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German Top 100 Verbs

The 100 most common German verbs, ranked by how often they appear in written German (wordfreq). Each card has the infinitive, a short meaning, an example sentence with its translation, and the irregular forms with the perfect auxiliary. Two steps of 50, most common first.

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  • wählen

    to choose; to vote

  • to name

    nennen

  • klingen

    to sound

  • to share; to divide

    teilen

  • ändern

    to change

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sein
to be
haben
to have
werden
to become; will
können
can; to be able to
müssen
must; to have to
geben
to give
gehen
to go (on foot)
machen
to do; to make
wollen
to want to
sollen
should; supposed to
kommen
to come
leben
to live (be alive)
lassen
to let; to leave
wissen
to know (a fact)
sehen
to see
sagen
to say
stehen
to stand; to be (standing)
finden
to find; to think
tun
to do (act)
liegen
to lie (flat)
dürfen
may (permission); be allowed
mögen
to like; would like (möchte)
heißen
to be called
fragen
to ask
gehören
to belong
nehmen
to take
bekommen
to get; to receive
spielen
to play
arbeiten
to work
bleiben
to stay
glauben
to believe; to think
stellen
to put (upright); to place
halten
to hold; to stop
zeigen
to show
essen
to eat
erhalten
to receive
bringen
to bring; to take
gelten
to be valid; to apply
brauchen
to need
denken
to think (have in mind)
schreiben
to write
treffen
to meet
scheinen
to seem (appear to be); to shine
lesen
to read
bestehen
to pass (an exam); to consist (of)
fahren
to go (by vehicle); to drive
passieren
to happen (occur)
folgen
to follow
führen
to lead
helfen
to help
suchen
to look for
laufen
to run (jog)
verstehen
to understand
stimmen
to be correct (a statement)
vergessen
to forget
zahlen
to pay (a sum)
kaufen
to buy
lernen
to learn; to study
reden
to talk
sprechen
to speak
erreichen
to reach; to achieve
schaffen
to manage; to make it
setzen
to sit down (sich setzen); to set down
versuchen
to try
bedeuten
to mean (signify)
hören
to hear; to listen
fallen
to fall
hoffen
to hope
handeln
to act; to deal
kennen
to know (be familiar with)
sorgen
to take care (of)
verlieren
to lose
erklären
to explain
ziehen
to pull; to move
tragen
to wear; to carry
nutzen
to use (make use of)
passen
to fit; to suit
warten
to wait
gewinnen
to win
verwenden
to use (apply)
gefallen
to please; to appeal to
reichen
to be enough; to hand
erzählen
to tell (a story)
funktionieren
to function; to work
fehlen
to be missing
schauen
to look
beginnen
to begin
bieten
to offer
erwarten
to expect
verlassen
to leave (a place)
wählen
to choose; to vote
nennen
to name
klingen
to sound
teilen
to share; to divide
ändern
to change
bezeichnen
to label; to describe
entwickeln
to develop
freuen
to be glad; to look forward
veröffentlichen
to publish
entscheiden
to decide

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Published November 1, 2026