100 Most common German Words

Here you will find the top 100 most common German words and their meaning. Perfect for you who want to learn German super fast!

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Below down you will find the 100 most common German words.

Top 100 Most Common Words in German

By learning the 100 most common German words your learning will accelerate. Here you will find a full list of basic German words. These are the top 100 words in German (with meaning) that will make you better at speaking the language.

Number	German	in English
1	wie	as
2	ich	I
3	seine	his
4	dass	that
5	er	he
6	war	was
7	für	for
8	auf	on
9	sind	are
10	mit	with
11	sie	they
12	sein	be
13	bei	at
14	ein	one
15	haben	have
16	dies	this
17	aus	from
18	durch	by
19	heiß	hot
20	Wort	word

German words

Here you will find a list of common German words that are frequently used. Perfect for you who want to learn the German language by practicing your vocabulary every day.

Number	German	in English
21	aber	but
22	was	what
23	einige	some
24	ist	is
25	es	it
26	Sie	you
27	oder	or
28	hatte	had
29	die	the
30	von	of
31	zu	to
32	und	and
33	ein	a
34	bei	in
35	wir	we
36	können	can
37	aus	out
38	andere	other
39	waren	were
40	die	which

Best list with German words PDF

The best language learners take the German word list and daily use the German words with meaning (PDF). The 100 most common German words are basic and therefore very useful in every conversation.

Number	German	in English
41	tun	do
42	ihre	their
43	Zeit	time
44	wenn	if
45	werden	will
46	wie	how
47	sagte	said
48	ein	an
49	jeder	each
50	sagen	tell
51	tut	does
52	Satz	set
53	drei	three
54	wollen	want
55	Luft	air
56	gut	well
57	auch	also
58	spielen	play
59	klein	small
60	Ende	end

100 Most Used German Words

Number	German	in English
61	setzen	put
62	Zuhause	home
63	lesen	read
64	seits	hand
65	Hafen	port
66	groß	large
67	buchstabieren	spell
68	hinzufügen	add
69	auch	even
70	Lande	land
71	hier	here
72	muss	must
73	groß	big
74	hoch	high
75	so	such
76	folgen	follow
77	Akt	act
78	warum	why
79	fragen	ask
80	Männer	men

Find the 100 most used words in German

100 words in German with meaning – here you will find the most used German words. A full vocabulary list of the 100 most common words in German can be found below:

Number	German	in English
81	Veränderung	change
82	ging	went
83	Licht	light
84	Art	kind
85	aus	off
86	müssen	need
87	Haus	house
88	Bild	picture
89	versuchen	try
90	uns	us

Most frequent German words

Want to learn German online? Take a look at the longer list of the most frequent German words – the 1000 most common German words.

Number	German	in English
91	wieder	again
92	Tier	animal
93	Punkt	point
94	Mutter	mother
95	Welt	world
96	in der Nähe von	near
97	bauen	build
98	selbst	self
99	Erde	earth
100	Vater	father

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