Ranked by frequency of use in everyday German.
man
woman / wife
child
day
year
time
human / person
hand
word
house
country / land
work
water
city
family
friend
money
school
car
street
book
food / meal
morning
evening
night
clock / watch
name
number
question
answer
apartment
room
kitchen
bathroom
table
chair
door
window
bed
doctor
language
teacher
hour / lesson
week
month
head
eye
foot
way / path
train station
train
bus
telephone
letter
newspaper
mobile phone
key
bag
place / seat / square
price
supermarket
restaurant
hospital
pharmacy
medicine
appointment
profession / job
office
course
training / apprenticeship
music
sport
film / movie
garden
park
trip / journey
ticket
airport
bus/tram stop
clothing
dress
shoes
sun
rain
snow
birthday
gift / present
computer
internet
breakfast
lunch
dinner
bill / invoice
passport
form / document
address
problem
help
weather