30words
18in the top 5,000
Germanlanguage
| Word | English | How common |
|---|---|---|
| die Schule | school | #456 0.021% of speech |
| das College | college | #1405 0.004% of speech |
| die Universität | university | #2602 0.004% of speech |
| der Student | student | #2908 0.002% of speech |
| der Lehrer | teacher | #1340 0.005% of speech |
| der Professor | teacher | #967 0.007% of speech |
| die Klasse | class | #665 0.012% of speech |
| das Klassenzimmer | classroom | outside the top 5,000 |
| die Tafel | blackboard | #4362 0.001% of speech |
| der Schreibtisch | desk | #2141 0.002% of speech |
| der Bleistift | pencil | outside the top 5,000 |
| der Stift | pen | outside the top 5,000 |
| das Heft | notebook | #3702 0.001% of speech |
| das Buch | book | #597 0.014% of speech |
| der Rucksack | backpack | #4880 0.001% of speech |
| die Hausaufgabe | homework | outside the top 5,000 |
| die Prüfung | test | #2799 0.002% of speech |
| die Lektion | lesson | #2284 0.002% of speech |
| das Fach | subject | #2983 0.002% of speech |
| der Stundenplan | schedule | outside the top 5,000 |
| die Bibliothek | library | #3206 0.001% of speech |
| das Labor | lab | #1411 0.004% of speech |
| die Pause | recess | #1290 0.005% of speech |
| die Klassenstufe | grade | outside the top 5,000 |
| das Diplom | diploma | outside the top 5,000 |
| die Note | qualification | outside the top 5,000 |
| das Lineal | rule | outside the top 5,000 |
| der Radiergummi | eraser | outside the top 5,000 |
| der Marker | marker | outside the top 5,000 |
| die Landkarte | map | outside the top 5,000 |
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