The 5,000 most common German words
Words 4,701 to 4,800 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Champion
champion
der Darm
intestine, gut
gesamt
total, whole, entire, overall
die Homosexualität
homosexuality
die Kanzlei
law firm, lawyer's office
der Laser
laser (beam of light)
der Niederschlag
precipitation (rain, snow)
der Release
release
der Rückblick
review, retrospective
schwäbisch
Swabian (of or pertaining to Swabia)
die Sektion
section (especially of a club or organisation)
der Staatssekretär
state secretary (senior official heading a department in a German or Austrian ministry)
die Suite
suite (hotel apartment consisting of several rooms)
uff
phew (expression of disgust, tiredness or relief)
der Zusatz
addition, additive
die Übergabe
handover, handoff, transfer, delivery
höflich
polite (well-mannered)
austauschen
to exchange
dramatisch
dramatic
platt
flat
die Bundesstraße
federal highway; major highway
stützen
to support, to underpin (to keep from falling)
lasten
to weigh on, to bear on
mehrheitlich
by a majority (of votes)
neutral
neutral
das / der Poster
poster (A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.)
ausverkauft
sold out
die Wahlbeteiligung
voter turnout
die Attacke
attack
die Besonderheit
feature
christlich
Christian
der Port
haven (place of safety)
die Ärztin
doctor, physician (female)
sonderlich
particularly, especially (usually in a negative phrase)
bemerken
to notice, to perceive
das Regal
a rack of shelves, shelving, a shelf (in this collective sense), e.g. an open bookcase
die Pistole
pistol, gun
die Schublade
drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)
die Pommes
fries, French fries, chips (UK)
die Aussprache
pronunciation
die Münze
a coin, a metallic piece of currency
der Kopfhörer
headphones
das Feuerwerk
fireworks
die Portion
portion, an allocated amount, (chiefly) a portion of food, a serving, helping
der Duft
aroma, fragrance
der Räuber
robber, thief
die Präsidentin
president (female); chairman, chairperson, chair (female), chairwoman
verwechseln
to mix up; to confuse or mistake something for something else
die Zivilisation
civilisation
der Ratgeber
advisor, counselor (male or of unspecified gender)
vögeln
to have sexual intercourse
abschneiden
to cut off
die Heilung
healing
der Schwung
a swinging motion, sweep
die Ausstrahlung
broadcast; charisma
die Befragung
interrogation (act of interrogating or questioning)
das Organ
an organ
verarbeiten
to process, to handle, to manufacture
der Vizepräsident
vice president
das Areal
area, plot (pocket of land)
beliebig
any, whichever, arbitrary (selected at will among options considered equal for this purpose)
das Gefecht
combat, action, enemy contact
das Gehäuse
casing, case, housing, shell (frame or box around something)
die Installation
installation
das Jahrzehnt
decade
lecken
to lick (with the tongue)
der Salon
salon
die Siedlung
settlement (place that has been settled)
das Stadium
stage, phase
vorläufig
preliminary
der Pole
Pole
der Kurier
courier, messenger
befürchtet
feared, fearfully expected as a negative (unfortunate) possibility
die Publikation
publication
unzufrieden
discontent, dissatisfied
der Austritt
leaving
die Bundeskanzlerin
federal chancellor (female head of the German or Austrian federal government)
die Erforschung
exploration
die Finanz
finance
die Laufzeit
period of validity, term (of a contract)
der Migrationshintergrund
migration background (i.e. being a migrant or having one or more parents or grandparents be migrants)
dauernd
constantly, continually
der Terrorismus
terrorism
das Tesla
tesla
die Wirksamkeit
effectiveness, efficacy
defekt
broken, out of order
garantieren
to guarantee
einzigartig
unique
schräg
skewed, oblique, slanted (neither parallel nor at a right angle to some implied line)
eigen
own, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary
musikalisch
musical
der Killer
killer, murderer (usually either a paid killer, contract killer, gunman, hitman or a serial killer, often in proper nouns, e.g., in tabloids)
der Trip
trip
ins kalte Wasser springen
to jump in at the deep end
die Krankenkasse
health insurance company
zusammenarbeiten
to work together, to cooperate
gleichwohl
nevertheless
die Madame
madam
der Schulze
village headman, sheriff
das Gerücht
rumor / rumour
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