46words
42in the top 5,000
Germanlanguage
| Word | English | How common |
|---|---|---|
| sprechen | to speak | #152 0.083% of speech |
| essen | to eat | #195 0.059% of speech |
| leben | to live | #99 0.156% of speech |
| laufen | to run | #186 0.063% of speech |
| schreiben | to write | #296 0.035% of speech |
| lesen | to read | #333 0.029% of speech |
| studieren | to study | outside the top 5,000 |
| tanzen | to dance | #589 0.014% of speech |
| arbeiten | to work | #209 0.056% of speech |
| schlafen | to sleep | #240 0.047% of speech |
| trinken | to drink | #291 0.036% of speech |
| kaufen | to buy | #332 0.030% of speech |
| kochen | to cook | #1010 0.007% of speech |
| lernen | to learn | #321 0.031% of speech |
| unterrichten | to teach | #3558 0.001% of speech |
| öffnen | to open | #535 0.017% of speech |
| schließen | to close | #472 0.020% of speech |
| helfen | to help | #139 0.102% of speech |
| zuhören | to listen | #1372 0.005% of speech |
| sagen | to say or tell | #31 0.542% of speech |
| denken | to think | #79 0.211% of speech |
| lieben | to love | #121 0.116% of speech |
| reisen | to travel | #593 0.014% of speech |
| ankommen | to arrive | #1370 0.005% of speech |
| hinausgehen | to leave or go out | outside the top 5,000 |
| hochgehen | to go up or climb | outside the top 5,000 |
| hinuntergehen | to go down | outside the top 5,000 |
| kennenlernen | to meet or know | #754 0.010% of speech |
| wissen | to know | #29 0.586% of speech |
| gehen | to go | #33 0.518% of speech |
| sehen | to see | #45 0.440% of speech |
| reden | to talk | #119 0.118% of speech |
| suchen | to look for | #175 0.066% of speech |
| anschauen | to watch | #2448 0.002% of speech |
| tragen | to carry or wear | #340 0.029% of speech |
| lassen | to leave or let | #72 0.258% of speech |
| legen | to put | #345 0.028% of speech |
| nehmen | to take or drink | #109 0.141% of speech |
| kommen | to come | #36 0.502% of speech |
| wollen | to want or love | #50 0.391% of speech |
| brauchen | to need | #108 0.141% of speech |
| schneiden | to cut | #1118 0.006% of speech |
| gewinnen | to win | #530 0.017% of speech |
| benutzen | to use | #735 0.011% of speech |
| glauben | to believe | #91 0.175% of speech |
| verstehen | to understand | #124 0.114% of speech |
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