The 3,000 most common German words
Words 2,401 to 2,500 of 3,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
brechen
to break
konzentrieren
to concentrate, to focus (one's mind or attention)
die Kenntnis
knowledge
ran
near, close to, over to
die Jagd
hunt, hunting
die Wahrscheinlichkeit
probability; likelihood
das Objekt
object (inanimate being, thing)
der Beschluss
decision (choice, judgement)
der Bestandteil
component, element
das Kloster
convent, monastery, cloister
die Ausstattung
equipment, facility
das Halbfinale
semifinal
der Vordergrund
foreground
der Weltmeister
world champion
gebieten
to demand
geworfen
tossed, thrown
die Rande
beetroot
die Türken
Turks; plural of Turk
spontan
spontaneous
die Zone
zone
die Entstehung
creation
seitens
by, on behalf of, at the hands of, on the part of (originating from, or concerning the stance of, a specific subgroup or party)
verständlich
understandable, comprehensible
kürzlich
recently, lately (in the recent past)
rasch
quick, rapid, swift
empfangen
to receive (e.g. a present, a guest)
erlangen
to achieve, to obtain, to gain
ehren
to honor
begrenzt
confined, limited, restricted
der Austausch
exchange, replacement
mega
awesome, amazing
stoppen
to stop
das Update
update
das Kleid
dress, gown (kind of woman's garment)
die Vorlage
template (generic layout or form to be specified with concrete data)
irgend
any, some
die Pizza
pizza
hübsch
pretty, handsome
trocken
dry (not wet; lacking water)
die Sekunde
A unit of time; a second
schneiden
to cut; to carve; to slice
der Unsinn
nonsense
die Küste
coast
das Grab
grave
die Fassung
composure, self-control
das Kabel
cable (electronic wire)
die Note
note (character indicating the length and pitch of a tone)
messen
to measure (something) (to ascertain a quantity)
jenseits
beyond, on the other side
das Symbol
symbol, icon
räumen
to clear an area of debris, snow, mines, or other impediments
das Signal
signal
der Block
block (large building or group of such)
der Landtag
Landtag (representative assembly or parliament in some German-speaking countries)
die Provinz
province (administrative subdivision)
die Redaktion
editing
bergen
to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive, for the latter retten is the normal word
geschenkt
forget it, forget about it, nevermind, that’s not so problematic, (also in the sense of) that’s one thing, that’s not the worst part
angewiesen
dependent (on), reliant (on)
sprich
that is; in other words; namely
bedingt
conditional, provisory
seltsam
strange, weird, odd, funny, curious
der Dialog
dialogue
das Set
set, combination, collection
hell
clear, bright, light
äußern
to utter; to say; to express
erhältlich
available, obtainable
investieren
to invest (time, money, etc.)
auf dem Laufenden halten
to keep someone up to date
Zahlen Sie bar oder mit Karte?
Are you paying cash or by card?
anrufen
to call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology)
der Kumpel
buddy, mate, pal, friend, homeboy
raten
to advise; to recommend
das WLAN
Wi-Fi; wireless local-area network
dreimal
thrice, three times
der Mittag
noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
der Parkplatz
parking lot, outdoor car park
das Bewusstsein
consciousness, awareness
hiermit
hereby (formal phrase)
die Schlacht
battle
die Partie
match, game
das Muster
pattern
der Abschied
parting, farewell
das Eigentum
ownership
der Hahn
cock, rooster
der Virus
virus
der Widerspruch
contradiction
zerstören
to destroy, demolish, devastate, eliminate
der Ablauf
process, procedure
das Motiv
motive
der Protest
protest
die Vielfalt
variety (of)
national
national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
geliefert
delivered
begleiten
to accompany
die Arena
arena (a sports or concert hall, stadium)
der Tourismus
tourism
beraten
to advise
unbekannt
unknown, unbeknownst
zugänglich
accessible, open, able to be factually or legally reached or accessed
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