1000 Most Common German Words (with English Translations)

The 1000 most frequently used German words with their English translations, ranked by real-world frequency (compiled from film and TV subtitles). Learning these words first covers most of everyday German.

# German word English meaning
1 ich I, ego, me
2 sie you, it, they
3 das a, that, who
4 du you, thou, you (singular familiar), thou
5 nicht not, eh, NOT
6 die a, that, who
7 es it, id, her
8 und and, and/or, what about
9 der that, who, which
10 wir we
11 was what, which, huh
12 zu to, at, too
13 er it, he, male
14 ein one, on, an
15 in to, in, at
16 ja yes, nay, yeah
17 mir myself, me, us
18 mit with, by, against
19 wie like, how, such as
20 den a, whom, the
21 mich me, myself, us
22 auf on, at, open
23 dass that, turn out, so that
24 aber but, but; however; though, again
25 eine an, one
26 so what, then, thus
27 hier here, here you are, over here
28 haben have, own, forms the perfect aspect (have)
29 für for, toward, at
30 von of, in, from
31 wenn if, when, whenever
32 dich you, yourself, thee
33 ihr you, their, your
34 nein no, d'oh, a no
35 Habe belonging, chattel, belongings, possession
36 an at, on, up
37 noch still, yet, nor
38 nur just, only, merely
39 da for, there, because
40 dir you, thee
41 sich yourself, oneself, yourselves
42 uns us, ourself
43 Hast rush, hustle, haste
44 dem whom, to
45 gut well, good, OK
46 auch too, also, as well
47 schon already, do, already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
48 als but, than, once
49 sein be, his, being
50 Mal time, times, mole
51 jetzt now, present, nowadays
52 ihn him, (obsolete) dative of sie; them (indirect object).
53 dann then, in that case, then, after that
54 aus from, of, out of
55 um around, circa, at
56 im in
57 mein my, mine
58 doch still, yes, though
59 alles everything, all, everything; all
60 weiß white, white, whiteness, powder, face powder
61 keine none, neither
62 oder or, right, and/or
63 nach like, after, according to
64 S S
65 Nichts nothing, nothingness, zero
66 man you, one, they
67 Muss must, imperative, necessity, a must
68 werden get, turn, become
69 Ihnen you, them
70 wo where, when, where (at what place)
71 etwas something, a little, some
72 oh oh
73 mehr more, something more, no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
74 bei at, by, bey
75 also so, therefore, thus
76 bitte please, request, you're welcome
77 immer always, anytime, ever
78 warum why, wherefore, how come
79 vor before, ago, forward
80 Los fate, come on, now
81 können know, can, proficiency
82 wieder again, again; indicates that the action taking place has happened before, back; indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position
83 sagen tell, say, speak up
84 machen do, render, make
85 danke thanks, thank you, cheers
86 sehr very, so, highly
87 alle all, everyone, each
88 denn for, because, for; because; since
89 Mann man, husband, male
90 tun do, put, act
91 ihm him, her
92 gehen go, walk, walking
93 sehen see, look, watch
94 vielleicht maybe, perhaps, by any chance
95 wer who, somebody, anyone
96 ihre their, theirs, her
97 diese this, these
98 euch you, yourselves
99 einer someone, somebody, one
100 über over, above, on
101 okay OK
102 Wissen know, knowledge, science
103 deine thy
104 müssen must, have to, need
105 Soll debit, kettle lake
106 nie never, never, never at all (referring to an indefinite period of time), never, not once (referring to a defined period of time; see usage notes below)
107 wirklich really, real, actually
108 kein no, any, nary
109 viel much, a lot, much, a lot
110 Weg way, path, route
111 Würde dignity, gravitas
112 am a, ALM, Precedes the superlative in adverbial and predicate use.
