Dark season 1: German words and phrases

Every word and phrase Dark repeats across 10 episodes, ranked by how often you hear it. The most frequent items come first, so the list starts with what the show says next.

10

episodes

325

words

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Most repeated

Said 10 times or more

103

cards

103 words

Covers 70% of what the season repeats

Wider set

Said 5 times or more

196

cards

196 words

Covers 87% of what the season repeats

Whole season

Said 2 times or more

325

cards

325 words

Covers 100% of what the season repeats

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Words

Ranked by how often the season says them. Each word links to its own page with the full entry.

  • hier134x
    here
  • gehen62x
    go; walk
  • gut60x
    good
  • sagen59x
    say; tell
  • machen58x
    do; make
  • tun55x
    do
  • kommen54x
    come
  • jetzt54x
    now
  • nichts53x
    nothing
  • vielleicht52x
    maybe; perhaps
  • finden49x
    find; think
  • wieder48x
    again
  • geben46x
    give
  • passieren44x
    happen
  • wissen38x
    know
  • verschwinden38x
    disappear
  • sehen38x
    see
  • glauben37x
    believe; think
  • komm37x
    come
  • etwas35x
    something; a little
  • hab34x
    have
  • Kind33x
    child
  • Jahr32x
    year
  • Haus30x
    house
  • heute29x
    today
  • fragen29x
    ask
  • jung29x
    young
  • tot29x
    dead
  • immer27x
    always
  • losen27x
    draw lots
  • tagen26x
    convene; meet
  • zwei26x
    two
  • einfach26x
    simple; easy
  • viel25x
    much; a lot
  • leben24x
    live
  • weiß24x
    white
  • bitten23x
    ask; request
  • Dank22x
    thanks; gratitude
  • Weg22x
    way; path
  • lang21x
    long
  • kennen21x
    know
  • bringen21x
    bring
  • erst20x
    only; first
  • schulen20x
    train; school
  • stehen20x
    stand
  • reden19x
    talk; speak
  • weg19x
    away; gone
  • Tag19x
    day
  • enden19x
    end; finish
  • neu18x
    new
  • suchen17x
    search; look for
  • weit17x
    far; wide
  • verstehen17x
    understand
  • gleich17x
    same; soon
  • Junge17x
    boy
  • lass17x
    let; leave
  • sicher17x
    sure; safe
  • wirklich16x
    really; truly
  • alt16x
    old
  • leiden16x
    suffer
  • egal16x
    all the same
  • falsch16x
    wrong; false
  • zurück16x
    back
  • genau15x
    exact; exactly
  • denken15x
    think
  • sprechen15x
    speak; talk
  • sag15x
    say; tell
  • bleiben15x
    stay; remain
  • gerade14x
    just; straight
  • ewig14x
    eternal; forever
  • warten14x
    wait
  • gar13x
    at all
  • Ding13x
    thing
  • krank13x
    sick; ill
  • mach13x
    do; make
  • raus13x
    out; outside
  • wusste13x
    knew
  • spät13x
    late
  • lassen12x
    let; allow
  • rufen12x
    call; shout
  • helfen12x
    help
  • richtig12x
    correct; right
  • vorbei12x
    over; past
  • gehören12x
    belong to
  • erzählen12x
    tell; narrate
  • scheißen12x
    to shit
  • schauen11x
    look; watch
  • drei11x
    three
  • anders11x
    different; differently
  • nehmen11x
    take
  • klein11x
    small; little
  • holen11x
    fetch; get
  • Mensch11x
    human; person
  • verbinden11x
    connect; combine
  • miteinander11x
    with each other
  • vergessen10x
    forget
  • Auge10x
    eye
  • lochen10x
    punch holes
  • brauchen10x
    need
  • wichtig10x
