The 3,000 most common German words
Words 2,401 to 2,500 of 3,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Betrag
amount, sum
die Schrift
writing, script
entdecken
to discover, to spot, to learn for the first time
mitnehmen
to take with; to carry along
der Profi
pro (professional sports player)
der Durchschnitt
average
anlässlich
on the occasion of
die Vereinigung
association; organization
strecken
to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
der Klang
sound, tone
probieren
to try
der Neubau
new building
teilnehmen
to participate (in)
intensiv
intense
reihen
to line up; to arrange (according to some structure)
Sport treiben
to do sport, to exercise
unter Spannung stehen
to be live, to carry voltage
die Unterlagen
documents, paperwork (used in plural)
die Klage
complaint
klären
to clarify, to clear up (an issue or misunderstanding), to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out (a problem or a question)
der Kollege
colleague, coworker, workmate, fellow worker or member
die Konferenz
conference
verraten
to reveal (something secret)
das Drama
drama
massiv
heavy, massive
der Polizist
police officer (male or female); policeman
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; facilities
das Halbfinale
semifinal
der Vordergrund
foreground
der Weltmeister
world champion
gebieten
to demand
geworfen
tossed, thrown
die Rande
beetroot
die Türken
Turks (plural of Türke)
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
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 of
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
editorial team; editorial staff
bergen
to recover; to salvage; to rescue
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
only partly; to a limited extent
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?
siebte
seventh
achte
eighth
zehnte
tenth
elfte
eleventh
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