113 einfach just, easy, simple
114 Leben life, live, lifetime
115 Zeit time, age, tense
116 weil for, because, since
117 kommen come, coming, arrive
118 dein thy, your, thine
119 heute today
120 wollen want, woolen, about to
121 damit that, in order to, so that
122 ganz all, very, whole
123 OK OK, copacetic
124 sicher sure, safe, confident
125 Frau woman, Miss, wife
126 nun now, let's go, all right
127 bis until, by, till
128 Leid grief, woe, sick
129 na well, yes, and, why
130 Macht might, power, sway
131 dieser this, this one, the
132 zurück back, backward, again
133 lassen leave, let, make
134 hallo hello, hi, hey
135 meinen think, mean, opine
136 Gott god, God, deity
137 seine his, one's
138 Zwei two, deuce, two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components)
139 könnte might
140 genau exactly, exact, accurate
141 Waren merchandise, wares
142 klar clear, limpid, clearly
143 Morgen morning, tomorrow, acre
144 Leute people, men, guy
145 Vater father, Father, house
146 schön beautiful, good, great
147 Glaube faith, belief, belief, faith
148 ab answering machine, forward, as of
149 gerade right, now, even
150 Tag day, hello, diet
151 reden talk, speak, converse
152 wohl perhaps, well-being, yes
153 Liebe love, beloved, love (tender feeling of affection)
154 sollte should
155 unsere ours
156 jemand someone, somebody, anyone
157 Geld money
158 durch through, by, per
159 ob commander-in-chief, whether, if
160 Mutter mother, nut, ma
161 raus out, out, out of there, outta there, out, out of here, outta here
162 Paar couple, pair, fellow
163 Mach Mach
164 besser better
165 wieso why, how come, how so
166 dieses this
167 selbst self, itself, oneself
168 möchte would like
169 ohne without, failing
170 her here, ago, hither
171 helfen help, aid, assist
172 Nacht night, nighttime, darkness
173 finden think, find, judge
174 lange long, by a long shot, long, for a long time
175 natürlich natural, of course, certainly
176 ach alas, oh, duh
177 gar ready, at all, absolutely
178 sei let be
179 dort there, yonder, over there
180 weiter forward, keep, further
181 geben give, deal, bequeath
182 seit since, for, for (some past period of time)
183 gleich same, equal, about to
184 recht right, law, quite
185 richtig right, true, correct
186 Ordnung order, system, tidiness
187 hören listen, hear, hearing
188 davon thereof, off, from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that
189 dafür therefor, for that, for it, instead, at least, as a compensation
190 wegen because of, for the sake of, for
191 Mädchen girl, little girl, maid
192 hin hin, on the fritz, there, thither; denotes direction towards a place that is not the speaker’s current location.
193 sollen should, ought, shall
194 Abend evening, night, evening; the time from dusk until midnight
195 Haus house, floor, house, building
196 Denke think, way of thinking, mindset, mentality, attitude
197 viele many
198 drei three, three (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 3; or describing a set with three elements), three (digit/figure 3)
199 Freund friend, boyfriend, mate
200 unser our
201 Warte guard post, lookout, guarding post, point of view, perspective, side
202 Menschen people, men
203 essen food, meal, eat
204 Angst fear, anxiety, fright
205 bleiben stay, remain, linger
206 zusammen together, contiguous, summarily
207 Welt world
208 unter under, during, among
209 schnell fast, quick, quickly
210 andere other, another, opposite
211 tot dead, deceased, exanimate
212 erst only, first, at first, only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
213 rein clean, pure, innocent
214 stimmt that's it, really, correct
215 nehmen take, do, get
216 glauben believe, think, belief
217 bringen bring, make, yield
218 Ganze whole
219 genug enough, sufficiently, sufficient
220 brauchen need, require, draw
221 gegen against, into, toward
222 Moment minute, moment, instant
223 Junge boy, young, dude
224 sonst otherwise, or else, else
225 Musik music, music as a school subject, musical instruction, a musical piece
226 Arbeit work, job, labour
227 ihrer theirs, hers, yours (polite/formal; both singular and plural)
228 fragen ask, question, to ask
229 Herr man, sir, mister
230 dabei game, at it, in the process of
231 Familie family, people
232 warten wait, maintain, waiting
233 Niemand none, no one, nobody
234 sofort immediately, at once, right away
235 bevor before, lest
236 einmal once, once, one time (one and only one time), once (formerly; during some period in the past)
237 Problem problem, issue, hitch
238 Sohn son, offspring
239 wann when, sometime, when; if
240 fertig ready, done, set
241 Halt foothold, footing, halt
242 allein only, alone, single
243 beim in the process of, in the middle of
244 sprechen talk, speak, converse
245 beide both, either, two
246 Sache thing, case, subject
247 Hilfe help, support, aid
248 ne right, eh, nah
249 jeder all, every, everyone
250 gern like, willingly, gladly
251 darüber above, overhead, above, above it/this/that
252 halten hold, support, celebrate
253 Kind kid, child, infant
254 wahr real, true, for real
255 dazu thereunto, in addition to it, in addition, besides, for that purpose
256 Bruder brother, sibling, Brother (title of respect)
257 daran thereon, thereat, on it, on that
258 denken think, believe, feel
259 könnten might
260 dank thanks to, thanks, by dint of
261 lieber love, dear, rather
262 Fall case, grammatical case, fall
263 deiner thine, yours, yours, thine (substantival possessive)
264 egal whatever, no matter, all the same, unimportant
265 kennen know, ken, to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
266 vergessen forget, oblivion, forgotten
267 Frage question, query, question (interrogative sentence or phrase)
268 Sage tale, myth, saga
269 sieh lo
270 echt real, true, genuine
271 eigentlich actually, technically, virtual
272 Uhr watch, clock, chronometer
273 Stadt city, town, stead
274 Männer mankind, menfolk
275 Baby baby, bairn, baby (infant)
276 fahren drive, ride, fly
277 bekommen get, receive, come by
278 Kopf head, leader, heads
279 Kleine kiddo
280 später later, afterwards, subsequent
281 Glück luck, happiness, bliss
282 letzte last
283 n his, powder, adhesive tape
284 All all, space, cosmos
285 darauf after, thereupon, thereat
