Most Frequent Words in German From ChatGPT

TODO: adj, adv, verb 

Here are the 100 most frequent words in German, along with their English translations:

1. der - the (masculine)
2. die - the (feminine)
3. und - and
4. in - in
5. zu - to
6. den - the (masculine accusative)
7. das - the (neuter)
8. nicht - not
9. von - from, of
10. sie - she, they (feminine)
11. ist - is
12. des - of the (genitive)
13. sich - oneself, himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
14. mit - with
15. dem - the (neuter dative)
16. dass - that
17. er - he
18. es - it
19. ein - a, an (masculine)
20. ich - I
21. auf - on, upon
22. so - so, thus
23. eine - a, an (feminine)
24. auch - also, too
25. als - as, than
26. an - at, on
27. nach - after, to
28. wie - how, like
29. im - in the (masculine or neuter dative)
30. für - for
31. bei - at, near, with
32. oder - or
33. aber - but
34. vor - before, in front of
35. diese - this (feminine or plural)
36. durch - through, by
37. noch - still, yet
38. gegen - against
39. man - one, you
40. kann - can, may
41. mehr - more
42. seine - his
43. beim - at the (contraction of bei + dem)
44. schon - already, yet
45. unter - under, among
46. hatte - had
47. wir - we
48. da - there, then
49. vom - from the (masculine or neuter dative)
50. wenn - if, when
51. wäre - would be
52. ihr - her, their
53. ihm - him (dative)
54. uns - us (dative)
55. selbst - self
56. dieses - this (neuter or plural)
57. über - over, about
58. einem - a (masculine dative)
59. immer - always
60. nur - only, just
61. etwa - about, approximately
62. doch - but, however
63. schon - already, yet
64. bis - until, up to
65. einmal - once
66. andere - other (plural or masculine)
67. wo - where
68. ohne - without
69. ihm - to him (accusative)
70. sein - his, its
71. müssen - must, have to
72. habe - have
73. seine - her, its, their
74. dieser - this (masculine or neuter)
75. unter - among, between
76. wenn - when, if
77. immer - always
78. meisten - most (plural)
79. dir - to you (dative)
80. mich - me (accusative)
81. ihnen - them (dative)
82. etwas - something, somewhat
83. ihm - to him (dative)
84. gemacht - made, done
85. ihre - her, their
86. zeit - time
87. gegenüber - opposite, towards
88. nichts - nothing
89. denn -　　

90. durchaus - absolutely, definitely
91. tun - to do
92. einer - one (masculine or feminine)
93. drei - three
94. lange - long
95. heute - today
96. seinen - his
97. anders - different, other
98. mal - time, times
99. besonders - especially, particularly
100. dafür - for it, in return

 

Here are the 100 most frequent noun words in German, based on data from the Institut für Deutsche Sprache:

