das Problem
Meaning in English: problem
Spelled the same as in English — one of the German words you already know.
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Kein Problem, ich helfe dir gern.
No problem, I'm happy to help.
Der, die or das?
Problem is neuter: das Problem. How to tell the gender from the ending.
Forms of Problem in the top 5,000
These forms of Problem are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:
Hast du Probleme mit deinem Computer?
Are you having problems with your computer?
Bei Problemen kannst du mich jederzeit anrufen.
If you have problems, you can call me anytime.
How common is Problem?
Problem is number 613 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 144 times per million words — about once every 6,900 words. Its most frequent form is Probleme (#584).
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 60% 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 Problem:
Next to it in the frequency list
- 609digitalendigital
- 610durchgeführtcarried out, conducted
- 611die Bedeutungmeaning, importance
- 612die Gemeindemunicipality, community
- 613das Problemproblem
- 614der Schrittstep
- 615Milliardenbillions
- 616Leistungenperformance, results; services
- 617gebrachtbrought
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#613
- The 5,000 most common German words#613
- The most common German nouns#163
- German A1 vocabulary#291
- The most common German neuter nouns (das)#23
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.