The 100 most frequently used German words below are compiled from a scientific study conducted by Randall Jones & Erwin Tschirner. selbst, selber (pron.) -self (adv.) evenīy learning the 100 most frequently used German words you will open the keys to getting to Strommen level 2 or 3. eigentlich (adv.) actually (adj.) actual, realĩ7. lang (adj.) long lange (adv.) for a long timeĩ6.
jede, jeder, jedes (art./pron.) every, eachĩ5. denn (conj.) because (adv./flavoring particle)Ĩ8. lassen (verb) to let, allow, have (something) doneĨ6. Mal das, -e (noun) time mal (conj.) times (adv.)Ĩ2. doch (adv.) however, still (adv./flavoring particle)ħ6. ganz (adj.) whole, all the (adv.) quiteħ2. andere, anderer, anderes (adj./pron.) otherĦ6. schon (adv.) already (adv./flavoring particle)ĥ9. aber (conj.) but (adv./flavoring particle)Ĥ7. sie (pron.) she, her they, them Sie (pron.) you (formal)ġ9. werden (verb) to become (aux./future tense) ġ0. haben (verb) to have (aux./perfect tense)ĩ. Other German words like Waldsterben are still considered foreign words used in English and often describe a particular technical term. Here you will find German words which are used in English (mostly American English). According to linguists, knowing 800 to 1000 most frequent words brings. For more advanced learners, the list serves as a good checklist to spot gaps in your vocabulary. Especially if you are still at A1 or A2 level. Loan translations are also called calques. This list of most frequent 300 German words will help you build a solid vocabulary foundation. There is the basic german vocabulary by Langenscheidt, it contains the (according to them) 4000 most common words, divided in the 2000 most common and the 2000 after them, subdivided in topics and with example sentences, I have a copy of it and when I first started learning German I found it very useful to expand my vocabulary, paired with a flashcards software. I will save you the trouble of looking through a table for the translations to English, because unfortunately they all mean the. Loan word itself is a literal translation of the German Lehnwort, making it a loan translation, loan translation itself being a loan translation of Lehnübersetzung. Blitz: Attack suddenly and without warning. The 1000 word list uses a different dataset, so the first 100 may be slightly different. The next most commonly used words in German are articles: der, die, and das, otherwise known as the gendered component to a noun. Angst: An acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom. If you are learning German vocabulary, why not start with the 100 most frequently used German words? When you are done with this frequency list, head over to the 1000 most common German words so you can master the first 1000.