The 5,000 most common German words
Words 4,301 to 4,400 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Benutzer
user
der Cannabis
cannabis
die Challenge
challenge, contest (especially online)
die Dynamik
driving force, dynamism
folglich
thus, therefore, consequently, hence
kontinuierlich
continuous
der Pfosten
post; pillar (long, fairly thick piece of wood or metal used to stabilise something)
die Rechtsprechung
case law
die Ruhr
dysentery
der Rückgang
decline, diminution
das Speed
speed (amphetamine-based drug)
der Trailer
trailer (preview of a film, TV show, or video game)
urban
urban
absurd
absurd
bewirken
to bring about (to cause to take place)
engagieren
to engage (to hire an artist)
namentlich
by name
fraglich
questionable, doubtful, iffy
besetzen
to occupy
ketten
to chain
umstritten
controversial
abstimmen
to vote
begründen
to justify, to explain (to give a reason for a chosen course of action)
beruhigen
to calm down, to quiet
drüben
over there
der Reif
frost, hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)
die Entschädigung
compensation, indemnification
die Kapazität
capacity
der Kardinal
cardinal (official in Catholic Church)
herein
in (in the direction of the speaker)
ablehnen
to decline, refuse, reject, turn down
die Blume
flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm)
das Kaninchen
rabbit
ernähren
to nourish, to feed
der Fleck
stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
der Stiefel
boot (shoe)
reif
ripe
die Zigarette
cigarette
entkommen
to escape
die Batterie
battery (device; artillery unit)
wahrlich
truly, really, verily
das Gleichgewicht
balance, poise
der Gouverneur
governor (male or of unspecified gender)
heilen
to heal (an injury, sickness, etc.)
der Ruhm
fame, glory
die Sünde
sin
das Gebirge
a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains
der Hang
slope, hill, hillside
auslösen
to trigger, to initiate, to cause
die Beurteilung
judgement, assessment
einrichten
to establish
die Halbinsel
peninsula
speisen
to dine, to eat in a cultured (typically upscale) setting (otherwise humorous)
die Außenpolitik
foreign policy, foreign affairs
die Zwischenzeit
meantime, interim (period), intervening period, (First, Second, and Third) Intermediate Period (of Ancient Egypt), interval
der Überfall
raid, holdup, attack (a sudden violent attack)
die Aufforderung
demand
eigens
specifically (just for this purpose)
der Redakteur
editor (male or of unspecified gender)
die Argumentation
argument (the process of reasoning)
die Erwähnung
mention
der Karneval
carnival
der Beton
concrete
angeführt
quoted, cited
erlassen
to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)
das Arsenal
arsenal
die Aufsicht
supervision, oversight
der Ausschluss
exclusion, expulsion
die Ausübung
practice, exertion
einseitig
one-sided
die Erotik
erotica, eroticism
die Feststellung
finding, assessment, discovery
die Inszenierung
production, staging, orchestration, showmanship
realisieren
to realize (to make real, to implement)
die Stärkung
strengthening, reinforcement
der Vize
deputy (short for any word prefixed with vize-)
die Wertung
rating, score
fotografieren
to photograph
erschaffen
to create; to produce; to make
berechnen
to calculate
menschlich
human, manlike
die Entlassung
release
psychisch
mental, psychological
vegan
vegan
lahm
lame (limited in movement due to injury, defect or paralysis to legs, wings, etc.; especially of animals and their limbs)
im Stau stehen
to be stuck in a traffic jam
die Inflation
inflation
die Petition
petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an official person)
die Anstalt
institution, public establishment
der Chip
chip (electronic component; crisp or potato chip)
die Einsicht
insight (power of acute observation and deduction, that can see through to a solution)
die Session
session
das Geräusch
noise, sound
gewöhnen
to accustom, inure, make accustomed
das Genie
genius
die Beachtung
regard, heed, attention
die Großeltern
grandparents
die Furcht
fear; fright; anxiety
der Puls
pulse
die Uniform
uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group)
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