The 5,000 most common German words
Words 3,301 to 3,400 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Anblick
view, sight, look
das Bargeld
cash (money in the form of notes/bills and coins)
der Brunnen
well
das Mitleid
pity, compassion
das Schwein
swine, pig
der Staub
dust
gedenken
to remember, to commemorate
sinken
to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky
die Anleitung
guidance
der Comic
comic, comic strip or comic book
der Leib
body
der Ober
waiter (in a restaurant)
der Stamm
tribe
der Strauß
bunch (of flowers), bouquet
malen
to paint (create a painting)
wiedersehen
to see again, to meet again
der Einstieg
start
oberhalb
above
vorwärts
forwards, forward; onwards, onward
die Bauarbeiten
construction works
der Gutschein
something that attests (monetary) value, particularly a voucher, gift certificate, coupon, or rain check
die Truppe
troupe (company of actors, etc.)
der Wille
will
die Datenbank
database
der Junior
junior
der Nachwuchs
offspring, progeny (collective of biological descendants)
der Rentner
pensioner (male or of unspecified gender)
der Graben
ditch
die Errichtung
establishment, construction
das Verdienst
merit (something worthy of a high rating)
anfragen
to request
verzweifelt
desperate
anstelle
instead of, in place of
durchführen
to perform, to conduct (a study, a ceremony, an operation, etc.)
unangenehm
unpleasant
der Datenschutz
data privacy
maßgeblich
applicable, relevant
der Nachweis
proof, verification, confirmation
die Pressemitteilung
press release (an official written statement)
schichten
to layer, stratify, laminate
klug
intelligent, prudent, wise, smart, clever
erwachsen
adult, grown-up, grown, full-grown
berücksichtigen
to consider, regard, take into account or consideration
verschaffen
to provide, supply, procure
stoßen
to push; to shove; to thrust
vergleichbar
comparable
konstant
constant, consistent, stable (proceeding regularly, without interruption, without ups and downs)
der Wall
rampart, parapet, earthwork
das E-Book
e-book
der Platten
flat tyre, puncture (colloquial)
registriert
registered
Bahnen ziehen
to swim laps
abholen
to collect, pick up or fetch someone or something
die Datei
file
die Diktatur
dictatorship
das Feedback
feedback
das Fieber
fever (heightened body temperature)
die Frist
term, period (time limit), deadline
der Kuss
kiss
zustimmen
to agree
die Back
forecastle; shipboard table
ey
Used to call someone's attention, or as an intensifier when placed at the end
die Sehnsucht
yearning, longing; pining
die Dunkelheit
darkness
herunter
down, downwards (to the own location downwards)
gelingen
to turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off
der Salat
salad (mixed, usually cold dish)
der Ski
ski
der Scherz
joke
das Schwert
sword
der Engländer
an English person (male or of unspecified gender), an Englander; an Englishman
die Bezahlung
payment
der Teenager
teenager (person between 13 and 19 years of age)
die Kürze
brevity
der Alarm
alert, alarm
das Leder
leather
das Hektar
hectare
die Malerei
painting (action or activity)
pflegen
to care for, to look after; to nurse
der Gewinner
winner
die Vernunft
reason, good sense
das Paradies
paradise
der Italiener
Italian (person, or a type of chicken, or car)
das Journal
journal, diary (a personal record kept over time)
die Wurst
sausage
die Ausrichtung
alignment, orientation
das Duo
duo, pair
der Fürst
prince (sovereign prince)
die Steigerung
increase
der Veranstalter
host, organizer (of an event)
wurst
all the same; irrelevant (colloquial)
betrunken
drunk, inebriated
die Jeans
A pair of jeans, denim trousers
die Digitalisierung
digitization
der Asylbewerber
person seeking political asylum, asylum seeker
das Cover
cover version, cover song
die Gattung
type, kind, sort
das Gewerbe
business, commercial enterprise, industry, trade
der Hugo
cocktail prepared with Prosecco, elderflower or lemon balm syrup, mint, and soda
der Kapitalismus
capitalism
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