The 5,000 most common German words
Words 2,301 to 2,400 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
oftmals
oftentimes
die Villa
villa
die Branche
sector, a specific trade or industry
der Don
don (honorific title, especially in Spain and Italy)
der Herzog
duke
die Kampagne
campaign
das Unrecht
injustice
der Träger
bearer, carrier, wearer
das Event
event
die Justiz
judiciary; judicial system; judicial authorities and procedures; justice (in this sense)
rußen
to produce soot, to smoke (of a candle, lamp or engine)
korrekt
correct
tränen
to water (due to irritation, pain, etc.)
siegen
to be victorious, to win
präsentieren
to present, to showcase
vierte
fourth
sozial
social
der Arbeitnehmer
employee, worker (chiefly in the context of labor contracts and the labor market, male or of unspecified gender)
einkaufen
to shop
feststellen
to determine, to ascertain, to establish, to find, to see
die Haft
arrest, custody, imprisonment (the state of being confined by order of a government or ruler)
krass
amazing, incredible, remarkable
landen
to land (to reach solid ground in an air, water or space vessel)
logo
of course, absolutely, certainly
das Gemüse
vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
der Golf
gulf (large bay of the sea)
die Hitze
heat
das Salz
salt, table salt, sal
der Käse
cheese
sauer
sour; acid; acidic
einstellen
to adjust, to set
umsonst
free of charge, gratis
beschreiben
to describe
wovon
about what, what ... about
die Nation
nation (community of people)
der Chor
choir; chorus (group of people singing together)
das Date
date (romantic meeting)
die Physik
physics
die Architektur
architecture
die Auseinandersetzung
altercation; controversy; argument, dispute, debate
das Heft
notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book (book in which notes or memoranda are written)
der Händler
trader, merchant
hinsichtlich
regarding, concerning, with regard to
der Wandel
transformation, change
das Shirt
shirt
die Übernahme
takeover, acquisition
der Reifen
tyre; tire
ausgesetzt
exposed
ausgerechnet
of all (things, people, times); just, precisely (expressing irritation that it should be this one)
der Bachelor
bachelor's degree
das Portal
portal
streng
strict, rigorous
trennen
to separate, sever, part, disunite, uncouple, segregate, unjoin, disjoin
profitieren
to benefit
anzeigen
to display, to show (a measurement e.g. time, temperature, speed etc.)
die Behörde
authority (governmental institution)
die Technologie
technology
verbinden
to join, to combine, to connect, to interlink
die Verletzung
injury
weinen
to weep, cry
einander
Reciprocal pronoun of all three plural persons: each other
das Bein
leg of a person, animal, or object
der Ausländer
foreigner; foreign national, regardless of descent (male or of unspecified gender)
die Mathematik
mathematics (study)
die Ehefrau
married woman, wife
der Befehl
command, order
die Annahme
presupposition, assumption, hypothesis
der Gipfel
peak, pinnacle
die Bibel
Bible, bible
die Prinzessin
princess (female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter)
lecker
yummy, tasty
der Quatsch
nonsense
erstaunlich
amazing, impressive, surprising (contrary to or surpassing expectations, in a positive or neutral framing)
die Motivation
motivation (willingness of action especially in behavior)
der Betrag
amount, sum
die Schrift
writing, script
entdecken
to discover, to spot, to learn for the first time
mitnehmen
to take with; to carry along
der Profi
pro (professional sports player)
der Durchschnitt
average
anlässlich
on the occasion of
die Vereinigung
unification (act of unifying), joining
strecken
to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
der Klang
sound, tone
probieren
to try
der Neubau
new building
teilnehmen
to participate (in)
intensiv
intense
reihen
to line up; to arrange (according to some structure)
Sport treiben
to do sport, to exercise
unter Spannung stehen
to be live, to carry voltage
die Unterlagen
documents, paperwork (used in plural)
die Klage
complaint
klären
to clarify, to clear up (an issue or misunderstanding), to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out (a problem or a question)
der Kollege
colleague, coworker, workmate, fellow worker or member
die Konferenz
conference
verraten
to reveal (something secret)
das Drama
drama
massiv
heavy, massive
der Polizist
police officer (male or female); policeman
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