Top 100 Most Common German Verbs with Audio Pronunciations

In this section, you’ll explore the top 100 most commonly used German verbs.

In the table below, you can listen to the pronunciation of each verb by clicking the corresponding buttons.

Verben	Verbs
🔊 sein	to be
🔊 haben	to have
🔊 werden	to become
🔊 können	can, to be able to
🔊 müssen	must, to have to
🔊 sagen	to say
🔊 machen	to do, to make
🔊 geben	to give
🔊 kommen	to come
🔊 sollen	should, ought to
🔊 wollen	to want
🔊 gehen	to go
🔊 wissen	to know
🔊 sehen	to see
🔊 lassen	to let, allow, have done
🔊 stehen	to stand
🔊 finden	to find
🔊 bleiben	to stay, to remain
🔊 liegen	to lie, be lying
🔊 heißen	to be called
🔊 denken	to think
🔊 nehmen	to take
🔊 tun	to do
🔊 dürfen	may, to be allowed
🔊 glauben	to believe
🔊 halten	to stop, to hold
🔊 nennen	to name
🔊 mögen	to like
🔊 zeigen	to show
🔊 führen	to lead
🔊 sprechen	to speak
🔊 bringen	to bring, to take
🔊 leben	to live
🔊 fahren	to drive, ride, go
🔊 meinen	to think, have an opinion
🔊 fragen	to ask
🔊 kennen	to know
🔊 gelten	to be valid
🔊 stellen	to place, to set
🔊 spielen	to play
🔊 arbeiten	to work
🔊 brauchen	to need
🔊 folgen	to follow
🔊 lernen	to learn
🔊 bestehen	to exist, to insist
🔊 verstehen	to understand
🔊 setzen	to set, to put, to place
🔊 bekommen	to get, to receive
🔊 beginnen	to begin
🔊 erzählen	to narrate, to tell
🔊 versuchen	to try, to attempt
🔊 schreiben	to write
🔊 laufen	to run
🔊 erklären	to explain
🔊 entsprechen	to correspond
🔊 sitzen	to sit
🔊 ziehen	to pul, to move
🔊 scheinen	to shine, to seem, to appear
🔊 fallen	to fall
🔊 gehören	to belong
🔊 entstehen	to originate, develop
🔊 erhalten	to receive
🔊 treffen	to meet
🔊 suchen	to search, to look for
🔊 legen	to lay, to put
🔊 vor·stellen	to introduce, to imagine
🔊 handeln	to deal, to trade
🔊 errreichen	to achieve, to reach
🔊 tragen	to carry, to wear
🔊 schaffen	to manage, to create
🔊 lesen	to read
🔊 verlieren	to lose
🔊 dar·stellen	to depict
🔊 erkennen	to recognize, to admit
🔊 entwickeln	to develop
🔊 reden	to talk
🔊 aussehen	to appear, to look
🔊 erscheinen	to appear
🔊 bilden	to form, to educate
🔊 anfangen	to begin
🔊 erwaten	to expect
🔊 wohnen	to live
🔊 betreffen	to affect, to concern
🔊 warten	to wait
🔊 vergehen	to elapse, to decay
🔊 helfen	to help
🔊 gewinnen	to win
🔊 schließen	to close
🔊 fühlen	to feel
🔊 bieten	to offer
🔊 interessieren	to interest
🔊 erinnern	to remember
🔊 ergeben	to result in
🔊 anbieten	to offer
🔊 studieren	to study
🔊 verbinden	to connect, to link
🔊 ansehen	to look at, to watch
🔊 fehlen	to be absent, to lack
🔊 bedeuten	to mean
🔊 vergleichen	to compare