B1
50 most common German words: level B1
The German words at level B1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Position | /poziˈt͡si̯oːn/ | position | noun |
| 2 | Fernsehen | /ˈfɛʁnˌzeːən/ | television | noun |
| 3 | schließlich | /ˈʃliːs.lɪç/ | eventually | adverb |
| 4 | schwierig | /ˈʃviːʁɪç/ | difficult | adjective |
| 5 | Angebot | /ˈanɡəˌboːt/ | offer | noun |
| 6 | nah | /naː/ | near | adverb |
| 7 | Ring | /ʁɪŋ/ | ring | noun |
| 8 | Lied | /liːt/ | song | noun |
| 9 | fantastisch | /fan.ˈtas.tɪʃ/ | fantastic | adjective |
| 10 | Falle | /ˈfalə/ | trap | noun |
| 11 | Insel | /ˈɪn.zl̩/ | island | noun |
| 12 | dauern | /ˈdaʊ̯.ɐn/ | last | verb |
| 13 | daher | /ˈdaːheːɐ̯/ | hence | adverb |
| 14 | zufällig | /ˈt͡suːfɛlɪç/ | by chance | adjective |
| 15 | Dorf | /dɔʁf/ | village | noun |
| 16 | Feind | /faɪ̯nt/ | enemy | noun |
| 17 | bauen | /ˈbaʊ̯ən/ | build | verb |
| 18 | hängen | /ˈhɛŋən/ | hang | verb |
| 19 | leise | /ˈlaɪ̯.zə/ | quietly | adverb |
| 20 | Unternehmen | /ʊntɐˈneːmən/ | enterprise | noun |
| 21 | versprechen | /fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçn̩/ | promise | verb |
| 22 | Freiheit | /ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t/ | freedom | noun |
| 23 | verdienen | /fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnən/ | earn | verb |
| 24 | unterhalten | /ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩/ | maintain | verb |
| 25 | Schaden | /ˈʃaː.dn̩/ | damage | noun |
| 26 | beenden | /bəˈʔɛndn̩/ | finish | verb |
| 27 | lächerlich | /ˈlɛçɐlɪç/ | ridiculous | adjective |
| 28 | Park | /paʁk/ | park | noun |
| 29 | schätzen | /ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩/ | appreciate | verb |
| 30 | Energie | /enɛʁˈɡiː/ | energy | noun |
| 31 | Fleisch | /flaɪ̯ʃ/ | meat | noun |
| 32 | Zeitung | /ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ/ | newspaper | noun |
| 33 | betrunken | /bəˈtʁʊŋkn̩/ | drunk | adjective |
| 34 | Gespräch | /ɡəˈʃpʀɛːç/ | conversation | noun |
| 35 | leiden | /ˈlaɪ̯dn̩/ | suffer | verb |
| 36 | Taxi | /ˈtaksi/ | taxi | noun |
| 37 | See | /zeː/ | lake | noun |
| 38 | Unterschied | /ˈʊn.tɐ.ˌʃiːt/ | difference | noun |
| 39 | Wind | /vɪnt/ | wind | noun |
| 40 | schreien | /ˈʃʁaɪ̯ən/ | shout | verb |
| 41 | Bus | /bʊs/ | bus | noun |
| 42 | Angriff | /ˈanˌɡʁɪf/ | attack | noun |
| 43 | Verhalten | /fɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩/ | behavior | noun |
| 44 | Loch | /lɔx/ | hole | noun |
| 45 | Interesse | /ɪntəˈʁɛsə/ | interest | noun |
| 46 | treten | /ˈtʁeːtn̩/ | step | verb |
| 47 | Polizist | /poliˈt͡sɪst/ | police officer | noun |
| 48 | Flasche | /ˈfla.ʃə/ | bottle | noun |
| 49 | Schuss | /ʃʊs/ | shot | noun |
| 50 | Meer | /meːɐ̯/ | sea | noun |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).