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
active use: start
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
seinto be
86%A1
werdento become
65%A1
habento have
94%A1
könnento can
to be able to
86%A1
müssento must
to have to
84%A1
gebento give
87%A1
sollento should
to ought
86%A1
sagento say
86%A1
wollento want
83%A1
kommento come
95%A1
gehento go
to walk
89%A1
machento do
85%A1
stehento stand
84%A1
sehento see
88%A1
findento find
94%A1
bleibento stay
82%A1
liegento lie
70%A1
stellento put
64%A1
nehmento take
73%A1
dürfento be allowed
68%A1
bringento bring
89%A1
haltento hold
82%A1
spielento play
91%A1
heißento be called
86%A1
wissento know
77%A1
erklärento explain
79%A1
gehörento belong
71%A1
beginnento begin
92%A1
sprechento speak
94%A1
tunto do
81%A1
mögento like
76%A1
gewinnento win
86%A1
bekommento get
81%A1
schreibento write
86%A1
arbeitento work
90%A1
treffento meet
83%A1
zahlento pay
83%A1
lebento live
83%A1
laufento walk
75%A1
brauchento need
82%A1
feiernto celebrate
69%A1
fahrento drive
91%A1
suchento search
90%A1
legento put
55%A1
glaubento believe
76%A1
scheinento seem
59%A1
schließento close
61%A1
fehlento lack
to be missing
to be absent
57%A1
kennento know
72%A1
fragento ask
87%A1

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