The 5,000 most common German words
Words 3,201 to 3,300 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Spielzeug
toy
heran
near, close to the speaker, over to (to the direction of the speaker or an object)
das Benzin
petrol, gasoline
die Warnung
warning
die Nachbarschaft
neighbourhood
die Wüste
desert
das Universum
universe
vorbereiten
to prepare
der Reporter
reporter (male or of unspecified gender)
die Lieferung
delivery, shipment
anlegen
to create or set up; to invest; to put on
geradezu
downright
die Trauer
grief, sorrow
der Inhaber
owner, holder, bearer
die Pflanze
plant
der Aufruf
call to action
das Camp
camp (accommodation in tents)
wundern
to surprise, to astonish (of sights, behaviors, outcomes)
zeitweise
at times
die Zusammenfassung
summary, compilation, summing up, recapitulation
angemessen
appropriate, adequate, due, suitable, proper, fitting etc
bedeckt
covered, coated, capped
kranken
to be ailing (from), to be held back (by), to be suffering (from) [with an (+ dative)] (to struggle with a non-catastrophic but severely limiting issue)
gesetzlich
lawful, legal, legitimate
problemlos
problemless, trouble-free, hasslefree, without a hitch, without problems, smoothly
die Solidarität
solidarity
der Empfänger
recipient
inhaltlich
in terms of content, content-related
die Konstanz
constancy, consistency, permanence, stability (of a development or regular occurrence)
der Sozialismus
socialism
fleißig
diligent, hard-working, industrious, busy, assiduous, sedulous
attraktiv
attractive, fetching; handsome
furchtbar
terrible
illegal
illegal
schieben
to push; to shove
komplex
complex, sophisticated, involved
denkbar
conceivable, imaginable, thinkable
südlich
south, southern
bewerten
to evaluate, assess
die Queen
the Queen (the British monarch)
die Norm
standard
das Protokoll
minutes, written record (of a meeting)
der Hit
hit (A success, especially in the entertainment industry.)
die Erlaubnis
permission (authorisation)
der Lärm
noise, din, racket
trauen
to trust
der Ofen
oven
der Nebel
fog, mist, haze
das Eisen
iron (chemical element, Fe)
die Mathe
math, maths (short form of mathematics)
die Sängerin
female singer, singeress, songstress
gemütlich
cosy, gemütlich
die Maske
mask
der Rasen
lawn
eröffnen
to open (to the public)
nirgendwo
nowhere (in no place)
die Anklage
charge
die Bewerbung
application (for a job or position), candidature
die Fotografie
photography; photograph
das Gramm
gram (unit of mass)
öfters
quite often
der Katalog
catalogue (systematic list of names, books, pictures, etc.; complete list of items; university calendar)
die Orientierung
orientation
die Begeisterung
enthusiasm, zeal, zest
das Seminar
seminar (small-group university class similar to a school lesson)
die Sicherung
fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)
die Berücksichtigung
consideration, provision, allowance
der Einzelner
individual; single person
der Einzug
move-in, moving in (the act of moving to a particular dwelling)
die Jury
panel of judges, jury in a competition
die Spielzeit
season
die Stellungnahme
statement, comment, expression of an opinion
der Zwang
compulsion, obligation, duress
die Agenda
agenda (a temporally organized plan or list of things to be addressed)
rechtlich
legal
ähm
Um; uh (space filler or pause during conversation)
nützlich
useful; helpful
vernünftig
reasonable, sensible
friedlich
peaceful, placid, tranquil
lebendig
living, alive, animate
heben
to lift; to raise
der Metal
metal (music)
nördlich
north, northern
der Handwerker
craftsman (male or of unspecified gender)
der Angehörige
relative, next of kin
empfinden
to feel; to sense; to perceive something through the sense organs
die Ethik
ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)
das Gedicht
poem
nachhaltig
long-term, sustainable, permanent, ongoing, lasting
nachweisen
to prove, verify, establish, demonstrate (something or the presence of something), to substantiate, to provide proof of
reiten
to ride; to do horseriding
zurückkehren
to return
die Bronze
bronze
der Klick
click (the act of pressing a button)
der Pol
pole (point on a spherical body's surface intersected by its rotational axis)
aufhalten
to halt, to stop; to hold (someone) up
vermissen
to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
das Tagebuch
diary, journal
die Schlange
snake
der Teppich
rug, carpet (cloth covering for a floor)
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