German A2 vocabulary

The words from the top 5,000 that a learner typically meets at CEFR level A2, in frequency order, so the most useful A2 words come first. Levels are our editorial estimate, not an official Goethe-Institut list.

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RankGermanEnglishPart of speechCEFRExampleAudio
3,931 beides both (things) pronoun A2 Kaffee oder Tee? Ich mag beides.
4,146 jemanden someone, anyone (accusative) pronoun · jemand A2 Kennst du jemanden, der Französisch spricht?
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