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1. Jahr (year)
2. Zeit (time)
3. Tag (day)
4. Mensch (human being)
5. Frau (woman)
6. Leben (life)
7. Mal (time)
8. Kind (child)
9. Welt (world)
10. Mann (man)
11. Arbeit (work)
12. Teil (part)
13. Land (country)
14. Fall (case)
15. Sache (thing/matter)
16. Familie (family)
17. Gruppe (group)
18. Staat (state)
19. Haus (house/home)
20. Ort (place/location)
21. Frage (question)
22. Name (name)
23. Seite (page/side)
24. Augenblick (moment)
25. Unternehmen (company/enterprise)
26. Problem (problem)
27. Stadt (city)
28. Woche (week)
29. Schule (school)
30. Freunde (friends)
31. Auge (eye)
32. Jahrhundert (century)
33. Wissenschaft (science)
34. Straße (street/road)
35. Geld (money)
36. Art (kind/type)
37. Person (person)
38. Krieg (war)
39. Bevölkerung (population)
40. Prozent (percent)
41. Regierung (government)
42. Idee (idea)
43. Sprache (language)
44. Liebe (love)
45. Wirklichkeit (reality)
46. Hand (hand)
47. Film (film/movie)
48. Mutter (mother)
49. Chance (chance/opportunity)
50. Grund (reason/cause)
51. Gegenwart (present)
52. System (system)
53. Stunde (hour)
54. Gesellschaft (society)
55. Freiheit (freedom)
56. Zukunft (future)
57. Buch (book)
58. Jahrzehnt (decade)
59. Möglichkeit (possibility)
60. Gebiet (region/area)
61. Uhr (clock/watch)
62. Maler (painter)
63. Europa (Europe)
64. Aufgabe (task)
65. Zeichen (sign/symbol)
66. Veränderung (change)
67. Musik (music)
68. Handel (trade/commerce)
69. Erfahrung (experience)
70. Körper (body)
71. Firma (company/firm)
72. Kultur (culture)
73. Natur (nature)
74. Ziel (goal/aim)
75. Arbeitnehmer (employee/worker)
76. Plan (plan)
77. Kunst (art)
78. Präsident (president)
79. Farbe (color)
80. Gedanke (thought)
81. Erde (earth)
82. Einheit (unit)
83. Gesetz (law)
84. Militär (military)
85. Begriff (term/concept)
86. Kirche (church)
87. Eltern (parents)
88. Unterschied (difference)
89. See (lake/sea)
90. Arbeitgeber (employer)
91. Projekt (project)
92. Baum (tree)
93. Gespräch (conversation)
94. Schüler (student/pupil)
95. Spiel (game)
96. Moment (moment)
97. Monat (month)
98. Weg (way/path)
99. Recht (right/law)
100. Fläche (area/surface)

 

Here are the 100 most frequent adjective words in German, based on data from the Institut für Deutsche Sprache:

1. gut (good)
2. groß (big/large)
3. neu (new)
4. ander (other)
5. alt (old)
6. jung (young)
7. lang (long)
8. klein (small/little)
9. wichtig (important)
10. politisch (political)
11. möglich (possible)
12. stark (strong)
13. kurz (short)
14. unterschiedlich (different)
15. sozial (social)
16. öffentlich (public)
17. national (national)
18. letzte (last)
19. international (international)
20. modern (modern)
21. spät (late)
22. eigen (own)
23. schwer (heavy/difficult)
24. bekannt (known/famous)
25. schön (beautiful/pretty)
26. zentral (central)
27. nötig (necessary)
28. verfügbar (available)
29. besonder (special)
30. wichtigste (most important)
31. möglicherweise (possibly)
32. großartig (great/magnificent)
33. frei (free)
34. einfach (simple/easy)
35. hoch (high/tall)
36. menschlich (human)
37. nah (near/close)
38. neuartig (novel/newfangled)
39. hart (hard/tough)
40. wirtschaftlich (economic)
41. privat (private)
42. weich (soft/gentle)
43. unterschieden (distinguished)
44. negativ (negative)
45. allein (alone/solely)
46. gesamt (total/entire)
47. konkret (concrete)
48. dauerhaft (permanent/durable)
49. weiter (further/continuing)
50. politische (political)
51. zufrieden (satisfied)
52. gefährlich (dangerous)
53. geeignet (suitable)
54. geehrt (honored)
55. gemeinsam (together/joint)
56. genügend (sufficient/enough)
57. finanziell (financial)
58. mögliche (possible)
59. ruhig (calm/quiet)
60. grün (green)
61. zahlreich (numerous)
62. schlimm (bad/worse/worst)
63. süß (sweet)
64. schwierig (difficult/challenging)
65. ausreichend (sufficient/adequate)
66. ehemalig (former)
67. perfekt (perfect)
68. beliebt (popular)
69. offen (open)
70. total (total/completely)
71. rot (red)
72. nützlich (useful/helpful)
73. heiß (hot)
74. tief (deep)
75. jungste (youngest)
76. typisch (typical)
77. schrecklich (terrible/horrible)
78. müde (tired)
79. ehemalige (former)
80. ausländisch (foreign)
81. schwach (weak)
82. unglaublich (incredible/unbelievable)
83. kompliziert (complicated)
84. altmodisch (old-fashioned)
85. zusammen (together)
86. besetzt (occupied)
87. schlecht (bad/poor)
88. guter (good)
89. wahrscheinlich (likely/probable)
90. wahr (true)
91. künstlerisch (artistic)
92. altbekannt (well-known)

