine
das Tutorial
tutorial, how-to guide
unfreiwillig
involuntary
die Verbandsgemeinde
An administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt
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