1000 Most Common German Words

This page continues the list of most common German words along with their English translation. By now, you should have learned the first 600 most frequent German words. Please, see the index of most common words at the bottom of this page to access other parts of the frequency list.

Most Used German words 501-600

Rank  German word   English translation Part of speech
501. neue    
502. Alter age, old age noun
503. ziemlich    
504. anders differently, distinctly, else adverb
505. siehst    
506. Polizei    
507. Stunden    
508. musste (I/he/she/it) had to (1st- and 3rd-person singular preterite of "müssen") verb
509. Spiel    
510. gewesen been (past participle of "sein")  
511. gerne    
512. finde    
513. erzählt    
514. Tod    
515. Ort    
516. Chance    
517. bedeutet    
518. War    
519. sagst (you) say, tell (2nd-person singular present of "sagen") verb
520. fragen    
521. letzten    
522. sogar    
523. ersten    
524. Sachen    
525. Wahrheit    
526. einzige    
527. kurz    
528. denen    
529. Kommen    
530. Spaß    
531. gehst (you / "du") go, are going (2nd-person singular present of "gehen") verb
532. oben    
533. Mama    
534. schwer    
535. Schule    
536. je    
537. eben    
538. Gesicht    
539. bestimmt    
540. treffen    
541. niemand    
542. Woche    
543. Entschuldigung    
544. Sorgen    
545. warte    
546. natürlich    
547. schlecht    
548. getötet    
549. große    
550. verstehen    
551. hoffe    
552. Ah ooh, ah, oh interjection
553. ändern to change, modify, alter verb
554. Sei    
555. Zimmer    
556. hoch    
557. unserer our (feminine genitive/dative singular; genitive plural of "unser") possessive pronoun
558. Tage    
559. Teil    
560. suchen    
561. Wann    
562. verlassen    
563. zeigen    
564. wollten    
565. lässt    
566. Wort    
567. eins    
568. zwischen    
569. Woher    
570. Schatz    
571. versuchen    
572. nett    
573. Zu    
574. Arsch arse, ass, butt noun
575. kriegen    
576. kleinen    
577. Hab    
578. weiss    
579. erste    
580. läuft    
581. kommst    
582. Freundin    
583. Mensch    
584. beiden    
585. Ding    
586. endlich    
587. niemals    
588. Nimm    
589. muß    
590. denkst    
591. Herz    
592. Waffe    
593. Dollar    
594. tust (you) do, (you) are doing (2nd-person singular present of "tun") verb
595. nehme    
596. Schau    
597. holen    
598. oft    
599. drauf    
600. Niemand    

Index of most common German words

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