The 5,000 most common German words
Words 4,201 to 4,300 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Weib
woman, broad
begehen
to commit, perpetrate (a crime, an offense)
irren
to err; to be mistaken; to wander
weitermachen
go on, keep going, continue to do something
die Klappe
gob, mouth
verbergen
to hide, conceal from view, keep secret
die Enttäuschung
disappointment, let-down, bummer, frustration
schämen
to be ashamed or (less often) embarrassed, bashful
zueinander
to each other, to one another
die Reinigung
cleaning, cleansing, purification
die Flüssigkeit
liquid
wirksam
effective (well-suited for achieving the intended purpose)
die Arbeitszeit
working hours (the time of duty at a workplace, the time spend working)
hintereinander
consecutively
das Fass
barrel, keg, cask
die Taktik
tactics, strategy (art of anticipation and planning)
das Gebet
prayer
der Gegenzug
countermove; in exchange
die Mutti
mom, mummy
weiblich
female
die Einigung
agreement; unification
der Thron
throne
bearbeiten
to edit
die Infektion
infection
die Priorität
priority (quality of being prioritized, especially of tasks and topics)
der Steuerzahler
taxpayer (male or of unspecified gender)
die Bindung
bond, attachment
der Krimi
crime story, crime thriller
die Mafia
mafia, Mafia
tschüss
bye, cheers, ciao
der Erwerb
acquisition
das Elend
misery
der Läufer
runner (person who runs)
der Drucker
printer (device)
die Dissertation
dissertation (for a doctoral degree)
der Klimaschutz
climate protection
das Comeback
comeback (return to success or popularity)
das Display
display (small screen on an electronic device such as a watch or mobile phone)
der Gesetzgeber
legislator, lawmaker
die Schaffung
creation, generation, establishment, origin
der Thread
thread (series of messages)
der Workshop
workshop (course of education)
realistisch
realistic
skeptisch
skeptical, sceptical
vergeblich
unavailing, in vain, futile, useless
überfallen
to attack, to assault
gerechtfertigt
justified
wertvoll
valuable
definieren
to define
gefährden
to endanger, compromise
drucken
to print (a book, newspaper etc.)
gegebenenfalls
possibly; if circumstances require; where applicable
westlich
west, western
gewährleisten
to ensure
der Verbrauch
consumption
abschließend
final, concluding, closing
abschließen
to end, to finish or complete (one's studies, a task)
die Wunde
sore, wound
der Dicker
mate, buddy, dude (informal term of address)
zocken
to play video games (sometimes extended to card games)
die Iris
iris
der Volkswagen
A car made by the German car manufacturer
die Abwesenheit
absence (state of being absent)
der Aufsatz
essay
das Kissen
cushion; pillow (bag filled with soft material used to sit or rest one’s head on)
der Stau
traffic jam
rückwärts
backwards
das Brett
board, plank
das Erdgeschoss
first floor (US), ground floor (UK)
der Angreifer
attacker (someone who attacks), assailant
die Pension
boarding house, pension
die Tragödie
tragedy
die Deckung
cover
drängen
to push, press (living beings, vehicles etc. in some direction)
das Exemplar
copy; specimen
die Leber
liver
die Witwe
widow
das Diplom
diploma (higher education only, e.g., Master’s degree)
die Tastatur
keyboard (on a computer, typewriter, etc.)
allesamt
all, everyone, everybody, all and sundry
der Favorit
favourite (person who enjoys special regard or favor; person who is preferred or trusted above all others)
die Gabe
gift, present, donation, alms
der Jude
Jew
die Sauna
sauna
der Schiedsrichter
judge, referee, umpire
die Tageszeitung
daily (a newspaper that is published every day)
wahrnehmen
to sense, to perceive, to apprehend, to notice
die Bucht
bay; gulf; bight
der Londoner
A Londoner, a person from, or an inhabitant of, London (male or of unspecified gender)
der Rückstand
backlog
die Dichte
density
der Untergrund
subsurface, substratum
die Akzeptanz
acceptance, accepting
die Division
division (mathematics; military formation)
der Horror
horror
das Porto
postage (charge)
der Schreiber
writer, author, scribe, scrivener (male or of unspecified gender)
der Umkreis
surroundings
das Verzeichnis
list, register
anstellen
to switch on, to turn on (a device)
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