German B2 vocabulary

The words from the top 5,000 that a learner typically meets at CEFR level B2, in frequency order, so the most useful B2 words come first. At B2 the list turns to work, news and argument: the vocabulary of reading a newspaper or following a discussion. Levels are our editorial estimate, not an official Goethe-Institut list.

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RankGermanEnglishPart of speechCEFRExampleAudio

4,954 unabhängigen independent adjective · unabhängig B2 Er liest lieber Nachrichten aus unabhängigen Quellen.

4,971 anschließenden subsequent, following adjective · anschließend B2 Nach dem Vortrag gibt es einen anschließenden Empfang.

4,977 künstlerische artistic adjective · künstlerisch B2 Er hat die künstlerische Leitung des Theaters übernommen.