The 5,000 most common German words
Words 1,601 to 1,700 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Gas
gas (matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma)
der Geschmack
taste
der Schwanz
tail
worauf
whereupon; upon which; on which; to which; at which; above which; upon
der Ausdruck
expression, term
die Ehre
honour
ohnehin
in any case, anyway, either way
gratis
free, without charge
drehen
to turn
die Spur
trace (rest of something that indicates its former presence; (by extension) any small amount)
der Mord
murder
der Code
code
das Personal
staff, personnel, employees
angesichts
at the sight of
der Wähler
voter
das Forum
forum
der Vorsitzender
chairman, chairperson, chair, board chairman (male or of unspecified gender)
der Bundestag
Bundestag; federal/state parliament
definitiv
definitive, conclusive, decisive
witzig
funny, humorous, witty
der Standort
location, place, site
bewegt
moved, touched
vorgestellt
envisaged, imagined
ficken
to fuck
erschienen
published, released
der Bewohner
resident (of a care home)
nach Geschmack
to taste, as you like it
aufhören
to stop; to quit; to cease
das Boot
boat
kochen
to cook, to prepare food (chiefly hot food for lunch or supper)
rufen
to call out, to shout, to cry (of a person or animal)
die Story
plot (of a novel, film, etc.)
die Tasche
bag
wechseln
to change, to exchange
aufmerksam
attentive, alert, observant
ewig
eternal, everlasting
unterscheiden
to distinguish, differentiate
der Musiker
musician
der Schlaf
sleep (condition of reduced consciousness)
bedeuten
to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken
die Achtung
watch out, attention, warning or caution
das Fahrzeug
vehicle
das Silber
silver (chemical element with the symbol Ag)
anstatt
instead of
das Smartphone
smartphone
auftreten
to occur, appear, arise (suddenly)
die Gemeinschaft
community, collective, syndicate, consortium
der Status
status (standing)
das Kochen
cooking, cookery
die Marke
mark (like trade mark), brand
geeignet
suitable, appropriate
verteilt
distributed
der Schnitt
cut, the result of cutting
zufällig
random, by chance or stochastic
erforderlich
necessary, required, essential
daraufhin
thereupon, consequently, subsequently
begeistert
enthusiastic, thrilled
hergestellt
produced, made, manufactured
Haben Sie Schmerzen?
Are you in pain?
der Anwalt
attorney, lawyer
aufnehmen
to pick up; to record; to take in
bitten
to ask, to beg, to plead, to bid, to request
funktionieren
to work, function
die Krise
crisis (unstable situation)
die Methode
method (process by which a task is completed)
die Milch
milk (white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume)
die Strafe
punishment
der Verlust
loss (all senses, except defeat, for which Niederlage is used)
normalerweise
normally
warm
warm; mildly hot
der Sturm
storm, tempest
der Engel
angel
die Zustimmung
agreement (expression or indication that an agreement has been reached)
verzichten
to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo, to dispense with
das Versehen
mistake, oversight
die Webseite
web page
der Mist
rubbish, garbage, waste
der Tipp
tip, hint
via
via, by way of
die Haltung
posture (manner of holding one's body)
der Zeitraum
period (of time)
getrennt
separate, apart
öfter
ofttimes, from time to time
das Braun
brown (color)
abhängig
dependent
speziell
special
verheiratet
married (in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband)
behauptet
asserted, alleged
beobachten
to watch, to observe
der Schatten
shade, shadow
das Verbrechen
a crime; any criminal offence
wohin
where to, whither
erfolgen
to happen, occur, take place
das Brot
bread
müde
tired
das Frühstück
breakfast
ernsthaft
serious (important, weighty)
die Ursache
cause (source or reason of an event or action)
das Schicksal
destiny, fate (irresistible power that predetermines events)
die Geburt
birth
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