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

		46 words		4 words		0 words
		48 words		2 words		0 words

Words of the lists

word	translation	passive	active	score	level
sein	to be			87%	A1
werden	to become			69%	A1
haben	to have			94%	A1
können	to can to be able to			86%	A1
müssen	to must to have to			87%	A1
geben	to give			83%	A1
sollen	to should to ought			89%	A1
sagen	to say			86%	A1
wollen	to want			85%	A1
kommen	to come			95%	A1
gehen	to go to walk			90%	A1
machen	to do			87%	A1
stehen	to stand			88%	A1
sehen	to see			88%	A1
finden	to find			94%	A1
bleiben	to stay			79%	A1
liegen	to lie			74%	A1
stellen	to put			69%	A1
nehmen	to take			77%	A1
dürfen	to be allowed			69%	A1
bringen	to bring			94%	A1
halten	to hold			88%	A1
spielen	to play			92%	A1
heißen	to be called			89%	A1
wissen	to know			77%	A1
erklären	to explain			81%	A1
gehören	to belong			72%	A1
beginnen	to begin			90%	A1
sprechen	to speak			96%	A1
tun	to do			83%	A1
mögen	to like			79%	A1
gewinnen	to win			89%	A1
bekommen	to get			82%	A1
schreiben	to write			86%	A1
arbeiten	to work			91%	A1
treffen	to meet			84%	A1
zahlen	to pay			82%	A1
leben	to live			85%	A1
laufen	to walk			75%	A1
brauchen	to need			80%	A1
feiern	to celebrate			70%	A1
fahren	to drive			93%	A1
suchen	to search			93%	A1
legen	to put			56%	A1
glauben	to believe			82%	A1
scheinen	to seem			69%	A1
schließen	to close			59%	A1
fehlen	to lack to be missing to be absent			64%	A1
kennen	to know			78%	A1
fragen	to ask			91%	A1