Numbers in German (1 to 20)
Updated July 6, 2026
The numbers one to twenty in German are eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, and zehn, then on to zwanzig. Watch the two irregular teens, sechzehn (16) and siebzehn (17), which drop a sound.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| eins | one |
| zwei | two |
| drei | three |
| vier | four |
| fünf | five |
| sechs | six |
| sieben | seven |
| acht | eight |
| neun | nine |
| zehn | ten |
| elf | eleven |
| zwölf | twelve |
| dreizehn | thirteen |
| vierzehn | fourteen |
| fünfzehn | fifteen |
| sechzehn | sixteendrops the -s of sechs |
| siebzehn | seventeendrops the -en of sieben |
| achtzehn | eighteen |
| neunzehn | nineteen |
| zwanzig | twenty |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do you count to ten in German?
- Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn. From thirteen you add -zehn, though sechzehn (16) and siebzehn (17) drop a sound from the base number.
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