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The 100 most common German words
Start with the words you will see most often in German, and practice them as flashcards.
Press space to show the answer. Then press 1 for Still learning or 2 for Knew it. Hold the green button until the ring fills to mark the word as learned.
How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words are shown in order of how often they are used in German, most common first.
Each word has its own schedule
Each word has its own time until its next review. The time grows each time you get the word right, and goes back to one day when you miss it. Every word is asked in both directions, and each direction has its own schedule.
How fast you answer counts
A word you answer instantly is scheduled further out than one you hesitate over, even though you got both right. Hesitation is the signal that a word is not secure yet.
The full list
All 100 words, in frequency order. Words you have practiced are marked.
- 1undand
- 2sieshe, they, you (formal)
- 3diethe, who, which
- 4ichI
- 5derthe, who, which
- 6zuto, too, closed
- 7erhe, it
- 8esit
- 9inin, into
- 10dasthe, that, which
- 11warwas
- 12nichtnot
- 13denthe (accusative), to the
- 14eina, an, one
- 15sichhimself, herself, themselves
- 16aufon, onto, open
- 17mitwith
- 18vonof, from, by
- 19dassthat
- 20einea, an, one
- 21istis
- 22alsthan, when, as
- 23anat, on, to
- 24wiehow, like, as
- 25hattehad
- 26wirwe
- 27soso, like this, such
- 28sagtesaid
- 29demthe (dative), to the
- 30aberbut, however
- 31umaround, at, in order to
- 32einena, an (accusative)
- 33michme, myself
- 34ihrher, their, you (plural)
- 35seinto be, his, its
- 36ausout of, from, made of
- 37waswhat, that
- 38fürfor
- 39desof the
- 40ihreher, their
- 41duyou
- 42wennif, when, whenever
- 43ihnhim, it
- 44einema, an (dative)
- 45mirme, to me, myself
- 46nachafter, to, according to
- 47imin the
- 48seinehis, its
- 49überover, about, above
- 50dochbut, yet, however
- 51warenwere
- 52nochstill, yet, another
- 53einera, an, one
- 54dannthen, after that
- 55würdewould
- 56nuronly, just
- 57oderor
- 58habento have
- 59sehrvery
- 60unsus, to us, ourselves
- 61vorbefore, in front of, ago
- 62amat the, on the
- 63werdento become, will, to be
- 64habehave
- 65konntecould, was able to
- 66meinemy
- 67ihmhim, to him, it
- 68diesethis, these
- 69sindare
- 70meinmy
- 71wurdebecame, was
- 72durchthrough, by
- 73ihnenthem, to them, you (formal)
- 74auchalso, too, as well
- 75zumto the, for the
- 76immeralways
- 77dathere, here, since
- 78nunnow, well
- 79etwassomething, a little, somewhat
- 80keineno, not any, none
- 81hathas
- 82dieserthis, these
- 83wiederagain
- 84hättewould have, had
- 85sahsaw
- 86ihrenher, their, your (formal)
- 87nichtsnothing, anything
- 88selbstmyself, himself, herself
- 89wirdbecomes, will, is being
- 90dennbecause, for, then
- 91beiat, near, with
- 92mehrmore, anymore
- 93kanncan, is able to
- 94sehento see
- 95seinenhis, its
- 96bisuntil, up to
- 97wowhere
- 98weilbecause
- 99warumwhy
- 100werwho