286 Ende end, back, finish
287 bald soon, shortly, anon
288 töten kill, killing, slay
289 toll mad, awesome, nifty
290 eins one, one (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 1; first positive number in the set of natural numbers), one, one o'clock
291 bereit ready, set, willing
292 weit large, wide, vast
293 Ahnung idea, notion, intuition
294 seiner his, his (substantival possessive)
295 Bisschen modicum, bit, spot
296 Tür door, door (rigid plane on a hinge), door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a plane)
297 Auto car, automobile
298 Polizei police, police; law enforcement
299 stehen stand, become, abide by
300 sterben die, succumb, departure
301 draußen outside, outdoors, out
302 fast almost, nearly, all but
303 runter down, downward, down, down here, downstairs (towards the speaker)
304 vorbei over, past, all over
305 treffen meet, hit, date
306 gerne willingly, happily, with pleasure
307 dran up, to be in a particular situation, to be (possibly) true
308 arbeiten work, labour, function
309 Mom mum, gimme a sec, hold on, mom
310 verrückt crazy, insane, zany
311 hinter after, behind, hinder
312 sorgen care, concern, provide
313 darum because, therefore, thereby
314 Tochter daughter, offspring, subsidiary
315 Idee idea, fancy, apprehension
316 Schwester sister, nun, sibling
317 ruhig quiet, calm, placid
318 spät late
319 ziemlich quite, pretty, rather
320 Name name, moniker, name (forename, Christian name, given name)
321 sogar even, as a matter of fact, at that
322 kurz short, concise, brief
323 Kerl guy, chap, boy
324 Frauen Women, womanhood
325 suchen search, seek, look for
326 je ever, per, the
327 woher where, whence, wherefrom
328 lang long, tall, for
329 Job job, job, position, employment, job, work, profession
330 keiner no one, neither, none
331 verstehen understand, appreciate, understanding
332 spielen play, act, gamble
333 überhaupt even, at all, absolutely
334 Teufel devil, demon, fiend
335 verstanden roger, got it, copy
336 verloren lost, doomed, undone
337 Hand hand, handball, handwriting
338 Grund reason, cause, earth
339 Jahr year, year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun), year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star)
340 Mama mother, mum, mummy
341 Ruhe rest, peace, hush
342 Tod death, end, doom
343 oben upstairs, above, overhead
344 gestern yesterday, yesterday (the recent past)
345 versuchen try, attempt, tempt
346 Art way, kind, sort
347 Schatz darling, sweetheart, treasure
348 endlich finally, finite, at last
349 etwa approximately, circa, about
350 erzählt related
351 schwer hard, difficult, heavy
352 anders another, different, otherwise
353 Miss Miss, Miss (form of address), title for a beauty queen
354 fünf five, five (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 5; or describing a set with five elements)
355 Wasser water, mineral water, water (H₂O)
356 erste first, prime
357 Geschichte story, history, tale
358 wenig little, few, bit
359 holen get, bring, fetch
360 nett nice, pretty, tidy
361 Wahrheit truth, sooth
362 Woche week, week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday), week (any period of seven consecutive days)
363 deshalb because, therefore, hence
364 welche which, some
365 bestimmt certain, special, definitely
366 hoch high, tall, long live
367 Alter age, old man, old age
368 Schau show, ostentation
369 Land country, earth, land
370 Zimmer room, chamber, room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling)
371 Wagen car, vehicle, wagon
372 vier four, four (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 4; or describing a set with four elements), four (digit or figure 4)
373 gefallen like, please, favor
374 Spaß fun, joke, pleasure
375 niemals never, never (at no time)
376 Schuld fault, blame, debt
377 verlassen abandoned, abandon, forsake
378 zeigen show, point, evince
379 Beste best, best (female person)
380 ernst serious, seriously, stern
381 unserer ours
382 Ort place, town, location
383 manchmal sometimes
384 Seite side, page, faction
385 zwischen between, among, betwixt
386 eben even, flat, just
387 während while, during, in
388 Spiel play, game, match
389 Guter good guy, nominalization of gut
390 Chance chance, opportunity, prospect
391 Freundin friend, girlfriend, loved one
392 Krieg war, war, warfare
393 erzählen tell, say, narrate
394 anderes alternate, nominalization of andere: the other / different thing
395 Tage days, period, that time of the month (female menstruation)
396 entschuldigen excuse, condone, dispense
397 wichtig important, momentous, crucial
398 Bett bed, bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest), bed (bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river)
399 Sachen stuff
400 schlecht bad, wicked, badly
401 Schule school, synagogue, school of thought
402 Entschuldigung sorry, apology, excuse me
403 Wort word, call, floor
404 Typ type, guy, chap
405 schlafen sleep, kip, to sleep
406 äh uh, a, erm
407 euer your, your (addressing two or more people informally), genitive/possessive of Ihr
408 Gesicht face, sight, vision
409 falls if, in case, in case of
410 bloß just, merely, nude
411 unten downstairs, below, underneath
412 Teil part, share, penis
413 Mensch man, woman, person
414 Kleiner lesser, sonny, kiddo
415 stellen put, ask, set
416 oft often, oftentimes, a lot
417 Sorge care, worry, sorrow
418 gedacht intended
419 trinken drink, drinking, imbibe
420 einige couple, some, several
421 Ding thing, object, Thing
422 kriegen get, war, receive
423 Blut blood, gore
424 ehrlich honest, honestly, equitable
425 Eltern parent, parents
426 Herz heart, courage, hearts
427 glücklich happy, lucky, glad
428 Alte old woman, granny
429 alt old, former, obsolete
430 wiedersehen resee, reunion; seeing again; instance of seeing someone or each other again, to see again, to meet again
431 frei free, vacant, arbitrary
432 wen whom
433 drauf high
434 möglich possible, potential, contingent
435 irgendwie somehow, anyhow, kind of
436 fest hard, party, solid
437 Waffe arm, weapon, weapon, arm
438 kaum little, barely, hardly
439 irgendwas anything
440 Platz place, room, court
441 Rede speech, oration, speech, address
442 Papa father, dad, daddy
443 falsch wrong, false, bogus
444 sondern but, rather, rather, but (instead).
