Top 100 German Prepositions The most frequently used

This is a list of the 100 most frequent German prepositions, with alphabetical index.

This list is based on various publications of German vocabulary frequency analysis, combined with an automated frequency analysis of a large number of German publications performed by ourselves.

Mastering this prepositions list corresponds to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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#	Word	Translations	Used as
1	in	in, inside, within, into, by	preposition
2	zu	to, towards, at, too, excessively, very, to (infinitive marker), closed, shut	preposition particle adverb
3	von	from, of, by, between, about	preposition
4	mit	with, along with, accompanied by, by, using, including, having, at, over	preposition
5	auf	on, upon, to, onto, up to, open, in, by	preposition adverb
6	für	for, during, in order to, in my opinion, according to	preposition
7	an	on, at, by, next to, running, active	preposition adverb particle
8	bei	at, by, near, next to, beside, during, when, in the event of, with, for, in case of, if, due to, because of, given	preposition
9	nach	to, towards, after, later, behind, according to, in accordance with, by, for, in search of	preposition adverb
10	aus	from, out of, over, finished, off, out, away (as a prefix)	preposition adverb particle
11	um	around, about, at, to, in order to, by, by about, um, uh, erm	preposition conjunction particle
12	über	over, above, on top of, via, through, by, by means of, about, concerning, on, beyond, leftover, remaining, surplus	preposition adverb adjective
13	vor	in front of, before, ahead of, prior to, ago, forward, ahead, in the presence of, due to, because of, from	preposition adverb
14	durch	through, across, finished, done, completely, due to, because of, by, during, throughout	preposition adverb
15	bis	until, till, to, up to	preposition conjunction adverb
16	unter	under, below, beneath, among, amongst, between, during, in the course of, less than, down, underneath	preposition adverb
17	zwischen	between, among, amidst, in between, in the middle, intermediately	preposition adverb
18	gegen	against, towards, into, around, about, approximately, for, in exchange for, compared to, versus	preposition
19	ohne	without	preposition conjunction
20	seit	since, for	preposition conjunction
21	während	while, as, during, throughout, whereas	conjunction preposition
22	neben	next to, beside, near, by, besides, in addition to, alongside	preposition adverb
23	wegen	because of, due to, on account of, for the sake of	preposition
24	hinter	behind, after, at the back, rear, back, posterior	preposition adverb adjective
25	gegenüber	opposite, across from, facing, in front of, across, on the other side, opposing, confronted	preposition adverb adjective
26	nah	near, close, close by, close to, intimate, imminent, approaching	adjective adverb preposition
27	nahe	near, close, close to, nearby	adjective preposition adverb
28	ab	from, starting from, as of, off, detached, gone, down, away, complete	preposition particle
29	dagegen	against it, against that, in opposition to it, on the other hand, in contrast, however, compared to that, in contrast to that, next to that	adverb conjunction preposition
30	innerhalb	within, inside, in (a timeframe)	preposition adverb
31	aufgrund	due to, because of, on account of, owing to, based on, on the basis of, according to	preposition adverb
32	trotz	despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, despite the fact that, although, even though	preposition conjunction
33	pro	per, for each, each, pro, in favor of, for	preposition adjective
34	außer	except, apart from, unless, except that, outside	preposition conjunction adverb
35	statt	instead of, in place of, rather than	preposition conjunction
36	laut	loud, noisy, loudly, aloud, according to, as per	adjective adverb preposition
37	außerhalb	outside of, beyond, outside, outdoors, externally, out	preposition adverb
38	angesichts	in view of, considering, given, in light of, taking into account, given the circumstances	preposition adverb
39	per	by, via, through, per, each	preposition adverb
40	mithilfe	with the help of, by means of, with the aid of	preposition
41	entlang	along, alongside, down	preposition adverb
42	gemäß	according to, in accordance with, pursuant to, as per, appropriate, suitable, fitting, proper	preposition adjective
43	anhand	based on, by means of, with the help of, on the basis of, using as an example, by way of example, with reference to, illustrated by	preposition adverb
44	mittels	by means of, through, using, with the help of, moderately, intermediately, fairly	preposition adverb
45	entsprechend	appropriate, suitable, corresponding, adequate, accordingly, consequently, correspondingly, according to, in accordance with, in conformity with	adjective adverb preposition
46	hinsichtlich	regarding, concerning, with respect to, as for, in this regard, in this respect, in this sense	preposition adverb
