The 5,000 most common German words
Words 2,501 to 2,600 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
anrufen
to call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology)
der Kumpel
buddy, mate, pal, friend, homeboy
raten
to advise; to recommend
das WLAN
Wi-Fi; wireless local-area network
dreimal
thrice, three times
der Mittag
noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
der Parkplatz
parking lot, outdoor car park
das Bewusstsein
consciousness, awareness
hiermit
hereby (formal phrase)
die Schlacht
battle
die Partie
match, game
das Muster
pattern
der Abschied
parting, farewell
das Eigentum
property; possession
der Hahn
cock, rooster
der Virus
virus
der Widerspruch
contradiction
zerstören
to destroy, demolish, devastate, eliminate
der Ablauf
process, procedure
das Motiv
motive
der Protest
protest
die Vielfalt
variety (of)
national
national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
geliefert
delivered
begleiten
to accompany
die Arena
arena (a sports or concert hall, stadium)
der Tourismus
tourism
beraten
to advise
unbekannt
unknown, unbeknownst
zugänglich
accessible, open, able to be factually or legally reached or accessed
vermitteln
to mediate
der Transport
transport
belegen
to cover
der Dreck
dirt
die Entschuldigung
excuse me, pardon, sorry
hinterlassen
to leave, to leave behind (after leaving a location)
die Kasse
cash desk, (supermarket) checkout, (film etc.) box office
der Knochen
bone
kontrollieren
to check
die Laune
mood, humor
der Onkel
uncle
der Regisseur
director (film, theatre)
der Stuhl
a chair (to sit on)
wetten
to bet
die Schulter
shoulder
wonach
after what
daheim
home, at home (adverb)
das Talent
talent
die Wut
rage; fury
einig
agreed; in agreement
der Vorwurf
reproach
der Kindergarten
nursery school; kindergarten; day care center (institution where children below school age play and are looked after during the day)
das Grundstück
land, parcel, real estate
quer
crosswise, cross
die Logik
logic
bestens
very well, perfectly
das Mittelalter
the Middle Ages
der Streifen
stripe
streifen
[auxiliary haben] to brush, to graze, to stroke
die Ware
goods, merchandise, ware, commodity
die Affäre
affair, matter (a delicate, problematic or annoying business that forces one to act carefully)
wurzeln
to be rooted
der Pokal
goblet, chalice
samt
together with; along with
digital
digital
der Index
index
die Propaganda
propaganda
angenehm
pleasant, pleasing
beachten
to note, notice, observe
senden
to broadcast; to transmit
die Durchführung
implementation
die Qualifikation
qualification
die Abstimmung
vote
die Armut
poverty
dorthin
there (to that place), thither
der Anruf
a (phone) call
das Ticket
ticket
woran
on what, at what
derart
so, thus, in such a manner
die Grundschule
elementary school, primary school
heil
whole; intact; unhurt; safe
scheitern
to fail, to conclude unsuccessfully
träumen
to dream
der Klassiker
classic (an author or work of lasting import, a part of the canon of a genre or field)
die Meldung
report, notification
die Reform
reform
der First
ridge (of a roof)
nebenbei
besides, additionally, along the way
das Scheitern
failure
das Werken
handicraft(s)
der House
house music, house
der Spieltag
matchday
fern
remote
die Verordnung
regulation, ordinance, statutory instrument
einverstanden
in agreement, agreeing
wunderschön
gorgeous, very beautiful
erzielen
to achieve, to obtain, to attain, to reach, to arrive, to realize
konkret
concrete, objective (representative or involving the physical, perceivable or real; not abstract)
decken
to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but not “to provide news coverage”)
klagen
to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)
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