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.

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Test results (50 words)

	comprehension:	start
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My word statistics

		42 words		8 words		0 words
		46 words		4 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			85%	A1
geben	to give			86%	A1
sollen	to should to ought			88%	A1
sagen	to say			86%	A1
wollen	to want			83%	A1
kommen	to come			96%	A1
gehen	to go to walk			90%	A1
machen	to do			85%	A1
stehen	to stand			84%	A1
sehen	to see			88%	A1
finden	to find			94%	A1
bleiben	to stay			79%	A1
liegen	to lie			72%	A1
stellen	to put			65%	A1
nehmen	to take			73%	A1
dürfen	to be allowed			67%	A1
bringen	to bring			91%	A1
halten	to hold			83%	A1
spielen	to play			91%	A1
heißen	to be called			86%	A1
wissen	to know			76%	A1
erklären	to explain			79%	A1
gehören	to belong			68%	A1
beginnen	to begin			92%	A1
sprechen	to speak			94%	A1
tun	to do			83%	A1
mögen	to like			77%	A1
gewinnen	to win			86%	A1
bekommen	to get			82%	A1
schreiben	to write			86%	A1
arbeiten	to work			90%	A1
treffen	to meet			81%	A1
zahlen	to pay			82%	A1
leben	to live			83%	A1
laufen	to walk			75%	A1
brauchen	to need			79%	A1
feiern	to celebrate			69%	A1
fahren	to drive			92%	A1
suchen	to search			89%	A1
legen	to put			54%	A1
glauben	to believe			78%	A1
scheinen	to seem			63%	A1
schließen	to close			57%	A1
fehlen	to lack to be missing to be absent			54%	A1
kennen	to know			74%	A1
fragen	to ask			87%	A1