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5-Letter German Words with Meanings

Every five-letter word from the Goethe A1, A2 and B1 vocabulary lists, sorted by level, with the article for nouns and the English meaning for everything. Ä, Ö, Ü and ß count as one letter each, so Größe (size) is on the list and Straße (street) is not.

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A1: beginner words

The words on the Goethe A1 list. If you are starting out, learn these first; they come up everywhere.

der Apfelapplenoun badento batheverb der Bauchbellynoun der Berufprofessionnoun die Birnepearnoun die Bitterequestnoun der Blickviewnoun die Blumeflowernoun der Bogensheetnoun breitwideadjective der Briefletternoun das Datumdatenoun die Discodisconoun der Durstthirstnoun eiligin a hurryadjective endento endverb essento eatverb die Farbecolornoun das Feuerfirenoun die Firmacompanynoun der Fischfishnoun die Fragequestionnoun fremdforeignadjective gebento giveverb gehento goverb das Gleisplatform (track)noun das Glücklucknoun die Größesizenoun der Grundreason, ground, basisnoun habento haveverb die Hallehallnoun das Handymobile phonenoun die Hilfehelpnoun das Hobbyhobbynoun holento fetch, getverb hörento hearverb das Hotelhotelnoun die Jackejacketnoun der Jungeboynoun die Kartecardnoun die Kassecash desknoun der Kioskkiosknoun kleinsmalladjective das Kontoaccountnoun kranksickadjective die Küchekitchennoun der Kundecustomer (male)noun der Ladenshopnoun lebento liveverb legento lay, to putverb lesento readverb die Leutepeoplenoun das Lichtlightnoun das Lokalpubnoun die Mieterentnoun die Milchmilknoun die Mittemiddlenoun die Möbelfurniturenoun mögento likeverb der Monatmonthnoun die Partypartynoun die Pausebreaknoun der Platzplace; seatnoun der Preispricenoun das Rechtright, lawnoun der Regenrainnoun die Reisetripnoun ruhigquietadjective sagento sayverb der Salatsaladnoun schönbeautifuladjective der Schuhshoenoun sehento seeverb die Seitepage, sidenoun die Sonnesunnoun das Spielgamenoun der Sportsportnoun der Staatstatenoun die Stadtcitynoun der Stockfloornoun teuerexpensiveadjective das Thematopicnoun der Tischtablenoun der Vaterfathernoun die Wocheweeknoun

A2: elementary words

Words that first appear on the Goethe A2 list.

aktivactiveadjective das Alteragenoun die Ampeltraffic lightnoun die Angstfearnoun der Anrufphone callnoun der Anzugsuitnoun das Blattleaf, sheet of papernoun blondblondeadjective die Bluseblousenoun die Bohnebeannoun die Cremecreamnoun die Dateifile (computer)noun die Feiercelebrationnoun der Flussrivernoun die Gabelforknoun genauexactadjective das Gerätdevice, appliancenoun die Inselislandnoun die Jeansjeansnoun die Katzecatnoun die Kettechain, necklacenoun das Kleiddressnoun der Krimicrime novel, thrillernoun die Kunstartnoun die Lampelampnoun leisequietadjective lügento lieverb der Magenstomachnoun malento paintverb der Marktmarketnoun die Mengequantity, amountnoun die Messefair, trade shownoun der Motormotor, enginenoun die Musikmusicnoun die Mützecap, hatnoun die Naturnaturenoun die Notiznotenoun die Nudelnoodlenoun offenopenadjective das Paketpackagenoun das Pferdhorsenoun die Pizzapizzanoun das Radioradionoun ratento advise, to guessverb redento talkverb reichrichadjective die Reiherow, linenoun rufento call someone outverb die Sachething, matternoun sauersour, angryadjective die Seifesoapnoun starkstrongadjective der Stiftpen, crayonnoun das Stückpiece, partnoun der Stuhlchairnoun supersuperadjective die Suppesoupnoun die Tafelboard, panelnoun die Tassecupnoun der Vogelbirdnoun der Wagencar, carriagenoun weichsoftadjective die Wolkecloudnoun die Wurstsausagenoun

B1: intermediate words

Words that first appear on the Goethe B1 list.

