The 3,000 most common German words
Words 2,301 to 2,400 of 3,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
nackt
naked
verteidigen
to defend (from attack)
überleben
to survive
existieren
to exist
mit dem Rad fahren
to go by bike
bedroht
threatened
verschwunden
disappeared
die Galerie
gallery (all senses)
der Stock
floor, storey, level
der Wahlkampf
election campaign, run for office
der Anhalt
indication
das Level
level (in a video game)
der Fernseher
a television set, a TV
der Fisch
fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water)
technisch
technical
das Lebensmittel
any item or substance intended for human consumption (excluding drugs other than alcohol), food, comestible
die Herausforderung
challenge
voran
forth, ahead, forwards
heftig
heavy; severe; violent
üben
to practice, to drill, to train
der Priester
priest
demnächst
soon; shortly
fein
fine (not rough, coarse, or thick)
die Krone
crown
die Box
box; container
fit
fit (in good overall physical shape)
oftmals
oftentimes
die Villa
villa
die Branche
sector, a specific trade or industry
der Don
don (honorific title, especially in Spain and Italy)
der Herzog
duke
die Kampagne
campaign
das Unrecht
injustice
der Träger
bearer, carrier, wearer
das Event
event
die Justiz
judiciary; judicial system; judicial authorities and procedures; justice (in this sense)
rußen
to produce soot, to smoke (of a candle, lamp or engine)
korrekt
correct
tränen
to water (due to irritation, pain, etc.)
siegen
to be victorious, to win
präsentieren
to present, to showcase
vierte
fourth
sozial
social
der Arbeitnehmer
employee, worker (chiefly in the context of labor contracts and the labor market, male or of unspecified gender)
einkaufen
to shop
feststellen
to determine, to ascertain, to establish, to find, to see
die Haft
custody; detention; imprisonment
krass
amazing, incredible, remarkable
landen
to land; to touch down
logo
of course, absolutely, certainly
das Gemüse
vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
der Golf
gulf (large bay of the sea)
die Hitze
heat
das Salz
salt, table salt, sal
der Käse
cheese
sauer
sour; acid; acidic
einstellen
to adjust, to set
umsonst
free of charge, gratis
beschreiben
to describe
wovon
about what; from what; of what
die Nation
nation (community of people)
der Chor
choir; chorus (group of people singing together)
das Date
date (romantic meeting)
die Physik
physics
die Architektur
architecture
die Auseinandersetzung
altercation; controversy; argument, dispute, debate
das Heft
notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book (book in which notes or memoranda are written)
der Händler
trader, merchant
hinsichtlich
regarding, concerning, with regard to
der Wandel
transformation, change
das Shirt
shirt
die Übernahme
takeover, acquisition
der Reifen
tyre; tire
ausgesetzt
exposed
ausgerechnet
of all (things, people, times); just, precisely (expressing irritation that it should be this one)
der Bachelor
bachelor's degree
das Portal
portal
streng
strict, rigorous
trennen
to separate, sever, part, disunite, uncouple, segregate, unjoin, disjoin
profitieren
to benefit
anzeigen
to display, to show (a measurement e.g. time, temperature, speed etc.)
die Behörde
authority (governmental institution)
die Technologie
technology
verbinden
to join, to combine, to connect, to interlink
die Verletzung
injury
weinen
to weep, cry
einander
Reciprocal pronoun of all three plural persons: each other
das Bein
leg of a person, animal, or object
der Ausländer
foreigner; foreign national, regardless of descent (male or of unspecified gender)
die Mathematik
mathematics (study)
die Ehefrau
married woman, wife
der Befehl
command, order
die Annahme
presupposition, assumption, hypothesis
der Gipfel
peak, pinnacle
die Bibel
Bible, bible
die Prinzessin
princess
lecker
yummy, tasty
der Quatsch
nonsense
erstaunlich
amazing, impressive, surprising (contrary to or surpassing expectations, in a positive or neutral framing)
die Motivation
motivation (willingness of action especially in behavior)
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