Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Danish Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Danish vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Danish — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	og	and	conjunction	A1
2	i	in	preposition	A1
3	det	it; that	pronoun	A1
4	er	is; are	verb	A1
5	som	who; which; that (rel.)	pronoun	A1
6	en	a; an; one	article	A1
7	på	on; at	preposition	A1
8	til	to	preposition	A1
9	at	that (conj.); to (infinitive marker)	conjunction	A1
10	han	he	pronoun	A1
11	af	of; off; by	preposition	A1
12	for	for; too	preposition	A1
13	med	with	preposition	A1
14	den	it; that (common)	pronoun	A1
15	jeg	I	pronoun	A1
16	et	a; an (neuter)	article	A1
17	de	they	pronoun	A1
18	ikke	not	particle	A1
19	der	there; who; which	adverb	A1
20	var	was; were	verb	A1
21	om	about; if	preposition	A1
22	sig	himself; herself; themselves	pronoun	A1
23	så	so; then	adverb	A1
24	vi	we	pronoun	A1
25	men	but	conjunction	A1
26	du	you (singular)	pronoun	A1
27	kan	can; is able to	verb	A1
28	være	to be	verb	A1
29	have	to have	verb	A1
30	blev	became; got	verb	A1
31	hun	she	pronoun	A1
32	fra	from	preposition	A1
33	vil	will; wants to	verb	A1
34	sin	his; her; its (own)	determiner	A1
35	ham	him	pronoun	A1
36	her	here	adverb	A1
37	mig	me	pronoun	A1
38	også	also; too	adverb	A1
39	da	then; when; since	adverb	A1
40	ved	by; at; near	preposition	A1
41	blive	to become; to get	verb	A1
42	skal	shall; will; is going to	verb	A1
43	over	over; above	preposition	A1
44	efter	after	preposition	A1
45	få	to get; to receive	verb	A1
46	denne	this (common)	determiner	A1
47	nogen	some; any; someone	determiner	A1
48	sagde	said	verb	A1
49	gøre	to do; to make	verb	A1
50	nu	now	adverb	A1
51	mod	against; towards	preposition	A1
52	komme	to come	verb	A1
53	når	when	conjunction	A1
54	ud	out	adverb	A1
55	gå	to go; to walk	verb	A1
56	må	must; may; has to	verb	A1
57	se	to see; to look	verb	A1
58	tage	to take	verb	A1
59	op	up	adverb	A1
60	god	good	adjective	A1
61	ville	to want to; would	verb	A1
62	kunne	to be able to; could	verb	A1
63	år	year	noun	A1
64	ja	yes	interjection	A1
65	to	two	number	A1
66	sige	to say	verb	A1
67	ned	down	adverb	A1
68	os	us	pronoun	A1
69	ind	in; into	adverb	A1
70	ny	new	adjective	A1
71	meget	much; very	adverb	A1
72	under	under; below	preposition	A1
73	bare	only; just	adverb	A1
74	eller	or	conjunction	A1
75	ingen	no one; none	determiner	A1
76	hvad	what	pronoun	A1
77	dag	day	noun	A1
78	skulle	should; was going to	verb	A1
79	hvor	where; how	adverb	A1
80	tid	time	noun	A1
81	end	than	conjunction	A1
82	mand	man; husband	noun	A1
83	sit	his; her; its (own, neuter)	determiner	A1
84	jo	you know; indeed	particle	A2
85	lidt	a little; a bit	adverb	A1
86	hvis	if; whose	conjunction	A1
87	anden	other; another; second	determiner	A1
88	stor	big; large	adjective	A1
89	hele	the whole; entire	determiner	A1
90	tre	three	number	A1
91	vide	to know	verb	A1
92	gang	time; occasion	noun	A1
93	mere	more	adverb	A1
94	nej	no	interjection	A1
95	hos	at (someone's); with	preposition	A2
96	give	to give	verb	A1
97	alt	everything; all	pronoun	A1
98	hvordan	how	adverb	A1
99	siden	since; ago	preposition	A2
100	ligge	to lie; to be located	verb	A1
101	del	part; portion	noun	A1
102	lille	small; little	adjective	A1
103	stå	to stand	verb	A1
104	mange	many	determiner	A1
105	tro	to believe; to think	verb	A2
106	noget	something; anything	pronoun	A1
107	begge	both	determiner	A2
108	sætte	to set; to put	verb	A1
109	finde	to find	verb	A1
110	hånd	hand	noun	A1
111	gennem	through	preposition	A2
112	barn	child	noun	A1
113	kvinde	woman	noun	A1
114	sidst	last; latest	adjective	A1
115	holde	to hold; to keep	verb	A1
116	liv	life	noun	A1
117	stykke	piece; bit	noun	A2
118	føle	to feel	verb	A1
119	hvem	who; whom	pronoun	A1
120	ord	word	noun	A1
121	hjem	home	noun	A1
122	sådan	like that; such	adverb	A1
123	aldrig	never	adverb	A1
124	lade	to let; to allow	verb	A1
125	sted	place	noun	A1
126	øje	eye	noun	A1
127	gammel	old	adjective	A1
128	menneske	human being; person	noun	A1
129	hus	house	noun	A1
130	altid	always	adverb	A1
131	mellem	between; among	preposition	A2
132	godt	well; good	adverb	A1
133	kun	only	adverb	A1
