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German emotions vocabulary

35 words with English translations. 18 of them appear in the 5,000 most common German words, and the table shows exactly where each one ranks — so you can learn the ones you will actually hear first.

35words
18in the top 5,000
Germanlanguage
WordEnglishHow common
glücklichhappy#486 0.019% of speech
traurigsad#949 0.007% of speech
wütendangry#879 0.008% of speech
aufgeregtexcited#1627 0.004% of speech
nervösnervous#1045 0.007% of speech
müdetired#868 0.008% of speech
besorgtworried#1057 0.006% of speech
verwirrtconfused#1797 0.003% of speech
stolzproud#675 0.012% of speech
verlegenembarrassed#3226 0.001% of speech
frustriertfrustratedoutside the top 5,000
gelangweiltboredoutside the top 5,000
verängstigtscaredoutside the top 5,000
überraschtsurprised#1038 0.007% of speech
ruhigcalm#363 0.027% of speech
ängstlichanxiousoutside the top 5,000
enttäuschtdisappointed#1575 0.004% of speech
dankbargrateful#1317 0.005% of speech
eifersüchtigjealous#1596 0.004% of speech
neidischenviousoutside the top 5,000
hoffnungsvollhopefuloutside the top 5,000
gleichgültigindifferentoutside the top 5,000
einsamlonely#1685 0.003% of speech
zufriedensatisfied#1156 0.006% of speech
hilfloshelplessoutside the top 5,000
schuldigguilty#1047 0.007% of speech
motiviertmotivatedoutside the top 5,000
nostalgischnostalgicoutside the top 5,000
optimistischoptimisticoutside the top 5,000
pessimistischpessimisticoutside the top 5,000
nachtragendresentfuloutside the top 5,000
erleichtertrelievedoutside the top 5,000
apathischapatheticoutside the top 5,000
selbstbewusstconfidentoutside the top 5,000
inspiriertinspiredoutside the top 5,000

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