    important
  • davon10x
    about it; of that
  • damals10x
    back then; at that time
  • schön10x
    beautiful; nice
  • liegen9x
    lie; be located
  • klar9x
    clear
  • stellen9x
    place; put
  • all9x
    all
  • ändern9x
    change
  • rein8x
    pure; clean
  • teilen8x
    share; divide
  • folgen8x
    follow
  • schwarz8x
    black
  • essen8x
    eat
  • hoffen8x
    hope
  • kurz8x
    short
  • bestimmen8x
    determine; decide
  • niemals8x
    never
  • ins8x
    into the
  • bauen8x
    to build
  • heißen8x
    to be called
  • laufen8x
    to run; to walk
  • eins8x
    one
  • paaren8x
    to mate; to pair
  • derselbe8x
    the same
  • hausen7x
    dwell; reside
  • einzig7x
    only; single
  • selber7x
    oneself; by oneself
  • lieb7x
    dear; kind
  • frei7x
    free; vacant
  • allein7x
    alone
  • wiederholen7x
    to repeat
  • schlafen7x
    to sleep
  • seltsam7x
    strange; odd
  • recht7x
    right; correct
  • versprechen7x
    to promise
  • spielen7x
    to play
  • vertrauen7x
    to trust
  • schlecht7x
    bad; poor
  • entstehen7x
    to arise; to develop
  • genauso7x
    just as; equally
  • halb7x
    half
  • sterben7x
    to die
  • oben7x
    above; upstairs
  • rot7x
    red
  • Höhle7x
    cave
  • früh7x
    early
  • schmerzen7x
    hurt; ache
  • schlimm6x
    bad; serious
  • zehn6x
    ten
  • gucken6x
    to look; to watch
  • vermisst6x
    missed; missing
  • passt6x
    fits; suits
  • Stunde6x
    hour
  • Sorge6x
    worry; concern
  • arbeiten6x
    to work
  • fahren6x
    to drive; to travel
  • irgendetwas6x
    something; anything
  • laut6x
    loud
  • unterscheiden6x
    to distinguish; to differentiate
  • zimmern6x
    to carpenter; to craft
  • gestern6x
    yesterday
  • fallen6x
    to fall
  • schnell6x
    fast; quick
  • entscheiden6x
    to decide
  • manchmal6x
    sometimes
  • ziehen6x
    pull; move
  • groß6x
    big; tall
  • wusstest6x
    knew
  • blicken6x
    look; glance
  • Woche5x
    week
  • sitzen5x
    to sit
  • vier5x
    four
  • Brauch5x
    custom; tradition
  • aussehen5x
    to look; to appear
  • drehen5x
    turn; film
  • bereits5x
    already
  • fast5x
    almost; nearly
  • sofort5x
    immediately
  • verlieren5x
    lose
  • stimmen5x
    be correct; vote
  • dingen5x
    hire
  • dazu5x
    to it; in addition
  • einmal5x
    once
  • gebären5x
    give birth
  • runter5x
    down
  • erklären5x
    explain
  • wohnen5x
    live; reside
  • irgendwas5x
    something; anything
  • sorgen5x
    care; worry
  • lügen5x
    lie
  • beten5x
    pray
  • bedeuten5x
    mean; signify
  • fertig5x
    ready; finished
  • komisch5x
    strange; funny
  • reisen5x
    travel
  • schneiden5x
    cut
  • darauf4x
    on it; for it
  • morgen4x
    tomorrow
  • Monat4x
    month
  • beim4x
    at the; by the
  • fahr4x
    drive; ride
  • echt4x
    real; genuine
  • gelten4x
    be valid; apply
  • selbst4x
    myself; yourself
  • bescheuert4x
    stupid; crazy
  • Nachricht4x
    news; message
  • erden4x
    ground; earth
  • eigentlich4x
    actually; really
  • wachen4x
    watch; keep guard
  • funktionieren4x
    work; function
  • Name4x
    name
  • wohl4x
    probably; well
  • alleine4x
    alone
  • voll4x
    full
  • befragen4x
    question; interview
  • Freund4x
    friend; boyfriend
  • Frage4x
    question
  • überhaupt4x
