Vocabulary: Numbers
This is a list of German cardinal and ordinal numbers that have been written out. In many records you may find that the scribe opted to write out the date completely instead of using a numeral, thus you will most commonly find the ordinal numbers used (the first table below).
German | English | Examples |
erste | first | ![]() |
zweite | second | ![]() |
dritte | third | ![]() |
vierte | fourth | ![]() |
fünfte | fifth | ![]() |
sechste | sixth | ![]() |
siebte | seventh | ![]() |
achte | eighth | ![]() |
neunte | ninth | ![]() |
zehnte | tenth | ![]() |
elfte | eleventh | ![]() |
zwölfte | twelfth | ![]() |
dreizehnte | thirteenth | ![]() |
vierzehnte | fourteenth | ![]() |
fünfzehnte | fifteenth | ![]() |
sechzehnte | sixteenth | ![]() |
siebzehnte | seventeenth | ![]() |
achtzehnte | eighteenth | ![]() |
neunzehnte | nineteenth | ![]() |
zwanzigste | twentieth | ![]() |
einundzwanzigste | twenty-first | ![]() |
zweiundzwanzigste | twenty-second | ![]() |
dreiundzwanzigste | twenty-third | ![]() |
vierundzwanzigste | twenty-fourth | ![]() |
fünfundzwanzigste | twenty-fifth | ![]() |
sechsundzwanzigste | twenty-sixth | ![]() |
siebenundzwanzigste | twenty-seventh | ![]() |
actundzwanzigste | twenty-eighth | ![]() |
neunundzwanzigste | twenty-nineth | ![]() |
dreißigste | thirtieth | ![]() |
einunddreißigste | thirty-first | ![]() |
Cardinal Numbers
German | English | Examples |
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 | sixteen | ![]() |
siebzehn | seventeen | ![]() |
achtzehn | eighteen | ![]() |
neunzehn | nineteen | ![]() |
zwanzig | zwenty | ![]() |
einundzwanzig | twenty-one | ![]() |
zweiundzwanzig | twenty-two | ![]() |
dreiundzwanzig | twenty-three | ![]() |
vierundzwanzig | twenty-four | ![]() |
fünfundzwanzig | twenty-five | ![]() |
sechsundzwanzig | twenty-six | ![]() |
siebenundzwanzig | twenty-seven | ![]() |
achtundzwanzig | twenty-eight | ![]() |
neunundzwanzig | twenty-nine | ![]() |
dreißig | thirty | ![]() |
einunddreißig | thirty-one | ![]() |