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Top German vocabulary100 most frequently used German wordsThe word list below is based on a scientific study conducted by Randall Jones & Erwin Tschirner. For a much longer list of the most common 4034 German words (!), consult their book A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners. See also the top 25 lists: the 25 most common German nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. 1. der / die / das (def. art.) the; (dem. pron.) that, those; (rel. pron) who, that 2. und (conj.) and 3. sein (verb) to be; (aux./perfect tense) 4. in (prep.) in [variation: im in the] 5. ein (indef. art.) a, an; (pron.) one (of) 6. zu (prep.) to, at; (adv.) too 7. haben (verb) to have; (aux./perfect tense) 8. ich (pers. pron.) I 9. werden (verb) to become; (aux./future tense); ; (aux./passive voice) 10. sie (pron.) she, her; they, them; Sie (pron.) you (formal) 11. von (prep.) from, of 12. nicht (adv.) not 13. mit (prep.) with 14. es (pron.) it 15. sich (refl. pron.) -self 16. auch (adv.) also, too 17. auf (prep.) on, at, in 18. für (prep.) for 19. an (prep.) at, on [variation: am at/on the] 20. er (pron.) he 21. so (adv.) so; thus, this way, such 22. dass (conj.) that 23. können (verb) can, to be able 24. dies (pron.) this, that 25. als (conj.) as, when; (adv.) than 26. ihr (pron.) you, her; (poss. adj.) her, their, hers, theirs; Ihr (poss. adj.) your (formal) 27. ja (adv.) yes; certainly, really 28. wie (adv.) how; as 29. bei (prep.) by, with, at 30. oder (conj.) or 31. wir (pron.) we 32. aber (conj.) but; (adv./flavoring particle) 33. dann (adv.) then 34. man (pron.) one, you 35. da (adv.) there; (conj.) because 36. sein (poss. adj.) his, its 37. noch (adv.) still, yet 38. nach (prep.) after, toward 39. was (pron.) what 40. also (adv.) so, therefore 41. aus (prep.) out, out of, from 42. all (pron.) all 43. wenn (conj.) if, when 44. nur (adv.) only 45. müssen (verb) to have to, must 46. sagen (verb) to say 47. um (prep.) around, at [variation: um ... zu in order to] 48. über (prep.) above, over, about 49. machen (verb) to do, make 50. kein (pron.) no, not a/an 51. Jahr das, -e (noun) year 52. du (pron.) you 53. mein (poss. adj.) my 54. schon (adv.) already; (adv./flavoring particle) 55. vor (prep.) in front of, before, ago 56. durch (prep.) through 57. geben (verb) to give 58. mehr (adv.) more 59. andere, anderer, anderes (adj./pron.) other 60. viel (adj./pron.) much, a lot, many 61. kommen (verb) to come 62. jetzt (adv.) now 63. sollen (verb) should, ought to 64. mir (pron.) me 65. wollen (verb) to want 66. ganz (adj.) whole, all the; (adv.) quite 67. mich (pron.) me 68. immer (adv.) always 69. gehen (verb) to go 70. sehr (adv.) very 71. hier (adv) here 72. doch (adv.) however, still; (adv./flavoring particle) 73. bis (prep./conj.) until 74. groß (adj.) big, large, great 75. wieder (adv.) again 76. Mal das, -e (noun) time; mal (conj.) times [math]; (adv.) time(s); once; just 77. zwei (num.) two 78. gut (adj.) good 79. wissen (verb) to know 80. neu (adj.) new 81. sehen (verb) to see 82. lassen (verb) to let, allow, have (something) done 83. uns (pron.) us 84. weil (conj.) because 85. unter (prep.) under 86. denn (conj.) because; (adv./flavoring particle) 87. stehen (verb) to stand 88. jede, jeder, jedes (art./pron.) every, each 89. Beispiel, das, -e (noun) example 90. Zeit, die (noun) time 91. erste, erster, erstes (adj.) first 92. ihm (pron.) him, it 93. ihn (pron.) him 94. wo (adv.) where 95. lang (adj.) long; lange (adv.) for a long time 96. eigentlich (adv.) actually; (adj.) actual, real 97. damit (adv.) with it; (conj.) so that 98. selbst, selber (pron.) -self; (adv.) even 99. unser (poss. adj.) our 100. oben (adv.) above, up there Some observations about the top 100 German words: • The top 10 words make up 27% of words that occur in German. The top 20 words account for about 35% of words that appear in German written and spoken texts. Source:  This provides a frequency list of the most common 4034 words in the German language based on a broad text corpus of contemporary German. Each entry lists the word's rank, part of speech, its English translation, a sentence demonstrating the word's usage in context, and the number of occurrences of the word per million words of the corpus. Entries also list common collocations, phrases, or combinations. In addition, the dictionary contains much supplemental information that students and instructors will find useful. There is an additional alphabetical list of the 4034 words, ordered lists of the top 100 most frequent German nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, proper nouns, and irregular verbs, and additional lists of the most common prepositions, conjunctions, abbreviations, and collocations. Of interest are also the 21 thematically organized lists interspersed throughout the book (e.g., numbers, colors, weather, personal pronouns, kinship terms) that rank and provide frequencies of the included words. This is a useful book for instructors and students alike. German grammar explained | German books | Common German beginner mistakes German practice activities | German main page |
