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The most common German pronouns

The 67 pronouns you will meet most often in German, ordered by frequency rather than by textbook chapter. Between them they account for 20.4% of everyday speech.

67pronouns
20.4%of everyday speech
#2rank of the commonest
#WordEnglishSay itShare
2ichIihkh4.249%
3sieshe/theyzee2.746%
7duyoudoo2.126%
10esitehs1.661%
13wirweveer1.242%
14waswhatvahs1.223%
17erheehr0.975%
20mirto memeer0.735%
25michmemihkh0.644%
38dichyoudihkh0.497%
42ihrher/you alleer0.473%
49dirto youdeer0.400%
52sichoneselfzihkh0.385%
54unsusuuns0.378%
64ihnhimeen0.314%
71alleseverythingAH-luhs0.264%
76nichtsnothingnihkhts0.223%
77manone/peoplemahn0.217%
78ihnento themEE-nuhn0.211%
81etwassomethingEH-tvahs0.207%
94alleallAH-luh0.162%
97ihmto himeem0.157%
101werwhovayr0.152%
104euchyou allAW-uhkh0.149%
164jemandsomeoneYAY-mahnt0.071%
181selbstself/evenzehlpst0.065%
263niemandnobodyNEE-mahnt0.041%
275beidebothBEYE-duh0.038%
283jederevery (m)YAY-der0.038%
328bisschena littleBIHS-khuhn0.030%
355jemandensomeoneYAY-mahn-duhn0.027%
438denenthose/whomday-nuhn0.022%
451allenallAH-luhn0.021%
471beidenbothBEYE-duhn0.020%
479einigesomeEYE-nih-guh0.019%
480diesthisdees0.019%
493wenwhomvayn0.018%
503irgendwassomethingIHR-guhnd-vahs0.018%
521jedeevery (f)YAY-duh0.017%
536allemallAH-luhm0.016%
568wemto whomvaym0.015%
601jedesevery (n)YAY-duhs0.014%
758jedemevery (m/n)YAY-duhm0.010%
777niemandennobodyNEE-mahn-duhn0.010%
805jemandemsomeoneYAY-mahn-duhm0.009%
846irgendetwassomethingIHR-guhn-deh-tvahs0.009%
862allerof allAH-ler0.008%
878dasselbethe same (n)dahs-ZEHL-buh0.008%
944selbermyself/yourselfZEHL-ber0.007%
998manchesomeMAHN-khuh0.007%
1084niemandemnobodyNEE-mahn-duhm0.006%
1092einigensomeEYE-nih-guhn0.006%
1151irgendwelcheanyIHR-guhnd-vehl-khuh0.006%
1203derenwhose/their (f/pl)DAY-ruhn0.005%
1239sowassomething like thatZOH-vahs0.005%
1266dessenwhose (m/n)DEH-suhn0.005%
1399einigessome thingsEYE-nih-guhs0.004%
1461irgendjemandsomeoneIHR-guhn-dyay-mahnt0.004%
1597derjenigethe one (who)DEH-ryay-nih-guh0.004%
1612einandereach othereye-NAHN-der0.004%
1640mehrereseveralMAY-ruh-ruh0.004%
1671dieselbethe same (f)dee-ZEHL-buh0.003%
1867wessenwhoseVEH-suhn0.003%
1950vielesmuchFEE-luhs0.003%
1966beidesbothBEYE-duhs0.003%
2273irgendsomeIHR-guhnt0.002%
2406nixnothing (slang)nihks0.002%

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