The 5,000 most common German words
Words 4,801 to 4,900 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Korb
basket, creel
die Handschrift
handwriting
der Sonnenuntergang
sunset (time of day)
das Halloween
Halloween (October 31st)
die Glocke
bell (percussive instrument)
der Feiertag
holiday (a day on which a festival, etc., is traditionally observed)
der Herd
cooker; stove
die Tankstelle
gas station
die Sahne
cream (milkfat)
versichern
to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)
der Schrei
shout, cry, scream
das Vitamin
vitamin
das Ehepaar
married couple
der Irrtum
error, mistake
der Premierminister
prime minister
die Packung
pack, package, packet
die Autorität
authority
die Hülle
case, cover, shell
die Relevanz
relevance
die Fertigstellung
completion, conclusion
der Einklang
harmony
das Wahlrecht
right to vote, suffrage
die Auszeit
time-out
der Gerichtshof
law court; court of justice
die Verschwörung
conspiracy
herrschen
to rule, to reign, to have dominion
das Lebewesen
organism (any living thing)
der Spinner
spinner (person who spins yarn); idiot (colloquial)
das Aluminium
aluminium (atomic number 13)
der Beleg
receipt, voucher
die Harmonie
harmony
der Kläger
plaintiff (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant)
neuerdings
lately
die Unterdrückung
oppression
währenddessen
meanwhile, in the meantime
die List
cunning, craft
das Double
stand-in, double (actor who shoots certain scenes for another)
der Stopp
stop, stoppage (interruption or halt of anything)
wehe
woe; don't you dare (threatening exclamation)
verstorben
deceased, late
die Plane
tarpaulin, awning (large sheet of waterproof material used as covering)
reparieren
to repair
das Beta
beta (Greek letter)
die Erstellung
creation
das Finanzamt
tax office, tax authority, revenue office, finance authority
der Future
futures contract
der Gesellschafter
business associate, partner
der Nachdruck
emphasis (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important)
der Newsletter
newsletter
die Reformation
reformation
die Verurteilung
conviction, sentence
vornehmlich
mainly, principally, primarily
klettern
to climb (e.g. up a tree)
diesbezüglich
referring to this, in this regard, concerning this
radikal
radical
vorzeitig
early, premature, untimely
abschalten
to switch off
arg
bad
heulen
to howl, to whine (make a loud, usually high-pitched sound)
basteln
to do handicrafts, to make or craft something by hand (especially out of paper, fabric and similar materials, by cutting, folding and gluing)
die Landstraße
country road
spritzen
to inject
isoliert
insulated
fischen
to fish
einen Korb geben
to jilt, to snub, to turn down (to decline someone's advances)
riechen
to smell (something); to sniff (something)
vorschlagen
to propose, to suggest
angehören
to belong to (a group etc)
der Kicker
soccer player/football player
hingehen
to go (elsewhere, to somewhere)
die Mütze
cap
das Gehör
hearing (sense or faculty of perceiving and interpreting sound)
die Beförderung
promotion
die Heimatstadt
hometown
die Farm
farm
anhalten
to stop (cease moving)
absetzen
to set down
ausrichten
to align
der Zirkus
circus (kind of entertainment show)
der Kontinent
continent
derselbe
the same
der Einstein
an Einstein (an extremely intelligent person)
der Republikaner
a republican
der Fluch
curse, malediction, bane
zweifeln
to doubt
der Verfasser
author
allerlei
all kinds of
einsehen
to gain insight into, comprehend, understand, recognize, realize, accept, convince oneself
das Quartier
accommodation, quarters
der Schrott
scrap; junk (discarded material, especially metal)
flüchten
to flee (to run away; to escape)
halbwegs
reasonably, halfway, somewhat (not fully, but to an acceptable or appreciable degree)
die Illusion
illusion
der Spielplatz
playground
verweigern
to refuse, to deny [with accusative ‘’] and [with dative ‘’] (often as the necessary requirements have not been met)
der Vorsitz
chair, chairmanship
der Wohnsitz
domicile, residence (place where one lives)
der Zauber
charm, spell, an instance of magic action
die Balance
balance
das Jahrbuch
yearbook
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