445 Nummer number, stunt, shtick
446 früher former, previously, formerly
447 jungen whelp, pup, to give birth
448 wohin whither, where, whereto
449 außer but, except, besides
450 früh early, ancient, forward
451 setzen put, set, perch
452 zuerst first, at first, up front
453 wahrscheinlich probably, likely, probable
454 dürfen can, may, should
455 jede all
456 Telefon telephone
457 willkommen welcome, welcome (received with gladness)
458 Plan plan, map, contrivance
459 retten save, rescue, retrieve
460 hierher here, hither, to here, here (to this place), hither
461 Fehler fault, mistake, bug
462 Dollar dollar
463 zehn ten, ten (numerical value represented in Arabic numerals as 10), ten (number)
464 Pass passport, pass, mountain pass
465 Nächste neighbour, fellow man
466 Stunde hour, lesson, period
467 Menge set, crowd, amount
468 langsam slow, slowly, sluggish
469 bereits already
470 sechs six, six (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 6; or describing a set with six elements), A failing grade in a class or course at school. The grades range from 1 (best) to 6 (worst).
471 lieben love, fond, to love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something)
472 Büro office, study, bureau
473 Ruf reputation, renown, name
474 schaffen create, cope, achieve
475 leider unfortunately, alas, sufferer
476 Hölle hell, abyss, inferno
477 trotzdem still, anyway, nevertheless
478 Doktor physician, doctor, Doctor
479 tja hmm, oh well, well, hmm
480 voll full, fraught, filled
481 Film movie, film, picture
482 überall everywhere, anywhere, throughout
483 Hund dog, hound, hutch
484 direkt directly, direct, live
485 Tat deed, act, act, action
486 Schiff ship, boat, vessel
487 Neues news, nominalization of neues: something new
488 wem whom
489 König king, prince, king (monarch, chess, card games)
490 danach then, afterwards, subsequently
491 lernen learn, study, learning
492 deswegen because, therefore, hence
493 wow wow
494 nennen name, call, state
495 hm yum, hmm, humph
496 Feuer fire, gunfire, brio
497 laufen run, walk, running
498 alleine on one's own, by oneself
499 erinnern remind, reminiscence, retrieve
500 völlig all, completely, quite
501 Stelle place, job, position
502 Kumpel friend, mate, buddy
503 verlieren lose, to lose (something, or a game), to shed
504 Probleme hot water
505 Kaffee coffee, tea, joe
506 Luft air, air, atmosphere, breeze, zephyr, breath
507 I i, I
508 ziehen pull, draw, drag
509 verschwinden disappear, exit, vanish
510 aufhören stop, finish, quit
511 Suche search, quest, resolution
512 zwar admittedly, namely, Intensifies a request or command.
513 groß great, big, large
514 Buch book, omasum, book (collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication)
515 krank ill, diseased, ailing
516 jedes all
517 Wert worth, value, postage stamp
518 Arzt physician, doctor, physician (male or of unspecified gender) (without necessarily having a postgraduate degree)
519 froh happy, merry, glad
520 Straße street, road, strait
521 rufen call, shout, hail
522 heiraten marry, get married, wed
523 super super, great, wicked
524 Onkel uncle, maternal uncle, paternal uncle
525 total all, absolutely, thoroughly
526 Party party, shindig, crush
527 erklären explain, state, elucidate
528 Wahl choice, election, option
529 Vertrauen trust, faith, rely
530 damals then, back in the day, at the time
531 tagen dawn, to meet, to dawn
532 leicht easy, light, easily
533 nachdem after, after (that), given that, being that
534 Gefühl feeling, sense, emotion
535 kaufen buy, bribe, purchase
536 Typen guy
537 interessiert interested
538 irgendwo somewhere, anywhere, anywhere (in one particular place)
539 Stück piece, bit, section
540 genauso then, just as, just the same
541 Zukunft future, future tense
542 weniger minus, less, fewer
543 cool cool, dope, cool (in its informal senses)
544 Licht light, sunlight, lucid
545 getroffen affected, hit, struck, met, taken, made (decision etc.)
