C1
50 most common German words: level C1
The German words at level C1 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 | Produkt | /pʁoˈdʊkt/ | product | noun |
| 2 | Tafel | /ˈtaːfl̩/ | board | noun |
| 3 | regelmäßig | /ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌmɛːsɪk/ | regular | adjective |
| 4 | Geschrei | /ɡəˈʃʁaɪ̯/ | shouting | noun |
| 5 | Ruder | /ˈʁuː.dɐ/ | rudder | noun |
| 6 | Kaninchen | /ka.ˈniːn.çən/ | rabbit | noun |
| 7 | Orange | /oˈʁɑ̃ːʒə/ | orange | noun |
| 8 | Zombie | /ˈt͡sɔmbi/ | zombie | noun |
| 9 | Mahlzeit | /ˈmaːlˌt͡saɪ̯t/ | meal | noun |
| 10 | aufbrechen | /ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩/ | set off | verb |
| 11 | überraschend | /yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t/ | surprising | adjective |
| 12 | Verhör | /fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯/ | interrogation | noun |
| 13 | klagen | /ˈklaːɡŋ̩/ | complain | verb |
| 14 | Dichter | /ˈdɪçtɐ/ | poet | noun |
| 15 | angemessen | /ˈanɡəˌmɛsn̩/ | adequate | adjective |
| 16 | chinesisch | /çiˈneːzɪʃ/ | chinese | adjective |
| 17 | abhängen | /ˈapˌhɛŋən/ | depend | verb |
| 18 | zögern | /ˈt͡søː.ɡɐn/ | hesitate | verb |
| 19 | verständlich | /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛntlɪç/ | understandable | adjective |
| 20 | Infektion | /ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn/ | infection | noun |
| 21 | Winkel | /ˈvɪŋ.kl̩/ | angle | noun |
| 22 | vermuten | /fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩/ | suppose | verb |
| 23 | überzeugend | /yːbɐˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩t/ | convincing | adjective |
| 24 | Autorität | /aʊ̯toʁiˈtɛːt/ | authority | noun |
| 25 | Schinken | /ˈʃɪŋkŋ̩/ | ham | noun |
| 26 | Hai | /haɪ̯/ | shark | noun |
| 27 | binden | /ˈbɪndn̩/ | tie | verb |
| 28 | Erpressung | /ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsʊŋ/ | blackmail | noun |
| 29 | Sammlung | /ˈzamlʊŋ/ | collection | noun |
| 30 | ergreifen | /ɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩/ | seize | verb |
| 31 | Bewohner | /bəˈvoːnɐ/ | resident | noun |
| 32 | Supermarkt | /ˈzuːpɐˌmaʁkt/ | supermarket | noun |
| 33 | Verwandte | /fɛɐ̯ˈvantə/ | relative | noun |
| 34 | Priorität | /pʁioʁiˈtɛːt/ | priority | noun |
| 35 | Beförderung | /bəˈfœʁdəʁʊŋ/ | promotion | noun |
| 36 | Eifersucht | /ˈʔaɪ̯.fɐ.zʊxt/ | jealousy | noun |
| 37 | erbärmlich | /ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪç/ | miserable | adjective |
| 38 | Ufer | /ˈuːfɐ/ | shore | noun |
| 39 | Bezirk | /bəˈt͡sɪʁk/ | district | noun |
| 40 | Qualität | /ˌkva.li.ˈtɛːt/ | quality | noun |
| 41 | versichern | /fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐn/ | assure | verb |
| 42 | Scheibe | /ˈʃaɪ̯bə/ | slice | noun |
| 43 | Konferenz | /ˌkɔnfeˈʁɛnt͡s/ | conference | noun |
| 44 | Sonnenaufgang | /ˈzɔnənˌʔaʊ̯fɡaŋ/ | sunrise | noun |
| 45 | braun | /braʊ̯n/ | brown | noun |
| 46 | Diagnose | /diaˈɡnoːzə/ | diagnosis | noun |
| 47 | paranoid | /pa.ʁa.noˈiːt/ | paranoid | adjective |
| 48 | wandern | /ˈvandɐn/ | hike | verb |
| 49 | Frost | /fʁɔst/ | frost | noun |
| 50 | Kabine | /ka.ˈbiː.nə/ | cabin | 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).