Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 2,461–2,520
Words 2,461 to 2,520 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- skizzieren to sketch (to create a sketch); to outline
- streuen to strew, to scatter, to sprinkle; to spread
- zusammenpassen to fit together
- umbauen to convert; to rebuild, reconstruct
- verirren to get lost
- klimpern to jingle; jangle; tinkle
- anrechnen to recognise, to acknowledge, (to accept as valid); to impute
- aufrüsten to increase armament; to upgrade
- feien to protect, to shield
- zollen to pay (e.g. tribute, respect, etc.)
- erdrosseln to strangle, throttle
- konstatieren to state
- ritzen to scratch; to cut oneself
- pushen to push, promote
- wettern to rail (against)
- wegsperren to lock away
- zirpen to chirp, chirr, chirrup (make the sound of a cricket or a similar repetitive, metallic…
- säen to sow
- abräumen to clear away, to clear (by taking away items); to clear (the remaining bowling pins)
- mähen to mow, to harvest (to cut the stalks of grass, grain, etc. with a scythe or bladed…
- einwenden to raise (an objection to), to make (an argument against)
- verdrücken to sneak off; to press a wrong button, key, etc.
- grollen to grumble, to thunder; to be angry
- hervorbringen to yield, to spawn, to bear, to produce, to bring forth
- ergründen to fathom, get to the bottom of
- komponieren to compose
- tappen to grope, pad (walk hesitatingly, especially in the dark); to grope, frisk (search by…
- herholen to fetch
- festigen to consolidate; to strengthen
- gutheißen to approve
- wegschmeißen to ditch, junk; to throw away
- schädigen to damage, harm, hurt, injure
- veralten to become outdated
- ermessen to consider; to imagine
- zieren to decorate; to make a fuss
- hineinziehen to pull in, to drag in (into an enclosed location); to embroil, to involve, to sweep up…
- einwilligen to consent (to), to agree (to)
- rütteln to shake, to jolt; to shake, to rattle (to make a barrier or obstacle shake, attempting…
- maskieren to mask
- bestärken to strengthen, to encourage, to fortify; to confirm, to reinforce
- spaßen to joke; to jest; to frolic
- dazukommen to arrive; to be added
- entsenden to dispatch
- vorhersehen to foresee
- prangen to resplend, shine, to be shown, sported (to be highly visible); to show off, to flaunt
- promovieren to promote; to do one's doctorate
- verstreichen to pass, to elapse, to expire; to spread something (e.g., paint, spread, cream, etc.)
- durchsickern to percolate, permeate; to leak out; to leak (information)
- vorwarnen to forewarn, to warn in advance (especially of something pending or uncertain), to…
- herumfahren to drive around (an obstacle, etc.) [with um]; to turn around suddenly
- ausbluten to bleed out
- wegräumen to put away, to clear away, to remove
- absaugen to suck off; to give a blowjob
- simsen to text message, to text, to SMS; the genus Scirpus
- orten to locate
- hingeben to hand over (away from speaker); to sacrifice
- zusammenhängen to interrelate, connect
- überbrücken to bridge
- lallen to utter indistinct sounds, to babble or slur one's words (said especially of babies and…
- begutachten to examine, assess
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 2,742 verbs graded A1 to C2. 281 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the verb forms included?
Yes. Every verb entry lists the third-person present, the preterite and the past participle, plus whether it takes haben or sein in the perfect. Those four pieces are enough to build every tense.
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