134	ligesom	just like; as if	adverb	A2
135	hoved	head	noun	A1
136	derfor	therefore	adverb	A2
137	igen	again	adverb	A1
138	lang	long	adjective	A1
139	dør	door	noun	A1
140	far	father; dad	noun	A1
141	sammen	together	adverb	A1
142	tænke	to think	verb	A1
143	vej	road; way	noun	A1
144	time	hour; lesson	noun	A1
145	mor	mother; mum	noun	A1
146	tale	to speak; to talk	verb	A1
147	kalde	to call; to name	verb	A2
148	natur	nature	noun	A2
149	ansigt	face	noun	A1
150	både	both	conjunction	A2
151	nogle	some (pl.)	determiner	A1
152	spørge	to ask	verb	A1
153	rigtig	right; real; really	adjective	A1
154	arbejde	to work	verb	A1
155	penge	money	noun	A1
156	sidde	to sit	verb	A1
157	stadig	still	adverb	A2
158	vand	water	noun	A1
159	nat	night	noun	A1
160	hver	each; every	determiner	A1
161	land	country; land	noun	A1
162	ven	friend	noun	A1
163	by	town; city	noun	A1
164	bo	to live; to reside	verb	A1
165	kende	to know (be acquainted with)	verb	A1
166	føre	to lead; to carry	verb	A2
167	bruge	to use	verb	A1
168	tit	often	adverb	A2
169	næsten	almost	adverb	A2
170	begynde	to begin; to start	verb	A1
171	måske	maybe; perhaps	adverb	A1
172	skrive	to write	verb	A1
173	læse	to read	verb	A1
174	høre	to hear; to belong	verb	A1
175	fem	five	number	A1
176	fire	four	number	A1
177	øjeblik	moment	noun	A2
178	dele	to share; to divide	verb	A2
179	grund	reason; ground	noun	A2
180	jeres	your; yours (pl.)	determiner	A2
181	hende	her	pronoun	A1
182	ende	end; to end	noun	A2
183	ret	right; quite; dish	noun	A2
184	højre	right (side)	adjective	A2
185	venstre	left (side)	adjective	A2
186	bog	book	noun	A1
187	snart	soon	adverb	A1
188	familie	family	noun	A1
189	dem	them	pronoun	A1
190	seks	six	number	A1
191	nummer	number	noun	A1
192	nok	enough; probably	particle	A1
193	sikker	sure; safe	adjective	A2
194	glad	happy; glad	adjective	A1
195	lære	to learn; to teach	verb	A1
196	tak	thanks; thank you	interjection	A1
197	møde	to meet; meeting	verb	A1
198	huske	to remember	verb	A1
199	sælge	to sell	verb	A2
200	købe	to buy	verb	A1
201	disse	these	determiner	A2
202	spise	to eat	verb	A1
203	drikke	to drink	verb	A1
204	sove	to sleep	verb	A1
205	løbe	to run	verb	A2
206	køre	to drive; to run	verb	A1
207	fortælle	to tell	verb	A1
208	vise	to show	verb	A1
209	alle	all; everyone	determiner	A1
210	række	to reach; row; series	verb	A2
211	kort	short; card; map	adjective	A1
212	vigtig	important	adjective	A2
213	dansk	Danish	adjective	A1
214	spil	game; play	noun	A1
215	forældre	parents	noun	A1
216	sag	matter; case; thing	noun	A2
217	verden	world	noun	A1
218	åben	open	adjective	A1
219	lukke	to close; to shut	verb	A1
220	vente	to wait	verb	A1
221	håbe	to hope	verb	A2
222	ønske	to wish; wish	verb	A2
223	behøve	to need	verb	A2
224	prøve	to try; test	verb	A1
225	mulig	possible	adjective	A2
226	sandt	true	adjective	A2
227	helt	completely; entirely	adverb	A1
228	egentlig	actually; really	adverb	A2
229	særlig	especially; special	adjective	A2
230	dette	this (neuter)	determiner	A2
231	fod	foot	noun	A1
232	arm	arm	noun	A1
233	ben	leg; bone	noun	A1
234	krop	body	noun	A2
235	hjerte	heart	noun	A2
236	mund	mouth	noun	A1
237	stemme	voice; to vote	noun	A2
238	dig	you (singular, object)	pronoun	A1
239	jer	you (pl., object)	pronoun	A2
240	søster	sister	noun	A1
241	bror	brother	noun	A1
242	pige	girl	noun	A1
243	dreng	boy	noun	A1
244	navn	name	noun	A1
245	døgn	day (24 hours)	noun	B1
246	uge	week	noun	A1
247	måned	month	noun	A1
248	morgen	morning	noun	A1
249	aften	evening	noun	A1
250	sol	sun	noun	A1
251	himmel	sky; heaven	noun	A2
252	luft	air	noun	A2
253	ild	fire	noun	A2
254	hvilken	which; what	pronoun	A2
255	træ	tree; wood	noun	A1
256	blomst	flower	noun	A1
257	dyr	animal	noun	A1
258	hund	dog	noun	A1
259	kat	cat	noun	A1
260	fugl	bird	noun	A1
261	fisk	fish	noun	A1
262	mad	food	noun	A1
263	brød	bread	noun	A1
264	mælk	milk	noun	A1
265	kaffe	coffee	noun	A1
266	bil	car	noun	A1
267	tog	train	noun	A1
268	gade	street	noun	A1
269	rum	room; space	noun	A2
270	seng	bed	noun	A1
271	bord	table	noun	A1
272	stol	chair	noun	A1
273	vindue	window	noun	A1
274	skole	school	noun	A1
275	sygdom	illness; disease	noun	B1
276	læge	doctor	noun	A2
277	syg	sick; ill	adjective	A1