der Alarmalarmnoun der Ärgertrouble, annoyance, angernoun atmento breatheverb der Autorauthornoun bauento buildverb der Bauerfarmer, peasantnoun der Belegreceipt, proof, documentnoun blasspale, wanadjective blindblindadjective der Blitzlightning, flashnoun der Bodenfloor, ground, soilnoun die Brustchest, breastnoun die Bühnestage, platformnoun die Couchcouch, sofanoun die Datendatanoun die Dauerduration, periodnoun die Deckeceiling, blanketnoun dichtdense, thick, tightadjective der Dreckdirt, filthnoun die Drogedrug, narcoticnoun der Druckpressure, print, printingnoun duzento address with duverb eckigangular, square, rectangularadjective eigenown, personaladjective eilento hurryverb der Enkelgrandsonnoun ernstserious, earnestadjective der Essigvinegarnoun die Etagefloor, storeynoun die Fähreferrynoun die Figurfigure, characternoun flachflat, shallowadjective der Fleckstain, spot, patchnoun die Folgeconsequence, result, episodenoun das Forumforumnoun frechcheeky, impudent, sassyadjective die Fristdeadline, time limitnoun glattsmooth, slipperyadjective der Grillbarbecue, grillnoun der Hafenharbor, portnoun hebento liftverb die Hitzeheatnoun der Honighoneynoun der Hügelhillnoun der Humorhumornoun hupento honkverb die Hüttehut, cabinnoun idealideal, perfectadjective irrento be mistakenverb die Jausesnack, light mealnoun das Kabelcable, wirenoun der Kakaococoa, hot chocolatenoun die Kältecold, coldnessnoun der Kampffight, struggle, battlenoun der Kanalcanal, channelnoun die Kannejug, pot, cannoun die Kerzecandlenoun der Klickclick (mouse click)noun das Klimaclimatenoun knappscarce, tight, barely sufficientadjective der Knopfbuttonnoun der Königkingnoun die Kopiecopynoun die Kraftstrength, power, forcenoun der Kreiscircle, districtnoun das Kreuzcrossnoun der Kriegwarnoun die Krisecrisisnoun die Kurvecurve, bendnoun die Küstecoast, shorenoun das Lagerwarehouse, camp, storagenoun die Längelengthnoun die Launemood, tempernoun das Lederleathernoun ledigsingle, unmarriedadjective die Lehreteaching, apprenticeship, doctrinenoun der Leserreadernoun die Liebelovenoun die Linielinenoun die Lippelipnoun die Listelistnoun lobento praiseverb lösento solveverb magerlean, thin, skinnyadjective der Malerpainter (male)noun die Mappefolder, file, portfolionoun die Markebrand, label, stampnoun die Mauerwallnoun die Mensacanteen, cafeteria (at a university)noun mobilmobile, movableadjective die Möhrecarrotnoun die Münzecoinnoun das Müslimuesli, granolanoun mutigbrave, courageous, boldadjective die Nadelneedle, pinnoun der Nagelnailnoun nähento sewverb der Nebelfog, mistnoun der Neffenephewnoun nötignecessary, requiredadjective der Onkelunclenoun das Opfervictim, sacrificenoun der Ozeanoceannoun die Pannebreakdown, glitchnoun primagreat, excellent, superadjective der Profiprofessional, expertnoun der Punktpoint, dot, periodnoun die Puppedollnoun der Rasenlawn, grassnoun das Regalshelf, shelving unitnoun die Regelrule, regulationnoun die Rentepension, retirementnoun die Rollerole, part, rollnoun der Romannovelnoun die Runderound, lap, circlenoun die Salbeointment, salvenoun der Salonsalon, lounge, drawing roomnoun die Serieseries, TV shownoun die Sorgeworry, concernnoun spitzpointed, sharpadjective der Staubdustnoun steilsteepadjective der Steinstone, rocknoun der Sternstarnoun stillquiet, silent, calmadjective der Stoffmaterial, fabric, substancenoun stolzproudadjective der Stromelectricity, current, streamnoun die Stufestep, stage, levelnoun stummmute, silentadjective der Sturmstormnoun die Suchtaddictionnoun die Summesum, totalnoun die Szenescenenoun die Tanteauntnoun die Tastekey (on a keyboard, button)noun der Täterperpetrator, offendernoun das Tempospeed, pace, temponoun der Titeltitlenoun die Tortecake, tartnoun totaltotal, complete, absoluteadjective die Tränetear (from crying)noun der Traumdreamnoun übrigremaining, left, spareadjective die Übungexercise, practicenoun der Umzugmove, relocation, paradenoun das Videovideonoun das Virusvirusnoun das Visumvisanoun die Wärmewarmth, heatnoun die Wiesemeadow, pasturenoun die Wollewoolnoun die Wundewound, injurynoun die Zangepliers, tongsnoun die Zeileline (of text)noun der Zeugewitnessnoun die Zutatingredientnoun der Zweckpurpose, aimnoun

More everyday words

Five-letter words from our themed vocabulary lists (animals, food, clothes, home) that are not on a Goethe list.

der Abendeveningnoun der AprilAprilnoun die Bienebeenoun das Braunbrownnoun die Federfeathernoun der Fuchsfoxnoun die Haarehairnoun jagento huntverb der Käferbeetlenoun die Nachtnightnoun die Pfotepawnoun das Schafsheepnoun der Schalscarfnoun die Sockesocknoun tauento thawverb wehento blow, wind blowverb die Ziegegoatnoun

Five-letter words with Ä, Ö, Ü or ß

The words above that use a special letter, collected in one place. These are the ones a German Wordle player forgets to try. Each umlaut is its own letter: schön (beautiful) is not schon (already).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter German words are there?

Tens of thousands, if you count every conjugated and declined form: a Scrabble-style list has around 9,600 five-letter entries. This page shows only base forms that a learner is expected to know at A1, A2 or B1, plus a few everyday themed words, so it stays useful as a study list rather than a dictionary dump.

Do Ä, Ö, Ü and ß count as one letter?

Yes. Größe (size) is a five-letter word: G, R, Ö, ß, E. That is how German crosswords, Scrabble and German Wordle treat them. Only if you cannot type them do you write ae, oe, ue and ss instead, and then the word gets longer.

Can I use these words in German Wordle?

Yes. Every word on this page is a possible answer in our German Wordle. The game also accepts thousands of other real German words as guesses, including conjugated forms like GEHST, so you are not limited to this list while guessing.

Why do nouns show der, die or das?

The article is part of the word. Learning die Katze instead of just Katze means you will use the right article later, when it matters for cases and adjective endings. The article is not counted as part of the five letters.

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