546 Himmel sky, paradise, heaven
547 Nachricht news, message, notification
548 drüben yonder, over there, over (implying some distance from the listener)
549 kümmern care, concern, take care
550 laut sound, loud, loudly
551 sitzen sit, do time, to sit; to perch
552 Erde world, earth, ground
553 Schlüssel key, spanner, clef
554 Rest surplus, remainder, rest
555 passieren happen, occur, pass
556 eher rather, before, if anything
557 Gefängnis prison, jail, penitentiary
558 Opfer victim, sacrifice, casualty
559 Körper person, body, field
560 Mist trash, dung, manure
561 schreiben write, spell, writing
562 böse bad, angry, evil
563 gesprochen spoken
564 Versuch try, test, trial
565 vorstellen imagine, introduce, envisage
566 wovon whereof, about what, what ... about, of which (referring to the whole clause).
567 sobald once, as soon as, when
568 nochmal again, once again, again, one more time
569 Sex sex, sex (sexual intercourse), sexuality
570 Waffen weaponry
571 Wohnung home, apartment, dwelling
572 weh alas, woe, sore
573 heißen be called, call, hight
574 Krankenhaus hospital, infirmary
575 Klasse class, grade, cohort
576 hart hard, stern, harsh
577 Sinn mind, sense, meaning
578 außerdem in addition, besides, moreover
579 verletzt hurt, hurt, injured
580 ändern change, modify, alter
581 erfahren experience, discover, sophisticated
582 tragen take, wear, carry
583 wenigstens at least
584 vorsichtig careful, carefully, cautious
585 stolz proud, pride, haughty
586 stark strong, hard, strongly
587 besonders especially, extra, particularly
588 Schöne beauty, belle, nominalization of schön
589 schicken send, forward, behove
590 Person person, character, person, individual
591 solange while, so long as, as long as
592 großartig excellent, great, awesome
593 anrufen call, phone, telephone
594 Stand status, booth, pedestal
595 erwartet expected, presumptive, forward
596 Boden earth, floor, ground
597 Boss chief, boss, honcho
598 Stimme voice, vote, voice (speaking or singing), call of an animal
599 still quiet, silent, still
600 Sicherheit security, safety, collateral
601 Mund mouth, mouth of a person, hand
602 kämpfen fight, battle, contest
603 Lachen laugh, laughter, laughing
604 Zeug stuff, stuff, gear, equipment, material
605 lustig fun, funny, gay
606 umbringen kill, slay, eliminate
607 schlimm bad, wicked, sore
608 o O, c/o, oh
609 unglaublich amazing, unbelievable, incredible
610 laden shop, load, boot
611 führen lead, guide, wage
612 gestorben dead, defunct, deceased
613 schauen see, look, behold
614 Meinung opinion, mind, apprehension
615 lesen read, reading, leyn
616 Mörder murderer, assassin, homicide
617 geschehen happen, come true, come about
618 Geschäft business, shop, trade
619 Idiot idiot, mug, imbecile
620 Verzeihung pardon, forgiveness, excuse me
621 fliegen fly, hurtle, to fly; to travel by air
622 Team team, group of people working together for a particular project, staff, personnel
623 General general, general (officer in any general rank), general (officer in a specific general rank, usually the highest)
624 vorher previously, beforehand, before
625 Schluss end, over, conclusion
626 verdient deserving, deserved, meritorious
627 mögen like, fond, may
628 perfekt perfect, perfectly, flawless
629 Handy cell, mobile phone, mobile phone, mobile, cell phone, phone (portable, wireless telephone)
630 hinten behind, aback, behind; in the back
631 Acht eight, eight (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 8; or describing a set with eight elements), the natural number eight
632 fallen fall, plummet, drop
633 nötig necessary, necessarily, urgently
634 A a, I/O
635 Mord murder, kill, homicide
636 heraus out, out of (in the direction of the speaker); out over here; out from there
637 unmöglich impossible, preposterous, ungodly
638 Liebling love, darling, sweetheart
639 tatsächlich actually, actual, in fact
640 folgen follow, ensue, trail
641 bitten ask, beg, beseech
642 behalten keep, retain, retention
643 Nähe vicinity, proximity, adjacency
644 plötzlich suddenly, sudden, brusque
645 Tisch table, dining table, dinner table, desk (table used for writing)
646 jemals ever
647 liegen lie, lie down, sit
648 verkaufen sell, selling, to sell (something in exchange for money)