278	rask	healthy; well	adjective	A2
279	varm	warm; hot	adjective	A1
280	kold	cold	adjective	A1
281	tør	dry	adjective	A2
282	våd	wet	adjective	A2
283	ren	clean; pure	adjective	A2
284	fuld	full	adjective	A1
285	tom	empty	adjective	A2
286	tung	heavy	adjective	A2
287	let	easy; light	adjective	A1
288	svær	difficult; hard	adjective	A1
289	dejlig	lovely; delightful	adjective	A1
290	billig	cheap	adjective	A2
291	stærk	strong	adjective	A2
292	svag	weak	adjective	B1
293	ung	young	adjective	A1
294	smuk	beautiful	adjective	A1
295	grim	ugly	adjective	A2
296	dårlig	bad	adjective	A1
297	farlig	dangerous	adjective	A2
298	fri	free	adjective	A2
299	travl	busy	adjective	A2
300	træt	tired	adjective	A1
301	sur	sour; grumpy	adjective	A2
302	åbne	to open	verb	A1
303	betale	to pay	verb	A1
304	koste	to cost	verb	A1
305	ringe	to call; to ring	verb	A1
306	svare	to answer	verb	A1
307	forstå	to understand	verb	A1
308	mene	to mean; to think	verb	A1
309	synes	to think; to seem	verb	A1
310	vælge	to choose	verb	A2
311	glemme	to forget	verb	A1
312	elske	to love	verb	A1
313	lege	to play	verb	A1
314	grine	to laugh	verb	A2
315	græde	to cry	verb	A2
316	synge	to sing	verb	A1
317	danse	to dance	verb	A1
318	kaste	to throw	verb	A2
319	falde	to fall	verb	A1
320	flyve	to fly	verb	A2
321	svømme	to swim	verb	A1
322	åbning	opening	noun	B1
323	bygge	to build	verb	A2
324	ødelægge	to destroy; to ruin	verb	B1
325	lave	to make; to do	verb	A1
326	skabe	to create	verb	B1
327	vokse	to grow	verb	A2
328	ændre	to change	verb	A2
329	bevæge	to move	verb	B1
330	følge	to follow	verb	A2
331	besøge	to visit	verb	A2
332	hente	to fetch; to pick up	verb	A2
333	sende	to send	verb	A1
334	modtage	to receive	verb	B1
335	åbenbart	apparently	adverb	B1
336	tekst	text	noun	A2
337	sprog	language	noun	A2
338	brev	letter	noun	A1
339	avis	newspaper	noun	A2
340	billede	picture; image	noun	A1
341	film	film; movie	noun	A1
342	musik	music	noun	A1
343	sang	song	noun	A1
344	farve	colour	noun	A1
345	lys	light	noun	A1
346	mørke	darkness	noun	A2
347	lyd	sound	noun	A2
348	tanke	thought	noun	A2
349	følelse	feeling; emotion	noun	B1
350	drøm	dream	noun	A2
351	håb	hope	noun	A2
352	frygt	fear	noun	B1
353	glæde	joy; gladness	noun	A2
354	smerte	pain	noun	B1
355	kærlighed	love	noun	A2
356	venskab	friendship	noun	B1
357	magt	power	noun	B1
358	rettighed	right; entitlement	noun	B1
359	lov	law; permission	noun	A2
360	regel	rule	noun	A2
361	frihed	freedom	noun	B1
362	fred	peace	noun	A2
363	krig	war	noun	A2
364	kamp	fight; battle	noun	A2
365	sejr	victory	noun	B1
366	fejl	mistake; error	noun	A2
367	problem	problem	noun	A1
368	løsning	solution	noun	B1
369	spørgsmål	question	noun	A2
370	svar	answer	noun	A1
371	mening	meaning; opinion	noun	A2
372	idé	idea	noun	A2
373	plan	plan	noun	A2
374	mål	goal; aim	noun	A2
375	form	form; shape	noun	A2
376	slags	kind; sort	noun	A2
377	måde	way; manner	noun	A1
378	evne	ability	noun	B1
379	chance	chance	noun	A2
380	held	luck	noun	A2
381	fremtid	future	noun	A2
382	fortid	past	noun	B1
383	begyndelse	beginning	noun	A2
384	slutning	end; ending	noun	A2
385	afdeling	department; section	noun	B1
386	antal	number; quantity	noun	A2
387	gruppe	group	noun	A2
388	hold	team	noun	A2
389	medlem	member	noun	B1
390	samfund	society	noun	B1
391	stat	state	noun	B1
392	landsby	village	noun	B1
393	folk	people	noun	A1
394	befolkning	population	noun	B1
395	regering	government	noun	B1
396	konge	king	noun	A2
397	dronning	queen	noun	A2
398	præsident	president	noun	A2
399	firma	company; firm	noun	A2
400	kunde	customer	noun	B1
401	marked	market	noun	B1
402	kontant	cash	noun	B2
403	pris	price; prize	noun	A2
404	løn	salary; wage	noun	B1
405	skat	tax; treasure; darling	noun	A2
406	butik	shop; store	noun	A1
407	vare	goods; product	noun	B1
408	produkt	product	noun	B1
409	tjeneste	service; favour	noun	B1
410	job	job	noun	A2
411	chef	boss; manager	noun	A2
412	kollega	colleague	noun	B1
413	ansat	employee	noun	B1
414	aftale	agreement; appointment	noun	A2
415	projekt	project	noun	B1
416	opgave	task; assignment	noun	A2
417	ansvar	responsibility	noun	B1
418	erfaring	experience	noun	B1
419	viden	knowledge	noun	B1
420	uddannelse	education	noun	B1
421	universitet	university	noun	A2
