German B1 Vocabulary List

Intermediate German words

Opinions, plans, society and abstract ideas for holding a real conversation. · 1,713 words.

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All topicsSociety & Abstract 263Work & Education 214Communication & Media 178Everyday Actions 171Feelings & Character 124Travel & Transport 92Home & Household 91Money & Shopping 85Food & Drink 82Leisure & Sport 78Body & Health 78Time & Dates 65Family & People 60Nature & Weather 57City & Places 53Clothing 22

1,713 B1 words

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Which of these B1 words do Germans actually say?

We analysed the subtitles of 192 real German videos — 4,575 lines of spontaneous speech — and cross-referenced every word on this list against them. Out of the 1713 B1 words, 490 (29%) were genuinely spoken. The most frequent is weiter, appearing in 35 out of the 192 videos. The list below arranges words by that count, so the ones you will meet first sit at the top. Click any word to view a line of real German speech and watch the moment it was spoken.

Corpus recorded on 2026-09-20. The “Heard in” column tallies how many videos feature the word, not how often it occurs inside them. A dash means that word never came up once.

German wordEnglish meaningHeard in
weiterfurther, onward35 of 192
keinno, not a34 of 192
überover, across34 of 192
warnenwarn, caution25 of 192
die Hitzeheat23 of 192
vielmuch, many23 of 192
perfektperfect22 of 192
das Videovideo22 of 192
die Lagesituation20 of 192
das Maltime; occasion18 of 192
die Feuerwehrfire department16 of 192
die Ursachecause, reason16 of 192
wiederagain, re-16 of 192
nunnow, then15 of 192
mehrereseveral, multiple14 of 192
der Fallcase, fall13 of 192
kämpfenfight13 of 192
die Kartecard, map13 of 192
steigento climb, rise12 of 192
der Täterperpetrator/offender12 of 192
die Bevölkerungpopulation10 of 192
der Herrsir, mister10 of 192
behaltenkeep, retain9 of 192
Großlarge, big9 of 192
die Suchtaddiction9 of 192
unterunder, below9 of 192
vorbeipast, by9 of 192
das Autocar8 of 192
die Entscheidungdecision8 of 192
die Ideeidea8 of 192
das Gerichtcourt, dish7 of 192
das Gewitterthunderstorm7 of 192
die Luftair7 of 192
oftoften7 of 192
die Sicherheitsafety, security7 of 192
damitwith that; so that6 of 192
die Formform, shape6 of 192
die Fragequestion6 of 192
das Gebäudebuilding6 of 192
die Klinikclinic6 of 192
losloose, off6 of 192
nahenear, close6 of 192
offenbarapparent, obviously6 of 192
das Opfervictim, sacrifice6 of 192
die Sorgeworry, concern6 of 192
der Startbeginning, start6 of 192
die Tütebag, paper bag6 of 192
der Verkehrtraffic, transport6 of 192
die Aktionaction/sale5 of 192
drinin it, inside5 of 192
die Elternparents5 of 192
etwaapproximately, about5 of 192
extraextra, additional5 of 192
fliehento flee5 of 192
folgento follow5 of 192
fordernto demand5 of 192
der Fortschrittprogress5 of 192
der Freundfriend5 of 192
Notemergency5 of 192
die Regionregion5 of 192
trotzdespite5 of 192
die Unterstützungsupport, assistance5 of 192
begeistertenthusiastic, excited4 of 192
der Beginnbeginning, start4 of 192
beobachtenwatch, observe4 of 192
der Bereicharea, field, range4 of 192
bereitready, prepared4 of 192
das Bildpicture, image4 of 192
der Blitzlightning, flash4 of 192
die Fähreferry4 of 192
das Fahrzeugvehicle4 of 192
das Formularform4 of 192
das Haushouse4 of 192
intensivintensive4 of 192
die Kontrolleinspection4 of 192
die Küstecoast4 of 192
leckerdelicious4 of 192
obwhether, if4 of 192
rettenrescue, save4 of 192
der Toddeath4 of 192
tödlichdeadly, fatal4 of 192
wohlprobably, well4 of 192
der Angehörigefamily member, relative3 of 192
aufmerksamattentive, alert3 of 192
bereitsalready, by now3 of 192
bestimmtdefinite, certain3 of 192
betrunkendrunk, intoxicated3 of 192
der Bildschirmscreen, monitor3 of 192
danachafter that; afterwards3 of 192
ehrlichhonest3 of 192
extremextreme, very3 of 192
der Fehlermistake, error3 of 192
das Fensterwindow3 of 192
feststellento establish, notice3 of 192
der Flussriver3 of 192
garcooked3 of 192
die Gefahrdanger, risk3 of 192
die Geschichtehistory, story3 of 192
der Gewinnprofit3 of 192
das Gleistrack, rail3 of 192

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How many words are in the German B1 vocabulary list?

1,713 words, each with its English translation, the article (der/die/das) and an example sentence.

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What topics does German B1 vocabulary cover?

Society & Abstract, Work & Education, Communication & Media, Everyday Actions, Feelings & Character, Travel & Transport, Home & Household, Money & Shopping and more — browse them above, or open a topic for its own list.

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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
and they grew it inside this machine
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machine · in context
noun
machine · engine · device
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