Top Most used 1000 german words by freqency ( by astroviii)
- Variant
- German
- Base language
- English
- Cards
- 1000
- Updated
- 2026/07/26
- By
- squealing moth
Description
Why the Top 1,000 Words Matter Massive Coverage: The top 100 words account for ~50% of daily German, while the top 1,000 cover roughly 85%. Complete Details: Ranked by spoken frequency with dictionary forms, English translations, parts of speech, and CEFR levels.
Sample cards
Front
ich
Back
I
Front
sein
Back
to be; (as determiner) his, its
Front
das
Back
the (neuter); that, this
Front
die
Back
the (feminine; plural); who, which
Front
du
Back
you (informal singular)
Front
der
Back
the (masculine); who, which
Front
nicht
Back
not
Front
und
Back
and
Front
es
Back
it
Front
sie
Back
she; they; (Sie) you (formal)
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