93. menschenrechtliche (human rights)
94. breit (wide)
95. einzigartig (unique)
96. städtisch (urban)
97. bewusst (conscious)
98. schwierige (difficult)
99. riesig (huge/gigantic)
100. positiv (positive)

Note: Adjective forms that can also be used as adverbs (e.g. schnell/fast, langsam/slow) are not included in this list.

 

 

Here are the 100 most frequent adverb words in German, based on data from the Institut für Deutsche Sprache:

1. nicht (not)
2. auch (also)
3. schon (already)
4. sehr (very)
5. hier (here)
6. so (so)
7. heute (today)
8. nur (only)
9. dann (then)
10. immer (always)
11. noch (still/yet)
12. gerade (just/straight)
13. doch (however)
14. wieder (again)
15. vielleicht (perhaps/maybe)
16. mal (once/time)
17. eben (just/simply)
18. endlich (finally)
19. fast (almost)
20. bereits (already)
21. wiederum (on the other hand)
22. gern (gladly)
23. wirklich (really/truly)
24. kaum (hardly/scarcely)
25. morgen (tomorrow)
26. gestern (yesterday)
27. irgendwie (somehow)
28. besonders (especially/particularly)
29. besser (better)
30. möglichst (as much as possible)
31. meistens (mostly)
32. wahrscheinlich (probably)
33. genau (exactly/precisely)
34. irgendwann (sometime)
35. allein (alone/solely)
36. bereitschaftlich (willingly)
37. regelmäßig (regularly)
38. sofort (immediately)
39. stattdessen (instead)
40. überhaupt (at all)
41. dazu (in addition/for that)
42. ebenso (equally/similarly)
43. etwa (approximately)
44. lieber (preferably)
45. jeweils (each/respectively)
46. einfach (simply/easily)
47. allgemein (generally)
48. erst (only/just)
49. ziemlich (quite/pretty)
50. weit (far)
51. später (later)
52. plötzlich (suddenly)
53. ständig (constantly)
54. trotzdem (nevertheless)
55. irgendwo (somewhere)
56. überall (everywhere)
57. alle (all/every)
58. nebenbei (incidentally)
59. ausschließlich (exclusively)
60. fast nie (hardly ever)
61. bloß (merely/just)
62. offensichtlich (obviously/evidently)
63. niemals (never)
64. anderswo (elsewhere)
65. notwendigerweise (necessarily)
66. hin und wieder (now and then)
67. gleichzeitig (simultaneously)
68. ausschließlich (only/exclusively)
69. ehrlich (honestly)
70. tatsächlich (in fact/actually)
71. beispielsweise (for example)
72. zusammen (together)
73. alleine (alone)
74. zufällig (by chance/coincidentally)
75. häufig (frequently/often)
76. scheinbar (apparently)
77. keinesfalls (by no means)
78. ggf. (if necessary)
79. auf jeden Fall (in any case)
80. durchaus (absolutely/certainly)
81. selten (rarely)
82. immer noch (still)
83. endgültig (finally/definitely)
84. ausreichend (adequately/sufficiently)
85. daher (therefore/hence)
86. gelegentlich (occasionally)
87. fast immer (almost always)

88. zurzeit (currently/at the moment)
89. tatsächlich (indeed)
90. grundsätzlich (basically/fundamentally)
91. nachher (later/afterwards)
92. persönlich (personally)
93. unbedingt (absolutely/definitely)
94. überhaupt nicht (not at all)
95. immer wieder (time and again)
96. letztendlich (ultimately)
97. zumindest (at least)
98. irgendwann einmal (at some point)
99. irgendwie (in some way)
100. deshalb (that's why/therefore)

Note: Adverbial forms of adjectives (e.g. schnell/fast, langsam/slow) are not included in this list.