422	elev	pupil; student	noun	A2
423	lærer	teacher	noun	A1
424	klasse	class; grade	noun	A1
425	fag	subject; trade	noun	B1
426	eksamen	exam	noun	A2
427	resultat	result	noun	A2
428	betyde	to mean	verb	A2
429	gælde	to apply; to be valid	verb	B1
430	kræve	to demand; to require	verb	B1
431	tillade	to allow; to permit	verb	B1
432	forbyde	to forbid; to ban	verb	B1
433	nægte	to deny; to refuse	verb	B1
434	love	to promise	verb	A2
435	foreslå	to suggest; to propose	verb	B1
436	beslutte	to decide	verb	A2
437	bestemme	to determine; to decide	verb	B1
438	planlægge	to plan	verb	B1
439	forsøge	to attempt; to try	verb	B1
440	lykkes	to succeed	verb	B1
441	mislykkes	to fail	verb	B2
442	undgå	to avoid	verb	B1
443	opnå	to achieve; to attain	verb	B2
444	udvikle	to develop	verb	B1
445	forbedre	to improve	verb	B2
446	forøge	to increase	verb	B2
447	mindske	to reduce; to decrease	verb	B2
448	passe	to fit; to look after	verb	A2
449	hjælpe	to help	verb	A1
450	hjælp	help	noun	A1
451	behandle	to treat; to handle	verb	B1
452	redde	to save; to rescue	verb	A2
453	beskytte	to protect	verb	B1
454	pleje	to care for; to tend	verb	B1
455	sørge	to see to; to grieve	verb	B1
456	bekymre	to worry	verb	B1
457	stole	to trust; to rely	verb	B1
458	tvivle	to doubt	verb	B1
459	undre	to wonder	verb	B1
460	opdage	to discover	verb	A2
461	undersøge	to investigate; to examine	verb	B1
462	forklare	to explain	verb	A2
463	beskrive	to describe	verb	B1
464	nævne	to mention	verb	B1
465	gentage	to repeat	verb	B1
466	diskutere	to discuss	verb	B1
467	argument	argument	noun	B1
468	bevis	proof; evidence	noun	B1
469	grunde	to base; to found	verb	B2
470	skyld	fault; guilt; sake	noun	B1
471	ansvarlig	responsible	adjective	B1
472	skyldig	guilty	adjective	B2
473	uskyldig	innocent	adjective	B2
474	ærlig	honest	adjective	A2
475	venlig	kind; friendly	adjective	A2
476	høflig	polite	adjective	B1
477	tålmodig	patient	adjective	B2
478	modig	brave	adjective	B1
479	bange	afraid; scared	adjective	A1
480	nervøs	nervous	adjective	B1
481	rolig	calm; quiet	adjective	A2
482	vred	angry	adjective	A2
483	ked	sad; upset	adjective	A1
484	skuffet	disappointed	adjective	B1
485	overrasket	surprised	adjective	B1
486	stolt	proud	adjective	B1
487	flov	embarrassed	adjective	B2
488	jaloux	jealous	adjective	B2
489	ensom	lonely	adjective	B1
490	tryg	safe; secure	adjective	B1
491	sjov	fun; funny	adjective	A1
492	kedelig	boring	adjective	A2
493	spændende	exciting	adjective	A2
494	interessant	interesting	adjective	A2
495	mærkelig	strange; odd	adjective	A2
496	almindelig	ordinary; common	adjective	B1
497	sædvanlig	usual	adjective	B2
498	nødvendig	necessary	adjective	B1
499	tilfreds	satisfied; content	adjective	B1
500	perfekt	perfect	adjective	A2
501	færdig	finished; ready	adjective	A2
502	ægte	genuine; real	adjective	B1
503	falsk	false; fake	adjective	B1
504	klar	clear; ready	adjective	A1
505	tydelig	clear; obvious	adjective	B1
506	usikker	uncertain; insecure	adjective	B1
507	sandsynlig	probable; likely	adjective	B2
508	umulig	impossible	adjective	A2
509	nyttig	useful	adjective	B1
510	unødvendig	unnecessary	adjective	B2
511	enig	in agreement	adjective	B1
512	uenig	in disagreement	adjective	B2
513	ansætte	to hire; to employ	verb	B1
514	fyre	to fire; to dismiss	verb	B1
515	tjene	to earn; to serve	verb	A2
516	spare	to save (money)	verb	A2
517	låne	to lend; to borrow	verb	A2
518	eje	to own	verb	B1
519	ejendom	property	noun	B2
520	lejlighed	flat; apartment; opportunity	noun	A2
521	værelse	room	noun	A1
522	køkken	kitchen	noun	A1
523	gård	yard; farm	noun	A2
524	gulv	floor	noun	A2
525	væg	wall	noun	A2
526	tag	roof	noun	A2
527	trappe	stairs	noun	A2
528	nøgle	key	noun	A2
529	lampe	lamp	noun	A2
530	tæppe	carpet; blanket	noun	B1
531	spejl	mirror	noun	B1
532	tøj	clothes	noun	A1
533	sko	shoe	noun	A1
534	bukser	trousers	noun	A1
535	skjorte	shirt	noun	A2
536	kjole	dress	noun	A2
537	jakke	jacket	noun	A1
538	hat	hat	noun	A2
539	taske	bag	noun	A1
540	ur	watch; clock	noun	A2
541	ting	thing	noun	A1
542	ejendel	belonging; possession	noun	B2
543	genstand	object	noun	B2
544	redskab	tool; implement	noun	B2
545	maskine	machine	noun	A2
546	computer	computer	noun	A1
547	telefon	telephone	noun	A1