47	plus	plus, and, added to, advantage, benefit, positive aspect, in addition to	preposition noun conjunction
48	bezüglich	regarding, concerning, with respect to, as for, about, relevant, pertaining to, respective	preposition adjective
49	zufolge	according to, in accordance with, as per, consequently, therefore, as a result, as a consequence	preposition adverb
50	hierfür	for this, for this purpose, for this reason, in relation to this, with respect to this, concerning this, regarding this	adverb preposition
51	einschließlich	including, inclusive of, comprising, inclusively, comprehensively, also covering	preposition adverb
52	jenseits	beyond, on the other side, in the afterlife, the hereafter, on the other side of	adverb preposition
53	zugunsten	in favor of, for the benefit of, to the advantage of, for the sake of, to the benefit of	preposition adverb
54	infolge	due to, as a result of, in consequence of, because of	preposition
55	samt	together with, including, along with, velvety, soft, smooth, velvet	preposition adjective noun
56	anstelle	instead of, in place of, in lieu of, instead, in its place, as a substitute	preposition adverb
57	namens	on behalf of, in the name of, by order of, representing, named, called, by the name of	preposition adverb
58	seitens	on the part of, from the side of, by, from	preposition adverb
59	in puncto	regarding, concerning, with regard to, in terms of	preposition
60	als	than, as, when	conjunction preposition
61	am	at, on, in, by	preposition particle
62	lang	long, for a long time, along	adjective adverb preposition
63	zuvor	before, previously, beforehand, prior	adverb preposition
64	hinaus	out, outside, outwards, beyond, past, over	adverb particle preposition
65	oben	above, up, upstairs, on top, upper, top, over, on top of	adverb adjective preposition
66	außen	outside, outdoors, outer, external, outside of, on the exterior of	adverb adjective preposition
67	unten	down, below, at the bottom, underneath, at the bottom of	adverb preposition
68	dank	thanks to, due to, owing to, thanks, gratitude, appreciation	preposition noun
69	entgegen	against, opposite to, towards, contrary to, in opposition to	preposition adverb
70	anlässlich	on the occasion of, for, at, commemorating	preposition
71	mitten	in the middle, in the center, amidst, in the midst of, right in, among	adverb preposition
72	hinblick	with regard to, in relation to, concerning, regarding, in view of, consideration, perspective, view, aspect	preposition noun
73	hinsicht	regard, respect, aspect (in phrases like 'in this regard'), aspect, point of view, perspective	preposition noun
74	hinweg	throughout, along, over, away, off, past, across, despite, regardless of	adverb particle preposition
75	inklusive	including, inclusive of, with, inclusive, all-inclusive	preposition adjective
76	via	via, by way of, through	preposition
77	voraus	in advance, beforehand, ahead of time, upfront, ahead, in front, leading	adverb preposition
78	zugute	to the benefit of, for the good of, to one's advantage, to one's credit, to be taken into account, to be considered	adverb preposition
79	binnen	within, inside of, quickly, rapidly, in a short time	preposition adverb
80	nebst	together with, along with, including, besides	preposition
81	betreffend	regarding, concerning, relating to, with regard to, relevant, concerned, respective, pertinent	preposition adjective
82	minus	minus, less, negative, down	preposition adverb
83	anstatt	instead of, rather than	conjunction preposition
84	wider	against, contrary to, in opposition to, again, back, anew	preposition adverb
85	oberhalb	above, over, higher than	preposition
86	quer	transverse, crosswise, across, diagonally, transversely, perpendicularly, through, over	adjective adverb preposition
87	inmitten	amidst, in the middle of, surrounded by, in the midst of, during	preposition adverb
88	mangels	for lack of, due to lack of, in the absence of	preposition
89	ungeachtet	despite, regardless of, notwithstanding, regardlessly, indifferently, without regard	preposition adverb
90	unterhalb	below, underneath, beneath, lower than	preposition
91	angesicht	face, countenance, visage, given, in view of, considering	noun preposition
92	infrage	in question, at issue, in doubt, at stake, under consideration	adverb preposition
93	rundum	completely, entirely, all-around, overall, around, all around, surrounding	adverb preposition
94	gen	gene, towards, to, in the direction of, genetically, gene-modified	noun preposition particle
95	mitsamt	together with, along with, including	preposition
96	unweit	not far from, near, close to	preposition
97	ineinander	into one another, intertwined, merged, one inside the other, nested	adverb preposition
98	zwecks	for the purpose of, for, with a view to, in order to	preposition
99	innert	within	preposition
100	zueinander	to each other, with each other, towards each other, to one another	adverb preposition