The 3,000 most common German words
Words 2,901 to 3,000 of 3,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
woanders
elsewhere, somewhere else
die Buße
penance
der Jazz
jazz (musical art form)
der Stadtteil
district; suburb (Australia, New Zealand)
der Turm
tower, spire (very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top)
die Faust
fist
der Balkon
balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage)
mächtig
powerful, mighty
der Rücktritt
resignation, demission (from an office)
die Güte
kindness, clemency
der Ausschuss
board, committee
etliche
scores (of), a number (of), several, quite a few (of)
der Luxus
luxury
mitunter
now and then, occasionally
der Adler
eagle
die Auffassung
notion, conception, view
die Maßnahme
measure (tactic or strategy)
der Bogen
bow (weapon)
einzeln
single; lone
das Erbe
inheritance; heritage; legacy; bequest (property that is bequeathed and inherited)
der Hinblick
regard, view
das Lob
praise
preisen
to hail, laud, praise
das Wesentliche
gist, nitty-gritty
das Spanisch
Spanish; the Spanish language
das Gutachten
opinion (report) of an expert with regard to a specific matter
der Verbraucher
consumer
gestört
disturbed, impaired, abnormal (mentally)
schnellen
to spring
der Radfahrer
cyclist, bicycle rider
das Menschenrechte
human rights
der Zugriff
access
die Anmeldung
registration, booking, announcement
der Kader
squad (body of the players of a team or club)
die Verfolgung
persecution
zweitens
secondly
bewahren
to keep, to preserve (to maintain the condition of)
kurzfristig
short-term
enorm
enormous
zunehmend
increasing, increasingly
gebrauchen
to use
die Mitteilung
message (communications: Information which is sent from a source to a receiver)
die Tante
aunt
der Aspekt
aspect
der Schreibtisch
desk, cabinet (any table, frame, or case for the use of writers and readers; also a place for storing the papers)
der Butter
butter
die Fabrik
plant (factory or industrial facility)
zwingen
to force; to compel; to make (someone do something)
die Ferien
holidays during which an institution (especially a school, university) or a business is closed; break (usually three days or more)
wahnsinnig
mad, insane
das Pfund
a metric pound, 500 grams, half a kilogram
bewerben
to apply (submit oneself as a candidate)
die Beschäftigung
occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
stabil
stable
der Winkel
angle, nook; corner (seen from the inside)
der Sportler
sportsman, athlete
die Rettung
rescue
die Verpflichtung
obligation, responsibility
der Außenminister
foreign minister (male or of unspecified gender)
der Gegenstand
object, item, thing, article
das Hirn
brain (organ)
das Handbuch
handbook, manual
das Haupt
head (elevated or poetic)
die Überzeugung
conviction, belief
der Dom
cathedral (church serving as seat of a bishop, by extension, any large church)
die Konzentration
concentration (all senses)
die Fresse
mouth, gob
hinweisen
to indicate
die Noten
grades, marks (at school or university)
die Bande
gang (group of people united for some immoral or criminal objective)
der Strich
stroke
vorwiegend
predominantly
die Bearbeitung
edit (a change to the text of a document)
das Bündnis
alliance, confederation
down
down, depressed
die Eintracht
harmony
theoretisch
theoretical
der Umbau
rebuilding, reconstruction, renovation
die Weiterbildung
further education
der Übergang
crossing
organisieren
to organize
der Boy
bellboy; pageboy
die Kammer
chamber; room
vereinen
to unite
den Führerschein machen
to get one's driving licence (lessons and test)
im Abseits stehen
to be offside
sich bewerben
to apply (for a job)
engagiert
committed, dedicated
das Budget
budget
das Gemälde
painting
der Mieter
renter
die Schicht
layer, stratum, seam
unterschreiben
to sign (write one’s signature)
verpassen
to miss (be late for; be unable to use or attend)
der Beck
baker
die Berichterstattung
reporting, reportage
das Tennis
tennis
erledigen
to finish, to finalize, to complete, to see to, to handle with the result of completed work
der Bart
beard
der Supermarkt
supermarket