The 5,000 most common German words
Words 2,201 to 2,300 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
schätzen
to estimate; to guess; to suppose; to assume
künftig
future
der Cup
cup (trophy)
jo
yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant or ponderous manner
gerecht
just, fair
verrückt
crazy, mad
die Beratung
consultation, advice; discussion
entfernen
to remove
der Geschäftsführer
managing director (male or of unspecified gender)
das Rezept
recipe
schießen
to shoot; to fire
die Spannung
tension
he
An exclamation to get attention; hey
einkommen
to come in (in a ranking)
der Hafen
harbour/harbor; port; haven
die Veränderung
change (process of becoming different)
der Wahnsinn
awesome!, wow!, that's crazy!
die Existenz
existence
die Trennung
separation, parting
der Glückwunsch
congratulation
der Fokus
focus
das Center
shopping centre
die Verbreitung
spreading, dissemination
die Decke
ceiling (surface at the upper limit of a room or cavity)
angelegt
invested
wenden
to turn something (in general)
die Beteiligung
participation (act of participating)
gelegentlich
occasional
typisch
typical
beliebt
popular
verliebt
in love, enamored
die Bewertung
evaluation, rating
erlauben
to allow; to permit
das Knie
knee
der Kontext
context
die Miete
rent
der Mond
moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)
das Ohr
ear (the auditory organ)
peinlich
embarrassing, cringeworthy, or otherwise awkward, perverse, adverse, untoward
das Rathaus
city hall, town hall (city council meeting house)
die Rose
rose
überprüfen
to check, to verify
die Lady
lady (genteel woman)
der Feind
enemy, fiend, foe (male or of unspecified gender)
die Kindheit
childhood
der Krebs
cancer (disease)
abgeben
to hand in, to turn in, to drop off, to deliver, to return
der Schriftsteller
author, writer
der Hersteller
manufacturer
der Haufen
heap, hive, pile
der Gebrauch
use, usage
vorkommen
to appear, to occur (in a given location or situation)
der Flügel
wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)
die Leidenschaft
passion (powerful emotion)
das Chaos
chaos
hierfür
for this (purpose), therefore
der Ersatz
replacement, substitute
das Militär
military
der Sprecher
spokesperson, representative
das Zitat
quotation
betreiben
to run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.)
der Dichter
poet (male or of unspecified gender)
der Zoll
customs duty, duty (levied at the border)
der Haushalt
household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given home)
die Herrschaft
lordship, reign, rule, dominion
berufen
appointed
die Erweiterung
extension, expansion; addon/add-on
der Master
master's degree
das Arschloch
arsehole
der Bischof
bishop (male or of unspecified gender)
blauen
to turn blue
überlegt
considerate, deliberate
der Stahl
steel
planen
to plan (some action or event)
nackt
naked
verteidigen
to defend (from attack)
überleben
to survive
existieren
to exist
mit dem Rad fahren
to go by bike
bedroht
threatened
verschwunden
disappeared
die Galerie
gallery (all senses)
der Stock
floor, storey, level
der Wahlkampf
election campaign, run for office
der Anhalt
indication
der Level
level (degree or amount)
der Fernseher
a television set, a TV
der Fisch
fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water)
technisch
technical
das Lebensmittel
any item or substance intended for human consumption (excluding drugs other than alcohol), food, comestible
die Herausforderung
challenge, that which encourages someone to dare more; (loosely) any task or condition that to bear one has to stretch one's boundaries
voran
forth, ahead, forwards
heftig
fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent
üben
to practice, to drill, to train
der Priester
priest
demnächst
soon, in a near time, in a short while, in near future
fein
fine (not rough, coarse, or thick)
die Krone
crown
die Box
box (cuboid container); but not as widely used as in English in formal language, perhaps most common for plastic boxes
fit
fit (in good overall physical shape)
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