How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 German words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this German vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

German vocabulary: numbers and quantities

Numbers in German, along with quantities and measurements: counting, paying, giving a size or a weight.

Here are 100 German words on “Numbers and quantities”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

German	English
alles	all
ungefähr	approximately
Fläche	area
höchstens	at most
Durchschnitt	average
Stückchen	bit
Paar	coupleTwo people who form a couple
Entfernung	distance
doppelt	double
acht	eight
leer	empty
genug	enough
wenige	few
erste	first
fünf	five
vier	four
voll	full
Höhe	height
letzte	last
Maß	measurement
neun	nine
keiner	none
Nummer	numberIdentifier
Rate	rate
Rest	remainder
Serie	series
siebzehn	seventeen
mehrere	several
Anteil	share
Mangel	shortage
sechs	six
Summe	sum
zehn	ten
Drittel	thirdFraction
dritte	thirdRank, ordinal
erreichen	to reach
zu viele	too many
einundzwanzig	twenty one
zwei	two
Einheit	unit

Level 2: medium 35 words

German	English
etwa zehn	about ten
Charge	batch
Grad	degree
Tiefe	depth
Ziffer	digit
Dutzend	dozen
gerade	evenNumber divisible by two
fünfzehn	fifteen
fünfzig	fifty
fünfhundert	five hundred
vierzig	forty
hundert	hundred
Zoll	inch
Länge	length
Meter	metre
Million	million
neunzehn	nineteen
neunzig	ninety
Paar	pairSet of two identical items
Stück	piece
Haufen	pile
Proportion	proportion
Viertel	quarterFraction
Rang	rank
Maßstab	scale
sechste	sixth
sechzig	sixty
dreizehn	thirteen
dreißig	thirty
tausend	thousand
drei Viertel	three quarters
schätzen	to estimate
messen	to measure
zweihundert	two hundred
Volumen	volume

Level 3: hard 25 words

German	English
Ampere	ampere
Byte	byte
Zentimeter	centimetre
dezimal	decimal
Komma	decimal point
Grad Celsius	degree Celsius
Fahrenheit	Fahrenheit
Bruch	fraction
Gigabyte	gigabyte
Hektar	hectare
hundertste	hundredth
Kilometer	kilometre
Liter	litre
Megabyte	megabyte
Milliliter	millilitre
ungerade	odd
Verhältnis	ratio
Quadratmeter	square metre
addieren	to add up
verdoppeln	to double
multiplizieren	to multiply
subtrahieren	to subtract
verdreifachen	to triple
wiegen	to weigh
Watt	watt

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 German words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this German vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.