The 5,000 most common German words
Words 1,801 to 1,900 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
die Initiative
initiative
scheinbar
apparent, seeming
das Festival
festival
das Lächeln
smile (facial expression)
beschlossen
decided, agreed
die Stellung
position, posture (specific way of holding or positioning the body)
einerseits
on the one hand
das Marketing
marketing (promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service)
die Variante
variant
süß
sweet
eventuell
potential, possible, contingent, liable
der Augenblick
moment, instant, blink of an eye (very short period of time)
die Niederlage
defeat, loss
das Bord
shelf
hinein
in (away from the speaker)
der Motor
engine (mechanical device)
verändern
to alter, to change
die Station
stop, stopover, station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping itself)
das Frühjahr
spring
verfolgen
to pursue, to follow, to hunt
das Stadion
stadium (venue for sporting events)
der Rand
edge
der Vortrag
talk, lecture
der Vorstand
board (of directors)
der Papst
pope (head of the Roman Catholic Church; title of other religious leaders such as the Coptic Pope)
der Server
server (a computer or software that provides services to other programs or users)
die Kombination
combination
der Brauch
custom
das Verbot
prohibition, ban
das Sammeln
collecting (hobby)
lieb
lovable; dear; darling; sweet; good-hearted; kind
genügend
enough
belegt
occupied, taken
prüfen
to check, test, examine
die Community
community
der Graf
count (a member of the German nobility)
maximal
maximal
auf Station
on the ward
Getrennt oder zusammen?
Separately or together? (paying)
an Bord
on board
die Absicht
intention
der Direktor
principal (administrator of a school)
das Gefängnis
prison, jail (building)
der Hunger
hunger
die Verfassung
constitution
verschwinden
to disappear, to vanish, to move out of view
wachsen
to grow
der Zufall
chance, coincidence, randomness
die Aufklärung
clarification
das Flugzeug
aeroplane
blöd
stupid, dim-witted
die Kleidung
clothing; apparel
der Hals
neck
keinerlei
no … whatsoever, no … at all
der Papa
dad, daddy
ordentlich
tidy, orderly
die Menschheit
humanity, mankind (human beings at large)
gelb
yellow
der Führer
guide (person who assists people by providing information, giving directions, etc.)
die Königin
queen
die Landschaft
landscape
bezeichnen
to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote
sichern
to secure
die Vorbereitung
preparation
das Viertel
quarter
die Lehre
apprenticeship
der Eintritt
entrance, access (right to go in, also the fee thereof)
das Management
management (administration; the process or practice of managing)
die Bezeichnung
designation, denomination, name, term
der Bock
buck; desire (colloquial)
der Trend
trend (tendency, direction of development)
behaupten
to claim, maintain, assert
die Begründung
reason, rationale, grounds
der Nazi
a member or (ideological) supporter of the Nazi Party, Nazism, or neo-Nazism; a National Socialist
wach
awake
sauber
clean
bezüglich
regarding, with respect to
wunderbar
wonderful
ermöglichen
to make possible
der Lkw
lorry, truck
der Bescheid
notification, information
drücken
to press, to push (a button/key; a finger or other object against something)
das Engagement
commitment, dedication
greifen
to grab; to grasp; to grip (something)
die Therapie
therapy
dauern
to take (time)
der Tee
tea (drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of Camellia sinensis, in water)
der Schnee
snow
interessieren
to interest
der Koch
cook
der Vogel
a bird
bestätigen
to confirm, to corroborate
der Brand
fire
der Stoff
stuff, matter, substance
das Öl
oil
dahinter
behind it/that
die Landwirtschaft
agriculture
die Summe
sum
die Last
load, burden
der Bezirk
district, borough (formal administrative division)
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