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 150 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 101-150
| Rank | German word | English translation | Part of speech |
| 101. | tun | to do, make; to put; doings, conduct (capitalized as a noun - das Tun) | verb, noun |
| 102. | Mann | man, male, husband | noun |
| 103. | euch | you, yourselves (plural form; accusative and dative of "ihr") | personal pronoun |
| 104. | wer | who; the person who; somebody, someone | interrogative pronoun, relative pronoun, indefinite pronoun |
| 105. | wirklich | real, true, natural | adjective |
| 106. | ihm | him, to him (dative of "er"); it, to it (dative of "es") | personal pronoun |
| 107. | einem | a, an (masculine and neuter dative) | indefinite article |
| 108. | werde | (I) become (1st-person singular present; 1st- and 3rd-person singular subjunctive I; imperative singular of "werden") | verb, auxiliary verb; noun |
| 109. | sagen | to say, tell | verb |
| 110. | deine | your (nominative/accusative feminine and plural of "dein") | possessive pronoun |
| 111. | denn | for, because, then, than (conjunction); then (adverb) | conjunction, adverb |
| 112. | danke | thank you!, thanks!; inflection of the verb "danken" | interjection, verb |
| 113. | andere | other, different, next | indefinite pronoun |
| 114. | über | above, over, across, beyond, about, on | preposition |
| 115. | komm | come (1st-person singular present; imperative singular of "kommen") | verb |
| 116. | einer | a, an (feminine genitive and dative) | indefinite afticle |
| 117. | einfach | easy, simple, plain; single, one-way; simply, just | adjective, adverb |
| 118. | soll | (I/he/she) should (1st- and 3rd-person singular present of "sollen"); debit, target (capitalized as a noun - die Soll) | verb, noun |
| 119. | müssen | must, have to | verb, auxiliary verb |
| 120. | nie | never | adverb |
| 121. | gibt | (he/she/it) gives, is giving (3rd-person singular present of "geben"); es gibt = there is, there are | verb |
| 122. | hey | hi, hey | interjection |
| 123. | des | the (genitive singular masculine/neuter of "der" and "das") | definitive article |
| 124. | tut | (he/she/it) does, is doing; (you all) do, are doing (3rd-person singular present, 2nd-person plural present, imperative plural of "tun") | verb |
| 125. | Leben | life; to live (verb, not capitalized) | noun, verb |
| 126. | willst | (you) want to (2nd-person singular present of "wollen") | verb, auxiliary verb |
| 127. | viel | much, a lot | adjective, indefinite pronoun |
| 128. | los | loose, not attached, rid of | advective |
| 129. | Zeit | time, age; tense (grammar) | noun |
| 130. | Ihnen | you, to you (dative of Sie) | personal pronoun |
| 131. | am | on, at, on the, at the | preposition |
| 132. | würde | (I/he/she/it) would become (1st- and 3rd-person singular subjunctive II of "werden"); dignity, honor (capitalized as a noun - die Würde) | verb, noun |
| 133. | hatte | to have (1st- and 3rd-person singular preterite of the verb "haben") | verb |
| 134. | kannst | (you) can (2nd-person singular present of "können") | |
| 135. | wissen | to know; knowledge (capitalized as a noun - das Wissen) | verb, noun |
| 136. | zurück | back, backwards | adverb |
| 137. | heute | today, nowadays | adverb |
| 138. | damit | with it, thereby; so that, in order that | adverb, conjunction |
| 139. | gesagt | said (past participle of "sagen") | |
| 140. | Ihr | your (politely or formally addressing one person) | possessive pronoun |
| 141. | macht | does, makes; make, do (3rd-and 2nd-person singular present; imperative plural of "machen"); power, might, potency (capitalized as a noun - die Macht) | verb, noun |
| 142. | weißt | (you/"du") know (2nd-person singular present of "wissen") | verb |
| 143. | kein | no, not a, not an | indefinite pronoun |
| 144. | wollen | to want, to wish, to desire (verb); to want to do smth (auxiliary verb); woolen (adjective) | verb, auxiliary verb, adjective |
| 145. | wurde | (I/he/she/it) became (1st- and 3rd-person singular preterite of "werden") | verb |
| 146. | wollte | (I/he/she/it) wanted to, would want to (1st- and 3rd-person singular preterite/subjunctive II of "wollen") | verb, auxiliary verb |
| 147. | Frau | woman, wife; Mrs/Ms | noun |
| 148. | wäre | (I/he/she/it) would be (1st- and 3rd-person singular subjunctive II of "sein") | verb |
| 149. | Gott | God, god, deity | noun |
| 150. | Leute | people, folk | noun |
Index of most common German words
- Top 50 German words
- Most common German words: 51-100
- Most common German words: 101-150
- Most common German words: 151-200
- Most common German words: 201-300
- Most common German words: 301-400
- Most common German words: 401-500
- Most common German words: 501-600
- Most common German words: 601-700
- Most common German words: 701-800
- Most common German words: 801-900
- Most common German words: 901-1000