Important German verbs for Beginners

Do you know all 50 of the most basic and frequently used words in German language?

How we generated this list: First we took the verbs which are suggested for beginners and which are necessary to pass the Goethe Insitute's A1 certificate. Second we ordered them after their frequency of usage and saved the 50 top words in this list.

My statistics

Test results (50 words)

	comprehension:	start
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My word statistics

		38 words		12 words		0 words
		37 words		13 words		0 words

Words of the lists

word	translation	passive	active	score	level
sein	to be			86%	A1
werden	to become			65%	A1
haben	to have			94%	A1
können	to can to be able to			86%	A1
müssen	to must to have to			84%	A1
geben	to give			87%	A1
sollen	to should to ought			86%	A1
sagen	to say			86%	A1
wollen	to want			83%	A1
kommen	to come			95%	A1
gehen	to go to walk			89%	A1
machen	to do			85%	A1
stehen	to stand			84%	A1
sehen	to see			88%	A1
finden	to find			94%	A1
bleiben	to stay			82%	A1
liegen	to lie			70%	A1
stellen	to put			64%	A1
nehmen	to take			73%	A1
dürfen	to be allowed			68%	A1
bringen	to bring			89%	A1
halten	to hold			82%	A1
spielen	to play			91%	A1
heißen	to be called			86%	A1
wissen	to know			77%	A1
erklären	to explain			79%	A1
gehören	to belong			71%	A1
beginnen	to begin			92%	A1
sprechen	to speak			94%	A1
tun	to do			81%	A1
mögen	to like			76%	A1
gewinnen	to win			86%	A1
bekommen	to get			81%	A1
schreiben	to write			86%	A1
arbeiten	to work			90%	A1
treffen	to meet			83%	A1
zahlen	to pay			83%	A1
leben	to live			83%	A1
laufen	to walk			75%	A1
brauchen	to need			82%	A1
feiern	to celebrate			69%	A1
fahren	to drive			91%	A1
suchen	to search			90%	A1
legen	to put			55%	A1
glauben	to believe			76%	A1
scheinen	to seem			59%	A1
schließen	to close			61%	A1
fehlen	to lack to be missing to be absent			57%	A1
kennen	to know			72%	A1
fragen	to ask			87%	A1