The 5,000 most common German words
Words 3,501 to 3,600 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
die Anordnung
arrangement, array
die Berechnung
calculation
der Kaufmann
merchant, businessman, trader
die Lücke
gap, lacuna
der Nachteil
disadvantage, demerit
das Versagen
failure
der Vertrieb
sale, sales distribution, marketing, trafficking
versagen
to fail, to give out, to break down
gewollt
contrived; unnatural; awkward; cheesy
das Becken
a swimming pool or other artificial pool
das Volumen
volume
das Ensemble
ensemble
der Gemeinderat
a local authority in Germany, Austria, Switzerland or East Belgium
die Leinwand
canvas (for painting)
die Quote
a quota
die Urkunde
certificate, deed
merkwürdig
strange, odd
überwinden
to overcome, to get over
zeitlich
temporal (defined by time)
schriftlich
written
fünfte
fifth
das Eishockey
ice hockey
anstrengend
strenuous, exhausting
das Ass
ace
die Abfahrt
departure (of a land or water vehicle)
der Forscher
researcher
die Aktie
share, stock
aufstellen
to arrange, to set up, to erect
die Erzählung
tale, story; narration
der Vermieter
landlord (he who rents, lets)
die Abwehr
defence
die Anpassung
adaptation, customization, adjustment
der Großvater
grandfather
das Gepäck
luggage, baggage
der Hügel
hill
anschließen
to connect, to attach
der Atem
breath
das Möbel
piece of furniture
der Ruhestand
retirement
das Geschwister
siblings; brothers and sisters
der Helm
helmet
die Bombe
bomb (explosive device)
der Ausflug
excursion, outing, short trip
das Klo
toilet, loo (UK)
der Ingenieur
engineer
das Werkzeug
tool
begreifen
to grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom
anhören
to listen to the end, to hear out
das Testament
will, testament
die Ferne
distance
verursachen
to cause, to induce
ausgeben
to spend, to expend; to pay out
die Lizenz
license
der Football
the game of American football
der Mindestlohn
minimum wage
der Diebstahl
theft
angeben
to indicate, specify
der Historiker
historian (writer of history; a chronicler)
die Kapelle
chapel
die Rücksicht
consideration (the tendency to consider others)
geistig
mental
das Ostern
Easter
der Dietrich
picklock
die Erscheinung
appearance (way of being perceived by others)
herstellen
to produce, manufacture
der Match
match
die Vermittlung
intermediation
die Amtszeit
term, office term
der Podcast
podcast
die Schwangerschaft
pregnancy
gedrückt
subdued, somber, dejected (of the mood somewhere or among a group)
abgebrochen
broken
grauen
to dread, to be terrified
annähernd
approximately
das Boxen
boxing
die Auswertung
evaluation, score
gute Besserung
get well soon (a phrase indicating hope that the listener recovers from physical illness)
alternativ
alternative
auffällig
striking, eye-catching, flashy, showy
bekanntlich
as is well known, as everyone knows
hä
huh? what?
der Innenminister
Interior Minister, Home Secretary (male or of unspecified gender)
das Landgericht
district court
die Reserve
reserve (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)
das Tablet
tablet
das Viertelfinale
quarter-final
anwesend
present (in the immediate vicinity)
versorgen
to look after
beruflich
professional
buchen
to book
erben
to inherit (as a bequest or by genetics)
Gute Besserung!
Get well soon!
das Bundesland
federal state (non-sovereign state)
einfallen
to occur to someone; to come to mind
die Minderheit
minority
mitteilen
to inform about, to tell, to disclose, to impart, to report, to announce
der Rabatt
discount (reduction in price)
die Einschränkung
constraint, restraint
die Ergänzung
supplement, addition, complement, supplementation
die Muschi
pussy (vulva or vagina)
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