The 3,000 most common German words
Words 2,701 to 2,800 of 3,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
kennenlernen
to get to know, become acquainted with (a person, place, thing); to befriend
der Arbeiter
worker
packen
to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed
schuldig
[with genitive] guilty (of), culpable
der Skandal
scandal
sozusagen
so to speak, in a manner of speaking
die Angabe
indication, specification, declaration (providing of information)
der Anschlag
attack (terror attack or assassination)
der Bayer
Bavarian (native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany) (usually male)
der Betreiber
operator
der Hurensohn
son of a bitch, motherfucker, bastard
die Brille
glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision)
derjenige
the one
das Obst
fruit (food)
das Pech
pitch; bad luck
die Nahrung
nourishment, food
zurecht
rightly, properly — in zurechtkommen (to cope, to get along)
übersehen
to overlook, disregard, ignore
das Detail
detail
die Übung
practice; exercise; training; workout; drill; maneuver (the usually repeated performance of an activity for the sake of improvement and learning)
der Magen
stomach, maw
streiten
to argue; to fight; to quarrel
der Journalist
journalist (male or of unspecified gender)
vorhin
earlier (a short time ago, typically between minutes and a few hours ago)
der Autofahrer
A motorist (the driver of a car or automobile)
das Maul
mouth of an animal
der Tunnel
tunnel
die Intelligenz
intelligence (capacity of mind)
das Tal
valley
verstecken
to conceal
der Kongress
congress, Congress
das Kapital
capital
anmelden
to register
erzeugen
to produce
der Ministerpräsident
minister-president, prime minister
die Regie
direction (work of the director in cinema or theater)
der Treffer
hit (A blow, punch, strike hitting a target.)
die Fortsetzung
continuation, resumption
die Nationalmannschaft
national sports team
die Tendenz
tendency
das Vorhaben
intention, project, plan
vorhaben
to intend, to have (something) planned, to have (something) to do
der Packen
pack, bunch, bundle, stack
weiten
to widen, to expand, to dilate
irre
crazy, insane, mad, mental
nächster
next, following
die Action
action (fast-paced, often violent activity or events)
das Fazit
conclusion, bottom line, upshot, result
der Terror
terror
die Verlängerung
prolongation; lengthening (process of making something longer, in space or duration)
grau
grey, gray
zugunsten
in support of, in favor of
verteilen
to distribute
die Übertragung
broadcast, transmission
das Café
café
ein Tor schießen
to score a goal
gebrochen
broken (bone)
hassen
to hate
der Held
hero
die Störung
disturbance, disruption, nuisance, bother
der Benjamin
youngest child
just
just
bequem
comfortable, convenient
die Maus
mouse (animal)
die Schauspielerin
actress, actor (female)
der Tempel
temple (edifice dedicated to one or multiple deities)
die Hütte
hut, cabin, shack, cottage (small house, typically built of light materials rather than stone)
die Persönlichkeit
personality
das Monster
monster
die Begegnung
encounter, meeting
das Ufer
shore, shoreline
seither
since then (from that point in time onwards)
die Dokumentation
documentary (mainly informative product(ion), as opposed to fiction or 'day to day' event reporting)
infolge
because of, due to, owing to
das Abitur
Abitur; German university-entrance qualification
das Anliegen
concern (matter of concern)
die Einschätzung
assessment, estimation
der Gesang
singing, vocals
der Diesel
diesel (vehicle powered by a diesel engine)
die Halbzeit
half (one of two equally long periods of a match)
die Dusche
a shower (for bathing)
die Platte
slab, plate, sheet (flat, thin object)
produzieren
to produce
der Spruch
short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself
unterhalb
below
der Lord
lord, Lord (British nobleman)
gebunden
bound; obligated; hardcover
die Autorin
female author; author
reduzieren
to reduce
der Jahrgang
vintage, year (all of a kind that were born or produced in the same year, or who are in the same year of a multi-annual programme, e.g. school)
der Sound
sound
der Support
support
schrecklich
awful, terrible, horrible
finanziell
financial
unklar
unclear
exakt
exact
wirtschaftlich
economic (relating to the economy or to business)
ein Instrument spielen
to play an instrument
verwirrt
confused
die Esse
chimney-hood over a stove
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