548	skærm	screen	noun	B1
549	internet	internet	noun	A2
550	netværk	network	noun	B2
551	oplysning	information; piece of information	noun	B1
552	nyhed	news; novelty	noun	A2
553	historie	story; history	noun	A1
554	begivenhed	event	noun	B2
555	situation	situation	noun	A2
556	tilstand	condition; state	noun	B2
557	forhold	relationship; circumstance	noun	B1
558	sammenhæng	context; connection	noun	B2
559	forskel	difference	noun	A2
560	lighed	similarity; equality	noun	B2
561	ændring	change; alteration	noun	B1
562	udvikling	development	noun	B1
563	vækst	growth	noun	B2
564	fremskridt	progress	noun	B2
565	virkning	effect; impact	noun	B2
566	årsag	cause; reason	noun	B1
567	formål	purpose	noun	B1
568	betydning	meaning; importance	noun	B1
569	værdi	value	noun	B1
570	fordel	advantage	noun	B1
571	ulempe	disadvantage	noun	B2
572	risiko	risk	noun	B1
573	fare	danger	noun	A2
574	sikkerhed	safety; security	noun	B1
575	ulykke	accident; misfortune	noun	B1
576	skade	harm; damage	noun	B1
577	behov	need	noun	B1
578	krav	demand; requirement	noun	B1
579	valg	choice; election	noun	A2
580	beslutning	decision	noun	B1
581	omfang	extent; scope	noun	B1
582	anledning	occasion	noun	B2
583	lejr	camp	noun	B1
584	rejse	to travel; journey	verb	A1
585	tur	trip; turn	noun	A1
586	ferie	holiday; vacation	noun	A1
587	fly	plane; aircraft	noun	A2
588	lufthavn	airport	noun	A2
589	station	station	noun	A2
590	billet	ticket	noun	A2
591	rejsende	traveller	noun	B2
592	grænse	border; limit	noun	B1
593	retning	direction	noun	B1
594	afstand	distance	noun	B1
595	omgivelse	surroundings	noun	B2
596	område	area; region	noun	B1
597	egn	district; region	noun	B2
598	mark	field	noun	A2
599	skov	forest	noun	A1
600	sø	lake	noun	A2
601	hav	sea; ocean	noun	A1
602	strand	beach	noun	A2
603	bjerg	mountain	noun	A2
604	flod	river	noun	A2
605	ø	island	noun	A2
606	vejr	weather	noun	A1
607	regn	rain	noun	A1
608	sne	snow	noun	A1
609	vind	wind	noun	A2
610	sky	cloud	noun	A2
611	storm	storm	noun	B1
612	temperatur	temperature	noun	B1
613	grad	degree	noun	B1
614	sommer	summer	noun	A1
615	vinter	winter	noun	A1
616	forår	spring	noun	A2
617	efterår	autumn; fall	noun	A2
618	jul	Christmas	noun	A2
619	fødselsdag	birthday	noun	A2
620	fest	party; celebration	noun	A1
621	gave	gift; present	noun	A1
622	fejre	to celebrate	verb	B1
623	invitere	to invite	verb	A2
624	gæst	guest	noun	A2
625	nabo	neighbour	noun	A2
626	ægtefælle	spouse	noun	B2
627	kæreste	boyfriend; girlfriend	noun	A2
628	bryllup	wedding	noun	B1
629	begravelse	funeral	noun	B2
630	fødsel	birth	noun	B2
631	død	death; dead	noun	A2
632	dø	to die	verb	A1
633	leve	to live	verb	A1
634	fødes	to be born	verb	B1
635	opdrage	to raise; to bring up	verb	B2
636	ældes	to age; to grow old	verb	B2
637	sundhed	health	noun	B1
638	sygehus	hospital	noun	A2
639	medicin	medicine	noun	A2
640	pille	pill	noun	B1
641	behandling	treatment	noun	B1
642	operation	operation; surgery	noun	B2
643	smitte	to infect; infection	verb	B2
644	feber	fever	noun	B1
645	hoste	to cough; cough	verb	B1
646	sår	wound	noun	B1
647	blod	blood	noun	A2
648	hud	skin	noun	A2
649	hår	hair	noun	A1
650	tand	tooth	noun	A2
651	øre	ear	noun	A1
652	næse	nose	noun	A1
653	finger	finger	noun	A1
654	indeholde	to contain	verb	B1
655	bestå	to consist; to pass	verb	B1
656	forbinde	to connect	verb	B1
657	blande	to mix	verb	B1
658	dække	to cover	verb	B1
659	kød	meat	noun	A1
660	grøntsag	vegetable	noun	A2
661	frugt	fruit	noun	A1
662	æble	apple	noun	A1
663	ramme	to hit; to strike; frame	verb	B1
664	ost	cheese	noun	A1
665	rense	to clean	verb	B1
666	reparere	to repair; to fix	verb	B1
667	ordne	to arrange; to sort out	verb	B1
668	system	system	noun	B1
669	øl	beer	noun	A1
670	vin	wine	noun	A1
671	te	tea	noun	A1
672	proces	process	noun	B1
673	måltid	meal	noun	B1
674	morgenmad	breakfast	noun	A1
675	frokost	lunch	noun	A1
676	undertiden	sometimes; occasionally	adverb	B2
677	restaurant	restaurant	noun	A1
678	stege	to fry; to roast	verb	B1
679	smage	to taste	verb	A2
680	sulten	hungry	adjective	A1
681	mængde	amount; quantity	noun	B1
682	størrelse	size	noun	B1
683	bredde	width	noun	B2
684	dybde	depth	noun	B2
685	turnering	tournament	noun	B2
686	vinde	to win	verb	A2