    at all; generally
  • rum4x
    around
  • nachher4x
    afterwards; later
  • eigen4x
    own
  • opfern4x
    sacrifice
  • etwa4x
    about; approximately
  • natürlich4x
    of course; natural
  • verraten4x
    betray; reveal
  • beeinflusst4x
    influences; affects
  • gleichen4x
    resemble; equal
  • abholen4x
    pick up; fetch
  • dritt4x
    third
  • reichen4x
    be enough; hand
  • treffen4x
    meet; hit
  • dabei4x
    there, present
  • erschaffen4x
    create
  • tief4x
    deep
  • manch4x
    some; many a
  • toll4x
    great; awesome
  • wahr4x
    true
  • entschuldigen4x
    excuse; apologize
  • wenig4x
    little; few
  • vorher4x
    before, beforehand
  • mutter4x
    mother
  • beruhigen4x
    calm; soothe
  • nett4x
    nice; kind
  • hinnehmen4x
    accept; tolerate
  • beide4x
    both
  • verbrannt4x
    burnt
  • weisen4x
    point; show
  • Leiche4x
    corpse; body
  • irgendwie4x
    somehow
  • Gott4x
    God
  • besorgen4x
    get; obtain
  • erinnern4x
    remember; remind
  • normal4x
    normal
  • erscheinen4x
    appear; publish
  • kreisen3x
    circle; orbit
  • dauern3x
    last; take
  • hören3x
    hear; listen
  • ernst3x
    serious
  • dunkel3x
    dark
  • begreifen3x
    comprehend; grasp
  • geliebt3x
    beloved
  • welch3x
    which; what
  • Bein3x
    leg
  • drauf3x
    on it
  • total3x
    total; completely
  • spuren3x
    obey; toe the line
  • eigenartig3x
    strange; peculiar
  • wahrscheinlich3x
    probably
  • erreichen3x
    reach; achieve
  • möglich3x
    possible
  • fertigmachen3x
    get ready; finish
  • wehen3x
    blow
  • Zeit3x
    time
  • sechs3x
    six
  • wehtun3x
    to hurt
  • leiten3x
    lead; manage
  • geschickt3x
    skillful; clever
  • Seite3x
    page; side
  • mitnehmen3x
    take along
  • anrufen3x
    call; phone
  • Ereignis3x
    event
  • schick3x
    stylish; chic
  • daran3x
    about it, on it
  • verdienen3x
    earn; deserve
  • verlogen3x
    deceitful; dishonest
  • platzen3x
    burst; pop
  • gerne3x
    gladly, with pleasure
  • behalten3x
    keep
  • Mitte3x
    middle; center
  • leider3x
    unfortunately
  • gern3x
    gladly, like to
  • verlassen3x
    leave; abandon
  • kriegen3x
    get; receive
  • wund3x
    sore; chafed
  • bekommen3x
    get; receive
  • existieren3x
    exist
  • wozu3x
    what for, why
  • rollen3x
    roll
  • drin3x
    inside
  • rauchen3x
    smoke
  • verdächtigen3x
    suspect
  • halten3x
    hold; stop
  • entführen3x
    kidnap; abduct
  • einsperren3x
    lock up; imprison
  • fremd3x
    foreign; strange
  • zuletzt3x
    last, most recently
  • höhlen3x
    hollow out
  • Haar3x
    hair
  • Wert3x
    value; worth
  • lustig3x
    funny
  • lesen3x
    read
  • versichern3x
    insure; assure
  • melden3x
    report; register
  • Stelle3x
    place; job
  • beschreiben3x
    describe
  • planen3x
    plan
  • Geschichte3x
    story; history
  • Wort3x
    word
  • binden3x
    tie; bind
  • fangen3x
    catch
  • bluten3x
    bleed
  • Bruder3x
    brother
  • suspendieren3x
    suspend
  • jemals3x
    ever
  • hoch3x
    high; tall

German lemmatization uses the lemmatization-lists project , under the Open Database License. Meanings, levels and examples are VocaFlare editorial data; frequencies are measured on the season's own dialogue.

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