649 gefährlich dangerous, risky, perilous
650 anfangen begin, start, commence
651 Ha aitch, Expresses laughter., Expresses triumph or discovery.
652 Hotel hotel
653 Meister master, champion, maestro
654 Kampf fight, battle, struggle
655 Antwort answer, reply, response
656 geschickt skillful, skilled, nifty
657 obwohl although, even though, while
658 sieben seven, sieve, sift
659 komisch weird, strange, funny
660 gewinnen win, beat, persuade
661 ihres theirs, yours, hers
662 bezahlt paid
663 voller chock full, full of
664 unterwegs en route, on the way, underway
665 dumm stupid, silly, dumb
666 Ärger trouble, anger, wrath
667 Bild picture, image, drawing
668 neu new, recent, novel
669 bezahlen pay, foot, shell out
670 dagegen contrarily, thereagainst, against it, against that
671 Leiche corpse, cadaver, dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
672 Auge eye, pip, germ, bud; eye (potato)
673 verheiratet married, married (in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband)
674 Agent agent, factor, agent, spy (male or of unspecified gender) (person working for a secret service)
675 Traum dream
676 Entscheidung decision, dénouement, resolution
677 schlimmer worse
678 regeln control, regulate, lore
679 Fenster window, free period, time frame
680 fangen tag, catch, capture
681 fort fort, fortification, away
682 ständig permanent, continuously, constantly
683 Gefahr danger, peril, hazard
684 absolut absolutely, absolute, really
685 Augenblick moment, instant, jiffy
686 Bescheid notice, heads-up, holler
687 Rum rum
688 Gedanken mind
689 Ziel target, purpose, goal
690 Bewegung movement, motion, action
691 welcher which, what kind of, which; what
692 zahlen pay, to pay, to pay, to atone
693 Anfang start, origin, inception
694 legen put, set, lay
695 Anwalt lawyer, advocate, counsel
696 offen open, openly, straightforward
697 schönen massage, brighten, to massage; to manipulate (data or a document) to make it more presentable, easier to work with, or to falsify it
698 müsste should
699 Arme poor, indigent
700 Bier beer, beer (alcoholic beverage fermented from starch material; a serving of this beverage), business, beeswax (personal affairs)
701 Partner partner, accomplice, cohabitee
702 klein little, small, short
703 Klappe lapel, valve, twitch
704 süß sweet, cute, adorable
705 herum around, round and round, about, around.
706 Finger finger, digit
707 Ehe marriage, matrimony, union
708 Rolle part, role, coil
709 Monat month, moon, month (division of a year, usually one twelfth ≈ 30 days)
710 Hochzeit wedding, marriage, matrimony
711 wach awake, conscious, wakeful
712 arm poor, arm, indigent
713 geschrieben written
714 Chef boss, head, chief
715 benutzen use, apply, employ
716 Informationen lowdown, news
717 erledigt knackered, gutted, bushed
718 hoffentlich hopefully, hopefully (it is hoped that)
719 tanzen dance, dancing, to dance
720 Ansehen watch, reputation, behold
721 Zuhause home, at home, homestead
722 wunderbar marvelous, wonderful, fair
723 Reise trip, travel, journey
724 Dame lady, queen, draughts
725 irgendwann someday, sometime, somewhen
726 jedenfalls anyway, in any case, definitely
727 Tolle quiff, tuft (of hair); quiff
728 tschüss goodbye, see you later, see you
729 Raum room, space, region
730 heiß hot, passionate, horny
731 Foto picture, photograph, photograph (picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface)
732 kalt cold, algid, cool
733 irgendetwas anything, anything (at all) (any matter, regardless of how minor), something (or other) (a mundane or uninteresting matter not considered worth specifying further)
734 Weile while, spell, while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)
735 bisher hitherto, so far, as yet
736 Minute minute, minute (unit of time; unit of angle)
737 unbedingt absolutely, necessarily, in any case
738 Zug train, platoon, trait
739 wofür wherefore, what for, for what, wherefore, why
740 Seele soul, sprite, mind, spirit
741 schießen shoot, fire, shooting
742 müde tired, weary, lackluster
743 Brief letter, letter (written message)
744 gelernt learned, skilled, trained, learnt / learned
745 Sucht addiction, obsession, jones
746 bekannt known, famous, familiar
747 Unfall accident, crash, misfortune
748 dahin there, thither, there (to or into that place; thither)
749 Kontrolle check, control, audit
750 Beispiel case, example, paradigm
751 dasselbe selfsame
752 schlagen hit, beat, strike
753 wütend rabid, furious, berserk
754 Weise way, wise, sage
755 darin thereat, in it, in that, therein
756 Vorsicht caution, watch out, policy
757 beweisen prove, evince, verify
758 zumindest at least
759 vermisst missing in action, missing, missing (of unknown whereabouts)
760 hübsch pretty, handsome, nice
761 Verbindung connection, link, compound
762 tief deep, fast, deeply
763 Richtung direction, slant, setting
