Rank 

German word  

English translation

Part of speech

1.

das

the (definitive article; nominative/accusative singular neuter of "der"); this, that (demonstrative pronoun); who, that, which (relative pronoun)

definitive article; demonstrative pronoun; relative pronoun

2.

ist

(he/she/it) is (3rd-person singular present of "sein")

verb

3.

du

you (informal; addressing one person)

personal pronoun

4.

ich

I (not capitalized unless it is in the beginning of a sentence); ego (capitalized - Ich)

personal pronoun; noun

5.

nicht

not

adverb

6.

die

the (definitive article; nominative/accusative, singular feminine or plural form of der); that, which, who (relative pronoun); this one, that one, these ones, those ones (demonstrative pronoun)

definitive article; demonstrative pronoun; relative pronoun

7.

es

it (neuter gender)

personal pronoun

8.

und

and

conjunction

9.

Sie

you (polite or formal; addressing one person or a group of people)

personal pronoun

10.

der

the (definite article; nominitive singular masculine, genitive/dative singular feminine, genitive plural); who, that, which (relative pronoun, singular)

definitive article; relative pronoun

11.

was

what (interrogative); which (relative)

interrogative pronoun, relative pronoun

12.

wir

we (nominative plural)

personal pronoun

13.

zu

to, in, at, on, into, for (preposition); too; to, towards; closed, shut (adverb)

preposition; adverb

14.

ein

a, an (indefinite article; masculine and neuter nominative; neuter accusative); one (number)

indefinite article, cardinal number

15.

er

he, it (masculine)

personal pronoun

16.

in

in, within, at, pertaining to (in + dative); into (in + accusative)

preposition

17.

sie

she, it (feminine); they, you (plural)

personal pronoun

18.

mir

me, to me (dative singular of "ich")

personal pronoun

19.

mit

with

preposition

20.

ja

yes; really, definitely; of course (adverb); a yes (capitalized as a noun - Ja)

adverb, noun

21.

wie

how (adverb); like, as (conjunction); how (capitalized as a noun - Wie)

adverb, conjunction, noun

22.

den

the (definitive article; accusative masculine singular; dative plural of "der"); this, that one (demonstrative pronoun, accusative masculine singular of "der"); who, that, which (relative pronoun)

definitive article; demonstrative pronoun; relative pronoun

23.

auf

on, onto, at

preposition

24.

mich

me (accusative singular of "ich"); myself (reflexive pronoun)

personal pronoun, reflextive pronoun

25.

dass / daß

that ("daß" is an obsolete spelling of "dass" used prior to the German spelling reform of 1996)

conjunction

26.

so

so, that; as; if

adverb, conjunction

27.

hier

here

adverb

28.

eine

a, an (feminine nominative and accusative)

indefinite article

29.

wenn

if, when; if, the ifs (capitalized as a noun - Wenn)

conjunction, noun

30.

hat

to have (third-person singular present of "haben"; e.g. "er/sie/es hat")

verb

31.

all

all, all the, every, everything, everybody, everyone

indefinite pronoun, adjective

32.

sind

(we/they/you all) are (1st- and 3-rd person plural present of "sein")

verb

33.

von

from, of (+ Dative)

preposition

34.

dich

you (accusative of du); yourself (accusative)

personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun

35.

war

(I/he/she/it) was (1st- and 3-rd person singular preterite of "sein") languagedaily.com

verb

36.

haben

to have; possess; own; to have (auxiliary verb forms the perfect and past perfect tense)

verb, auxiliary verb

37.

für

for (+ Accusative)

preposition

38.

an

to, on, at, by, about, against

preposition

39.

habe

to have (1st-person singular present/subjunctive; 3rd-person singular subjunctive I; imperative singular of "haben"; e.g. "ich habe")

verb

40.

da

there, here, then, so (adverb); since, as, given that (conjunction)

adverb, conjunction

41.

nein

no; a no (capitalized as a noun - nein)

adverb, noun

42.

bin

(I) am (1st-person singular present of "sein")

verb

43.

noch

still, yet (adverb); nor (conjuction)

adverb, conjunction

44.

dir

you, to you (dative of "du"); yourself, to yourself (dative)

personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun

45.

uns

us (accusative and dative of "wir"); ourselves (accusative and dative)

personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun

46.

sich

oneself, itself, himself, herself, themselves (3-rd person singular and plural; accusative and dative)

reflexive pronoun

47.

nur

only, merely, just; languagedaily dot com

adverb

48.

einen

a, an (masculine accusative)

indefinite afticle

49.

kann

(I) can, am able to (he/she/it) can (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of "können")

verb

50.

dem

the (definite article; dative singular masculine/neuter of "der"); to whom, to which (relative pronoun; dative singular masculine/neuter of "der")