Words By Frequency | 4000 German

| Frequency Rank | Word (German) | English Translation | Part of Speech | |----------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------| | 1–100 | der, die, das, und, sein, haben, ich, du, etc. | the, and, to be, to have, I, you | articles, conjunctions, verbs, pronouns | | 101–500 | Mann, Frau, Kind, Haus, gehen, sagen, etc. | man, woman, child, house, go, say | nouns, verbs, adjectives | | 501–1500 | Arbeit, Straße, Leben, wichtig, etc. | work, street, life, important | more varied vocabulary | | 1501–3000 | (less common but still frequent) | e.g., Anspruch (claim/standard), verhalten (to behave) | specialized or abstract terms | | 3001–4000 | (low-frequency but useful) | e.g., erwerben (to acquire), schrumpfen (to shrink) | often verbs or technical terms |

Covers about 75% of all written texts (A1-A2 level).

| Rank | German | English | Part of Speech | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | der / die / das | the | Article | | 2 | und | and | Conjunction | | 3 | sein (ist) | to be (is) | Verb | | 4 | in | in | Preposition | | 5 | ein / eine | a / an | Article | | 6 | zu | to / too | Preposition/Adv | | 7 | haben (hat) | to have (has) | Verb | | 8 | ich | I | Pronoun | | 9 | werden (wird) | to become (becomes) | Verb | | 10 | von | from / of | Preposition | | 11 | mit | with | Preposition | | 12 | sie | she / they / her | Pronoun | | 13 | für | for | Preposition | | 14 | auf | on / onto | Preposition | | 15 | nicht | not | Adverb | | 16 | eine | a (fem/neut acc) | Article | | 17 | auch | also / too | Adverb | | 18 | sich | oneself | Reflexive Pronoun | | 19 | dass | that | Conjunction | | 20 | er | he | Pronoun |

Learning 4000 German words by frequency is a great way to quickly improve your language skills. By focusing on the most common words first, you'll be able to understand and communicate more effectively in everyday situations. With the right resources and a bit of practice, you can master these high-frequency words and take your German language skills to the next level. 4000 german words by frequency

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The Pareto Principle states that 80% of consequences come from 20% of the causes. For German: | Frequency Rank | Word (German) | English

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Mann, Frau, Kind, Haus, Auto, gut, schlecht, groß, klein.

German combines nouns. At this tier, you encounter beasts like Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften (legal protection insurance companies). Don't panic—they are just compound words. Break them down: Recht + Schutz + Versicherung + Gesellschaft + en . | work, street, life, important | more varied

Based on standard corpora (Leipzig, DWDS, or Tschirner):

The primary academic and practical source for this specific number is the