764 Lage situation, location, layer
765 sowieso in any case, anyway, anyhow, in any case, something; replaces unknown or unimportant words
766 Kraft power, force, strength
767 normal normal, common, ordinary
768 Lauf barrel, watercourse, run
769 Ehre honor, glory, credit
770 Geschenk gift, bounty, boon
771 Bar bar, pub, bare
772 Tasche bag, pocket, cul-de-sac
773 gestohlen stolen
774 Hunger hunger, famine, starvation
775 lügen lie, rook, fib
776 Beziehung relationship, affair, relation
777 verschwunden missing, disappeared
778 Preis price, prize, award
779 Witz joke, quip, gag
780 Liste list, catalogue, roll
781 Geist mind, spirit, ghost
782 neben next, near, by
783 gesucht in demand
784 Firma business, company, firm
785 Süße sweetness, cutie, cutie pie
786 Rücken back, spine, saddle
787 schrecklich terrible, horrible, scary
788 letzter latter, the last one (male or of unspecified gender)
789 verliebt enamored, amorous, smitten
790 öffnen open, undo, launch
791 Boot boat, vessel
792 seltsam weird, strange, funny
793 versteckt hidden, invisible, obscure
794 erwischt gotcha, busted, sprung
795 Tante aunt, woman, broad
796 erwarten await, expect, abide
797 Pferd horse, knight, vault
798 Wunder wonder, miracle, prodigy
799 sauer sour, acid, annoyed
800 vermutlich presumably, putatively, assumedly
801 Näher sewer, seamster, further, more precise or detailed
802 Major major
803 jung young, small, youthful
804 Majestät majesty, Majesty
805 Aussehen look, look like, appearance
806 de crooked
807 links left, sinister, on the left
808 welches which
809 beschützen protect, shield, patronize
810 geboren born
811 erreichen reach, arrive, achieve
812 Punkt case, point, spot
813 Kirche church, church (building), church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)
814 verraten confess, betray, divulge
815 selber on one's own, in one's own right, myself
816 Befehl order, command, warrant
817 Colonel minion, colonel; Colonel (in Anglo-Saxon armies), colonel; Colonel (in Francophone armies)
818 Geburtstag birthday
819 Haut hide, skin, flesh
820 Wette bet, wager
821 reich rich, empire, wealthy
822 Sekunde second, A unit of time; a second., A unit of angular measurement; a second.
823 Zeiten time
824 traurig blue, sad, dejected
825 Anruf call, telephone call, bell
826 Nachrichten news
827 Frieden peace, peace treaty
828 Karte card, ticket, map
829 Güte goodness, clemency, lovingkindness
830 diesmal this time
831 schade what a pity, too bad, pity
832 persönlich personal, personally, in person
833 Bleibe abode, abode, accommodation, residence
834 Sonne sun, Ungrammatical synonym of solch in plural., a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system)
835 lieb nice, dear, cute
836 nämlich namely, to wit, namely, specifically; used to further specify what exactly one was talking about just before
837 Professor professor
838 Gericht court, dish, tribunal
839 Nase nose, nase, snout
840 ewig forever, eternal, everlasting
841 singen sing, singing, squeal
842 Bank bank, bench, pew
843 beschäftigt busy, occupied, busy (engaged in an activity; doing a great deal)
844 Computer computer
845 offensichtlich obviously, apparently, obvious
846 naja whatever, well, if you say so
847 Henry henry, henry (unit of electrical inductance)
848 Gefühle feeling
849 Fuß foot, foot (body part), footing
850 Show show, show, spectacle
851 Überraschung surprise
852 Geheimnis secret, mystery, arcanum
853 Kontakt contact, exposure, junction
854 Gold or, gold (chemical element, Au)
855 Regierung government, cabinet, government/administration
856 Wein wine
857 entfernt distant, remote, far
858 manche some
859 erledigen carry out, sort out, handle
860 gegenüber toward, vis-à-vis, across
861 Schlaf sleep, sleeping, shut-eye
862 Lust lust, delight, disposition
863 wunderschön gorgeous, gorgeous, very beautiful
864 witzig facetious, witty, jocular
865 zerstört broken, gutted, shattered
866 übrigens by the way, incidentally, for what it's worth
867 Heim home, hostel, dormitory
868 geliebt beloved, loved
869 gehören pertain, belong, to belong to, be the property of
870 Blick look, glimpse, glance
871 Besuch visit, call, company
872 bewegen move, touch, affect
873 Haare hair
874 antworten answer, respond, reply
875 Präsident president, president; chairman, chairperson, chair (male or of unspecified gender)
876 Hoffnung hope, prospect, trust
877 stecken stick, stuck, plunge
878 rechts right, dexter, on the right
879 interessant interesting, intriguing, newsworthy
880 entscheiden decide, choose, elect
881 indem by, by (indicates a means), while, at the time that
882 wohnen live, reside, dwell
883 weder neither, neither (only with noch)
884 Möglichkeit chance, opportunity, possibility
885 kaputt out of order, broken, kaput
886 Flugzeug plane, aircraft, airplane
887 Vergangenheit past, past tense, the past (time)
888 anderer another, else, alternate
