The 5,000 most common German words
Words 1,001 to 1,100 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
bewusst
conscious, aware
passieren
to happen
miteinander
with each other
zufrieden
satisfied, content, happy (with something)
der Künstler
artist
verantwortlich
responsible
die Diskussion
discussion, debate
fehlen
to be missing, to be absent
fort
away
die Literatur
literature (written works collectively, often about a certain topic, in a certain language etc.)
die Umgebung
environment (area around something), vicinity, surroundings
die Organisation
organisation, organization
die Zusammenarbeit
collaboration, cooperation, teamwork
aussehen
to look, to seem
das Rennen
race (a contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective)
rennen
to run, to race, to sprint
das Aussehen
look, appearance
entschieden
determined, resolute
schade
a pity, a shame; bummer; unfortunate; disappointing
schlimm
bad, terrible, serious (seriously bad), dire, horrible, awful
weltweit
worldwide
gestorben
died (past participle of sterben)
gehalten
kept, designed (in a certain style or manner)
rechts vor links
right before left (default priority rule)
der Geburtstag
birthday
die Schwester
sister
die Insel
an island, an isle
das Netz
net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
normal
ordinary, normal
wünschen
to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to desire
der Prozess
process, procedure (but less widely used than in English, chiefly for processes with rules and several steps)
vorhanden
available, existing
der Gegensatz
contrast (im Gegensatz zu = in contrast to, unlike)
vertreten
to represent
das Zuhause
one’s living premises, home
grundsätzlich
based on principle
das Feuer
fire (chemical process)
der Eindruck
impression
geschehen
to occur; to happen
das Telefon
telephone
bezahlen
to pay, give money
die Kamera
camera (device for taking photographs or filming)
ruhig
quiet
das Wetter
weather
der Dienst
service
der Autor
author
verhindern
to prevent, to inhibit, to keep (something) from happening
hingegen
on the other hand
unterstützen
to support, to assist, to help, to aid
die Halle
hall (a spacious room, especially one with a specific function)
trinken
to drink (to drink liquids (in bottles, glasses, etc.) by mouth)
die Szene
scene; tableau
das Interview
interview (journalistic dialogue)
die Praxis
practice, experience
zugleich
at the same time, simultaneously
entstehen
to come into being, to arise, to be produced
lachen
to laugh
wiederum
in turn, then again, on the other hand, to the contrary
feiern
to celebrate; to party; applicable from the most solemn to the most revelrous forms
dumm
dumb, stupid
erinnern
to remind
der Flughafen
airport
das Krankenhaus
hospital
der Mund
mouth of a person
extrem
extreme
schützen
to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard
längst
long ago, for a long time
das Album
album
kostenlos
without cost, free
wirken
to appear, to seem
der Osten
east
die Demokratie
democracy
der Link
hyperlink
auf Nummer sicher gehen
to play it safe
der Verlag
publishing house, publisher (a company that produces and sells books, booklets, magazines)
link
left
das Grün
green (color)
der Tritt
step
die Bundesliga
A league in which clubs from the entire country participate
tot
dead, deceased
positiv
positive
allgemein
general (common, basic, usual), universal
gebaut
built
entdeckt
discovered, detected
eingesetzt
used, introduced, deployed, applied
der Verkehr
traffic
das Ausland
abroad (im Ausland / ins Ausland)
das Dorf
village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)
der Rat
advice, counsel
notwendig
necessary; essential; indispensable
der Test
test
der Herbst
autumn, fall
der Spiegel
mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light)
der Wunsch
wish (an act of wishing)
die Verantwortung
responsibility
die Armee
army (large tactical contingent consisting of several divisions)
der Professor
professor
der Auftrag
assignment, job, mission
die Behandlung
treatment
kämpfen
to fight, to struggle
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