The 3,000 most common German words
Words 1,701 to 1,800 of 3,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Stern
a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky
der Einwohner
inhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region, settlement)
anfangs
initially, at the beginning
die Änderung
change, modification
der Hass
hatred, hate
der Abschnitt
section (cutting)
hierzu
hereto
die Planung
planning
der Alltag
everyday life, daily routine
die Auflage
edition (a whole set of copies)
der Unternehmer
entrepreneur
vielmehr
rather
der Kern
core, nucleus
das Kreuz
cross
verbrechen
to do (something wrong); to be at fault for
rollen
to roll
die Tiefe
depth
nerven
to annoy, to irritate
angesehen
reputable
gespannt
curious, excited (of a person; about seeing how something will turn out)
das Rollen
scroll lock
spuren
to toe the line, to do as one is told (colloquial)
wild
wild (of animals, etc.)
der Shop
shop, store
die Übersicht
overview; bird's-eye view; big picture (view of the entirety, both literally and figuratively)
ausreichend
sufficient, enough, adequate
Ist das Gerät frei?
Is this machine free?
der Arbeitgeber
employer (male or of unspecified gender)
die Feuerwehr
fire brigade
der Flug
flight (in the air)
die Oma
grandma, granny, nan
die Operation
operation
das Profil
profile
die Statistik
statistics
der Stress
stress (emotional pressure)
die Katze
house cat, Felis silvestris catus
das Messer
knife
soviel
so much, so many, as much, as many
vergeben
to forgive
der Weltkrieg
world war
die Hochschule
university; higher-education institution
die Rückkehr
return
der Pfarrer
pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)
der Blog
blog
sofern
provided (that), if
das Umfeld
environment (political or social setting, arena or condition)
der Nachfolger
successor
der Sender
broadcaster
die Bundesrepublik
federal republic
die Pflege
care
der Verstand
intellect
das Maß
measure (standard against which something can be judged)
aufgebaut
built, constructed
die Infrastruktur
infrastructure
sinnvoll
sensible, making sense
geöffnet
open
Gas geben
to accelerate, to step on it
die Botschaft
message
erfüllen
to fill (with something physical or abstract)
gucken
to look, to direct one's gaze at something
die Hochzeit
wedding, marriage (a ceremony in which people are married and/or a celebration thereof)
informieren
to inform, to update
der Kuchen
pie; cake; tart (foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread)
quasi
as it were, so to speak; effectively, virtually
generell
general
das Fahrrad
bicycle
verbessern
to improve (to make better), to enhance
der Humor
humor (something funny)
die Zeitschrift
magazine (published in regular intervals)
die Geschwindigkeit
speed, pace, tempo, velocity, rate
die Herkunft
origin, source
der Kanal
channel (networks through which pass information, influence, etc.)
anhand
by means of, with (the help of)
das Gelände
area, terrain
die Initiative
initiative
scheinbar
apparent, seeming
das Festival
festival
das Lächeln
smile (facial expression)
beschlossen
decided, agreed
die Stellung
position, posture (specific way of holding or positioning the body)
einerseits
on the one hand
das Marketing
marketing (promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service)
die Variante
variant
süß
sweet
eventuell
potential, possible, contingent, liable
der Augenblick
moment, instant, blink of an eye (very short period of time)
die Niederlage
defeat, loss
das Bord
shelf; board; side of a ship
hinein
in (away from the speaker)
der Motor
engine (mechanical device)
verändern
to alter, to change
die Station
stop, stopover, station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping itself)
das Frühjahr
spring
verfolgen
to pursue, to follow, to hunt
das Stadion
stadium (venue for sporting events)
der Rand
edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
der Vortrag
talk, lecture
der Vorstand
board, board of directors, (of a church) council, (of a party) executive, (of an organization) committee, executive committee
der Papst
pope (head of the Roman Catholic Church; title of other religious leaders such as the Coptic Pope)
der Server
server (a computer or software that provides services to other programs or users)
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