German noun, feminine · CEFR A1

die Hand

Meaning in English: hand

Rank 655 of 5,000noun · dieLevel A13 forms in the list

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Example

Gib mir deine Hand, wir gehen über die Straße.

Give me your hand, we're crossing the road.

Der, die or das?

Hand is feminine: die Hand. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Hand in the top 5,000

These forms of Hand are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Hände#2,578
handsA1

Wasch dir bitte vor dem Essen die Hände!
Please wash your hands before eating!

Händen#3,179
hands (dative plural)A1

Iss bitte nicht mit den Händen!
Please don't eat with your hands!

How common is Hand?

Hand is number 655 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 137 times per million words — about once every 7,300 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 61% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Related words in the list

Words built on Hand:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 651aktivactive(ly)
  2. 652ermöglichenenable, make possible
  3. 653erstmalsfor the first time
  4. 654erfolgreichsuccessful(ly)
  5. 655die Handhand
  6. 656Gästeguests
  7. 657zweitesecond
  8. 658die Gesundheithealth; bless you!
  9. 659bringtbrings

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