687	tabe	to lose	verb	A2
688	træne	to train; to work out	verb	A2
689	løb	run; race	noun	B1
690	færre	fewer	determiner	B2
691	højde	height	noun	B1
692	længde	length	noun	B1
693	nogensinde	ever	adverb	B1
694	dobbelt	double	adjective	B1
695	forestilling	performance; notion	noun	B2
696	maleri	painting	noun	B1
697	digt	poem	noun	B1
698	roman	novel	noun	B1
699	forfatter	author; writer	noun	B1
700	kunstner	artist	noun	B1
701	skuespiller	actor	noun	B1
702	publikum	audience	noun	B2
703	optræden	appearance; performance	noun	B2
704	optræde	to perform; to appear	verb	B2
705	male	to paint	verb	A2
706	tegne	to draw	verb	A2
707	spille	to play (music, games)	verb	A1
708	optage	to record; to occupy	verb	B2
709	anvende	to apply; to use	verb	B2
710	knæ	knee	noun	A2
711	ryg	back	noun	A2
712	skabelse	creation	noun	B2
713	opdele	to divide up	verb	B2
714	mave	stomach	noun	A2
715	adskille	to separate	verb	B2
716	hals	neck; throat	noun	A2
717	fylde	to fill	verb	A2
718	tømme	to empty	verb	B1
719	skulder	shoulder	noun	A2
720	skjule	to hide; to conceal	verb	B1
721	vende	to turn	verb	A2
722	dreje	to turn; to twist	verb	B1
723	trække	to pull; to draw	verb	A2
724	skubbe	to push	verb	A2
725	løfte	to lift	verb	A2
726	bære	to carry; to wear	verb	A2
727	samle	to gather; to collect	verb	A2
728	gemme	to save; to keep	verb	A2
729	miste	to lose	verb	A2
730	kartoffel	potato	noun	A2
731	slå	to hit; to beat	verb	A2
732	sparke	to kick	verb	B1
733	bide	to bite	verb	B1
734	brænde	to burn	verb	A2
735	fryse	to freeze; to be cold	verb	B1
736	koge	to boil	verb	A2
737	vaske	to wash	verb	A1
738	smør	butter	noun	A2
739	sukker	sugar	noun	A2
740	salt	salt	noun	A2
741	undersøgelse	examination; survey	noun	B2
742	forsøg	attempt; experiment	noun	B1
743	forskning	research	noun	B2
744	videnskab	science	noun	B2
745	teori	theory	noun	B1
746	metode	method	noun	B2
747	suppe	soup	noun	A2
748	struktur	structure	noun	B2
749	juice	juice	noun	A2
750	funktion	function	noun	B2
751	egenskab	property; quality	noun	B2
752	tal	number; figure	noun	A2
753	tørstig	thirsty	adjective	A2
754	lækker	delicious	adjective	A2
755	vægt	weight	noun	A2
756	hobby	hobby	noun	A2
757	kunst	art	noun	A2
758	sport	sport	noun	A1
759	bold	ball	noun	A1
760	halv	half	adjective	A1
761	hel	whole; entire	adjective	A1
762	koncert	concert	noun	A2
763	enkelt	single; simple	adjective	B1
764	flere	several; more	determiner	A1
765	fleste	most	determiner	A2
766	cykel	bicycle	noun	A1
767	teater	theatre	noun	A2
768	sjælden	rare; rarely	adjective	B1
769	ofte	often	adverb	A2
770	aftensmad	dinner	noun	A1
771	straks	immediately; at once	adverb	B1
772	pludselig	suddenly	adverb	A2
773	endelig	finally	adverb	A2
774	allerede	already	adverb	A1
775	endnu	yet; still	adverb	A2
776	længe	long (time)	adverb	A1
777	før	before	preposition	A1
778	bagefter	afterwards	adverb	B1
779	imens	meanwhile; while	adverb	B1
780	samtidig	at the same time	adverb	B1
781	fremover	from now on; onwards	adverb	B2
782	omkring	around; about	preposition	A2
783	blandt	among	preposition	B1
784	ifølge	according to	preposition	B1
785	trods	despite	preposition	B2
786	undtagen	except	preposition	B1
787	inden	before; within	preposition	B1
788	imod	against	preposition	A2
789	hvorimod	whereas	conjunction	B2
790	således	thus; in this way	adverb	B2
791	dermed	thereby; thus	adverb	B2
792	desuden	moreover; besides	adverb	B2
793	dog	however; though	adverb	A2
794	alligevel	anyway; nevertheless	adverb	B1
795	desværre	unfortunately	adverb	A2
796	heldigvis	fortunately; luckily	adverb	B1
797	især	especially	adverb	B1
798	nemlig	namely; you see	adverb	B1
799	derimod	on the other hand	adverb	B2
800	desto	the (more...); all the	adverb	B2
801	eftersom	since; as	conjunction	B1
802	skønt	although	conjunction	B2
803	medmindre	unless	conjunction	B2
804	hvorvidt	whether	conjunction	B2
805	hvorfor	why	adverb	A1
806	hvorved	whereby	adverb	B2
807	herunder	including; below	adverb	B2
808	derudover	in addition	adverb	B2
809	ligeledes	likewise	adverb	B2
810	tilsyneladende	seemingly; apparently	adverb	B2
811	formentlig	presumably	adverb	B2
812	muligvis	possibly	adverb	B1
813	givetvis	certainly; no doubt	adverb	B2
814	vist	apparently; probably	adverb	B1