 

Here are the 100 most frequent verb words in German, based on data from the Institut für Deutsche Sprache:

1. sein (to be)
2. haben (to have)
3. werden (to become)
4. können (can/to be able to)
5. müssen (must/to have to)
6. sagen (to say)
7. machen (to make/do)
8. geben (to give)
9. kommen (to come)
10. gehen (to go)
11. wollen (to want)
12. wissen (to know)
13. sehen (to see)
14. lassen (to let/allow)
15. stehen (to stand)
16. finden (to find)
17. halten (to hold)
18. nehmen (to take)
19. tun (to do)
20. sprechen (to speak)
21. liegen (to lie)
22. leben (to live)
23. arbeiten (to work)
24. setzen (to set/put)
25. bekommen (to get/receive)
26. führen (to lead)
27. denken (to think)
28. fragen (to ask)
29. meinen (to mean)
30. helfen (to help)
31. laufen (to run/walk)
32. spielen (to play)
33. schreiben (to write)
34. ziehen (to pull/move)
35. reisen (to travel)
36. nehmen (to take)
37. erzählen (to tell/narrate)
38. schaffen (to create/achieve)
39. sehen (to see)
40. fahren (to drive/ride)
41. bleiben (to stay/remain)
42. zeigen (to show)
43. bringen (to bring)
44. suchen (to search/look for)
45. glauben (to believe)
46. meinen (to think)
47. öffnen (to open)
48. schließen (to close)
49. kaufen (to buy)
50. verkaufen (to sell)
51. fallen (to fall)
52. sprechen (to speak)
53. kosten (to cost)
54. tragen (to wear/carry)
55. nennen (to call/name)
56. bedeuten (to mean/signify)
57. entwickeln (to develop)
58. entscheiden (to decide)
59. verlieren (to lose)
60. vergessen (to forget)
61. verstehen (to understand)
62. versuchen (to try)
63. gewinnen (to win)
64. schaffen (to manage/cope)
65. unternehmen (to undertake)
66. rechnen (to calculate)
67. benötigen (to require/need)
68. anfangen (to begin/start)
69. betreffen (to concern/affect)
70. darstellen (to represent/portray)
71. durchführen (to carry out/execute)
72. betonen (to emphasize/stress)
73. empfehlen (to recommend)
74. entsprechen (to correspond to)
75. erreichen (to achieve/reach)
76. folgen (to follow)
77. funktionieren (to function/work)
78. gelten (to be valid/applicable)
79. genießen (to enjoy)
80. merken (to notice)
81. passieren (to happen/occur)
82. rechnen (to count)
83. reduzieren (to reduce)
84. scheinen (to seem/appear)
85. schließen (to conclude)
86. untersuchen (to investigate/examine)
87. verwenden (to use/employ)
88. wählen (to

89. widersprechen (to contradict/oppose)
90. abhängen (to depend on)
91. abnehmen (to decrease/take off)
92. abstimmen (to coordinate/vote)
93. ändern (to change)
94. anbieten (to offer)
95. anfordern (to request/demand)
96. ankommen (to arrive)
97. annehmen (to assume/accept)
98. ärgern (to annoy/anger)
99. aufnehmen (to record/take up)
100. aufstellen (to set up/establish)

Note: The German language has many separable verbs (trennbare Verben), where the prefix of the verb is separated from the verb stem in certain grammatical situations. These separable prefixes are not listed separately, but are included in the verb stem.