889 zweite second, runner-up
890 Armee army, armed forces, military
891 Tee tea, black tea, tee
892 entweder either, either (only with oder)
893 weiss white
894 aufhalten stop, check, stem
895 überrascht surprised, gobsmacked
896 sauber clean, tidy, pure
897 Mark marrow, bone marrow, mark
898 Schlag punch, slap, blow
899 Sheriff sheriff
900 Untertitel subtitle, caption, subhead
901 nervös nervous, anxious, nervously
902 Gesellschaft company, society, community
903 verstecken hide, hide and seek, stash
904 schuldig guilty, culpable, [with genitive] guilty (of), culpable
905 Hals neck, throat, tack
906 schützen protect, guard, shuttle
907 besuchen visit, attend, call
908 passen fit, pass, suit
909 überleben survive, survival, live
910 erhalten receive, preserve, obtain
911 teilen share, divide, shed
912 Gebäude building, edifice, fabric
913 Schicksal fate, fortune, doom
914 Zeichen sign, character, symbol
915 Richter judge, magistrate, arbiter
916 besorgt anxious, worried, concerned
917 Küche kitchen, cuisine, cooking
918 Vergnügen fun, pleasure, amusement
919 Volk people, crowd, nation
920 herausfinden figure out, find out, suss out
921 Königin queen, queen bee, queen (chess piece)
922 Soldaten soldiery
923 feiern celebrate, revel, fete
924 Situation situation, situation, circumstances, setting (background, atmosphere)
925 gelassen tranquil, serene, bland
926 allerdings nevertheless, of course, after all
927 soweit insofar as, as far as, as far as (in the scope in which something holds)
928 Verstand mind, reason, sanity
929 Bord shelf, ledge, shelf (board fixed to the wall)
930 Lee lee, leeward side of a ship (the side away from the wind direction)
931 Bob bobsleigh, bob haircut, bobsleigh, bob (sled used in the sport of bobsleigh)
932 Rat board, advice, council
933 worauf whereafter, whereupon; upon which; on which; to which; at which; above which; upon.
934 Kamera camera, movie camera, camera (device for taking photographs or filming)
935 Achtung respect, deference, attention
936 Glückwunsch congratulations, congratulation, congratulation(s)
937 statt instead of, in lieu, rather than
938 übernehmen assume, adopt, take over
939 Gegend area, region, ballpark
940 Wald forest, woodland, forest; woods; woodland
941 erkennen realize, recognize, know
942 Glas glass, jar, jar (made of glass)
943 Falsche wrong
944 verantwortlich responsible, accountable, in charge
945 herein indoors, in, in (in the direction of the speaker)
946 Kleid dress, gown, frock
947 zerstören destroy, ravage, ruin
948 jawohl yessir, aye, aye aye, sir
949 Abendessen dinner, supper, to sup, to have supper (the evening meal)
950 Gesetz law, act, legislation
951 gemeinsam single, common, joint
952 erster first, initial, winner (person in first place) (male or of unspecified gender)
953 Schritt step, pace, crotch
954 guck lo
955 nahe nigh, contiguous, closely
956 beginnen begin, start, commence
957 Band band, tape, volume
958 ungefähr approximately, circa, more or less
959 Aufgabe job, task, role
960 Neun nine
961 furchtbar dreadful, terrible, awful
962 drinnen inside, indoors, inside (a room)
963 zuvor previously, beforehand, before
964 übrig leftover, residual, left
965 Spur track, trace, trail
966 melden report, bid, to report, to inform (about an incident or condition)
967 Helfe heddle
968 werfen throw, cast, pitch
969 Freude joy, delight, glee
970 Ehemann husband, married man, husband
971 verzeihen excuse, forgive, to forgive; to pardon; to excuse
972 Schwein pig, pork, jerk
973 uh d'oh
974 Monster animal, monster, fiend
975 entschieden draconian, determined, resolute
976 Mission mission, sortie, mission (set of tasks)
977 Brauch custom, rite, convention
978 vorne in front, up front, before
979 Stopp stop, blockage, stop, stoppage (interruption or halt of anything)
980 übel bad, evil, vicious
981 Schöner beauty, A native or resident of Schön, of Schön
982 Adresse address
983 Unsinn nonsense, hogwash, tomfoolery
984 Messer knife, measurer, surveyor, gauge, meter
985 gesund well, sound, healthy
986 Respekt respect, deference, regard
987 pro a, per, per, each
988 leisten last, render, perform
989 davor beforehand, in front of that/it, from that/it
990 bedeuten mean, imply, signify
991 Ball ball, bullet, prom
992 mitnehmen pick up, to take with; to carry along, to pick up; to keep
993 Schwierigkeiten deep water, hot water, bother
994 Hälfte half, half; fifty percent of something, half, share; any of two correlating pieces, whatever the size
995 schwanger pregnant, expectant, distended
996 Gruppe group, squad, cluster
997 verhaftet under arrest
998 Deal deal, deal (often implying a dubious nature)
999 seines his
1000 irgendwelche any, any (no matter which)

Last updated: October 12, 2026 · Source of translations: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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