815	næppe	hardly; scarcely	adverb	B2
816	temmelig	fairly; rather	adverb	B1
817	yderst	extremely; outermost	adverb	B2
818	særdeles	particularly; highly	adverb	B2
819	overordentlig	exceedingly	adverb	B2
820	betydelig	considerable; significant	adjective	B2
821	omfattende	extensive; comprehensive	adjective	B2
822	væsentlig	essential; substantial	adjective	B2
823	afgørende	decisive; crucial	adjective	B2
824	grundlæggende	fundamental; basic	adjective	B2
825	overordnet	overall; superior	adjective	B2
826	gennemsnitlig	average	adjective	B2
827	passende	suitable; appropriate	adjective	B1
828	tilstrækkelig	sufficient	adjective	B2
829	begrænset	limited	adjective	B2
830	yderligere	further; additional	adjective	B2
831	diverse	various; miscellaneous	adjective	B2
832	talrig	numerous	adjective	B2
833	lignende	similar	adjective	B1
834	tilsvarende	corresponding; equivalent	adjective	B2
835	modsat	opposite	adjective	B1
836	yderlig	outer; extreme	adjective	B2
837	indre	inner; internal	adjective	B2
838	ydre	outer; external	adjective	B2
839	privat	private	adjective	A2
840	offentlig	public	adjective	B1
841	national	national	adjective	B1
842	international	international	adjective	B1
843	politisk	political	adjective	B1
844	økonomisk	economic; financial	adjective	B1
845	social	social	adjective	B1
846	kulturel	cultural	adjective	B2
847	historisk	historical	adjective	B1
848	juridisk	legal; juridical	adjective	B2
849	teknisk	technical	adjective	B2
850	praktisk	practical	adjective	B1
851	teoretisk	theoretical	adjective	B2
852	psykisk	mental; psychological	adjective	B2
853	fysisk	physical	adjective	B1
854	personlig	personal	adjective	B1
855	individuel	individual	adjective	B2
856	fælles	common; joint; shared	adjective	B1
857	samlet	combined; total	adjective	B2
858	endegyldig	final; definitive	adjective	B2
859	foreløbig	preliminary; temporary	adjective	B2
860	aktuel	current; topical	adjective	B2
861	moderne	modern	adjective	A2
862	traditionel	traditional	adjective	B1
863	typisk	typical	adjective	B1
864	normal	normal	adjective	A2
865	speciel	special	adjective	A2
866	generel	general	adjective	B1
867	konkret	concrete; specific	adjective	B2
868	abstrakt	abstract	adjective	B2
869	kompleks	complex	adjective	B2
870	enkel	simple; plain	adjective	B1
871	kompliceret	complicated	adjective	B1
872	indflydelse	influence	noun	B2
873	betingelse	condition; prerequisite	noun	B2
874	forudsætning	assumption; precondition	noun	B2
875	konsekvens	consequence	noun	B2
876	sammenligning	comparison	noun	B2
877	undtagelse	exception	noun	B2
878	tendens	tendency; trend	noun	B2
879	perspektiv	perspective	noun	B2
880	synspunkt	point of view	noun	B2
881	holdning	attitude; stance	noun	B1
882	opfattelse	perception; understanding	noun	B2
883	antagelse	assumption	noun	B2
884	konklusion	conclusion	noun	B2
885	vurdering	assessment; evaluation	noun	B2
886	analyse	analysis	noun	B1
887	sammenfatning	summary	noun	B2
888	redegørelse	account; report	noun	B2
889	påstand	claim; assertion	noun	B2
890	kritik	criticism; critique	noun	B1
891	ros	praise	noun	B1
892	anbefaling	recommendation	noun	B2
893	forslag	proposal; suggestion	noun	B1
894	tilbud	offer; deal	noun	B1
895	trussel	threat	noun	B2
896	advarsel	warning	noun	B1
897	besked	message	noun	A2
898	meddelelse	notice; announcement	noun	B2
899	henvendelse	inquiry; approach	noun	B2
900	overenskomst	agreement; collective agreement	noun	B2
901	kontrakt	contract	noun	B2
902	ansøgning	application	noun	B2
903	ansøge	to apply	verb	B2
904	godkende	to approve	verb	B2
905	afvise	to reject; to refuse	verb	B2
906	acceptere	to accept	verb	B1
907	afslå	to decline; to turn down	verb	B2
908	indgå	to enter into; to be part of	verb	B2
909	overveje	to consider	verb	B1
910	vurdere	to assess; to evaluate	verb	B2
911	bedømme	to judge; to grade	verb	B2
912	antage	to assume	verb	B2
913	formode	to presume; to suppose	verb	B2
914	konkludere	to conclude	verb	B2
915	påstå	to claim; to assert	verb	B2
916	hævde	to maintain; to assert	verb	B2
917	benægte	to deny	verb	B2
918	indrømme	to admit	verb	B2
919	erkende	to acknowledge; to realise	verb	B2
920	opfatte	to perceive	verb	B2
921	betragte	to regard; to observe	verb	B2
922	skildre	to depict; to portray	verb	B2
923	fremhæve	to emphasise; to highlight	verb	B2
924	understrege	to underline; to stress	verb	B2
925	henvise	to refer	verb	B2
926	anvise	to instruct; to allocate	verb	B2
927	medføre	to entail; to lead to	verb	B2
928	forårsage	to cause	verb	B2
929	påvirke	to affect; to influence	verb	B1
930	begrænse	to limit; to restrict	verb	B2
931	udvide	to expand	verb	B2
932	reducere	to reduce	verb	B2
933	erstatte	to replace; to compensate	verb	B2
934	gennemføre	to carry out; to implement	verb	B2
935	foretage	to make; to carry out	verb	B2
936	udføre	to perform; to execute	verb	B1
937	fungere	to function; to work	verb	B1
938	foregå	to take place; to happen	verb	B1
939	opstå	to arise; to emerge	verb	B2
940	forsvinde	to disappear	verb	B1
941	forekomme	to occur; to seem	verb	B2
942	eksistere	to exist	verb	B1
943	indebære	to imply; to involve	verb	B2
944	omhandle	to deal with; to be about	verb	B2
945	vedrøre	to concern; to relate to	verb	B2
946	afhænge	to depend	verb	B1
947	stige	to rise; to increase	verb	B1
948	synke	to sink; to fall	verb	B2
949	skifte	to change; to switch	verb	B1
950	udgøre	to constitute; to make up	verb	B2
951	indgang	entrance	noun	A2
952	udgang	exit	noun	A2
953	adgang	access; admission	noun	B2
954	overgang	transition; crossing	noun	B2
955	sammenslutning	association; merger	noun	B2
956	forening	association; club	noun	B1
957	organisation	organisation	noun	B1
958	institution	institution	noun	B2
959	myndighed	authority	noun	B2
960	ministerium	ministry	noun	B2
961	kommune	municipality	noun	B1
962	borger	citizen	noun	B2
963	befolkningstal	population figure	noun	B2
964	indbygger	inhabitant; resident	noun	B2
965	nationalitet	nationality	noun	B2
966	indvandrer	immigrant	noun	B2
967	flygtning	refugee	noun	B2
968	retssag	lawsuit; trial	noun	B2
969	dom	verdict; judgement	noun	B1
970	straf	punishment	noun	B1
971	forbrydelse	crime	noun	B2
972	forbryder	criminal	noun	B2
973	politi	police	noun	A2
974	domstol	court	noun	B2
975	advokat	lawyer	noun	B1
976	vidne	witness	noun	B2
977	anklage	accusation; charge	noun	B2
978	efterforsker	investigator; detective	noun	B2
979	sikre	to ensure; to secure	verb	B1
980	garantere	to guarantee	verb	B2
981	forpligte	to oblige; to commit	verb	B2
982	overholde	to comply with; to keep	verb	B2
983	overtræde	to violate; to break	verb	B2
984	anmelde	to report; to register	verb	B2
985	anholde	to arrest	verb	B2
986	dømme	to judge; to sentence	verb	B1
987	straffe	to punish	verb	B1
988	tilgive	to forgive	verb	B1
989	trøste	to comfort; to console	verb	B2
990	opmuntre	to encourage	verb	B2
991	overtale	to persuade	verb	B2
992	advare	to warn	verb	B1
993	true	to threaten	verb	B2
994	beklage	to regret; to apologise	verb	B2
995	undskylde	to apologise; to excuse	verb	A2
996	takke	to thank	verb	A2
997	ønskelig	desirable	adjective	B2
998	hensyn	consideration; regard	noun	B2
999	sammenhold	unity; solidarity	noun	B2
1000	velfærd	welfare; well-being	noun	B2

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Why learn Danish words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Danish words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Danish words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

How was the audio made?

Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Danish verbs are listed in the bare infinitive without 'at' (være 'to be', have 'to have', gøre 'to do'); nouns appear in the singular indefinite, without the en/et article or the definite -en/-et ending.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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Lenguia turns vocabulary like this into a daily Danish plan: graded stories and podcasts built from high-frequency words, spaced-repetition flashcards, grammar, writing and speaking practice — all at exactly your level.

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How many of these words do you already know?

Take the free Danish placement test — grammar, reading, vocabulary, listening, writing and speaking, graded A1 to C1 — and find out exactly where to start in this list.

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