German Numbers 1–500

Learning the German numbers from 1 to 500 helps you become comfortable reading and speaking larger numbers used in everyday German. These numbers appear when discussing prices, distances, population counts, statistics, measurements, and addresses.

Once you understand how german numbers work up to 500, it becomes much easier to recognize and form even larger numbers.

This page includes a German numbers 1–500 chart with pronunciation, explanations of number patterns, and examples showing how these numbers appear in real sentences.

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German Numbers 1–500 Chart

The chart below shows the German numbers from 1 to 500. Click any number to hear how it is pronounced.

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Understanding German Numbers Above 100

After 100, German usually combines the hundreds word with the remaining number. Examples: 101 = hunderteins, 115 = hundertfünfzehn, 199 = hundertneunundneunzig.

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German Hundreds

Number	German
100	hundert
200	zweihundert
300	dreihundert
400	vierhundert
500	fünfhundert

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Writing Large German Numbers

German builds larger numbers by combining hundreds, tens, and ones into a single compound number. Examples: 342 = dreihundertzweiundvierzig, 725 = siebenhundertfünfundzwanzig, 999 = neunhundertneunundneunzig.

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Examples of German Numbers in Sentences

Ich bin einundzwanzig Jahre alt.
I am twenty-one years old.

Das kostet fünfundvierzig Euro.
That costs forty-five euros.

Die Stadt hat zweihundert Einwohner.
The town has two hundred residents.

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Practice German Numbers 1–500

Here are some helpful ways to practice german numbers.

• practice counting from 1 to 100
• learn the hundreds (100, 200, 300, etc.)
• read numbers like 245, 378, and 492
• click numbers in the chart and repeat the pronunciation

Practicing regularly will help you recognize larger numbers more quickly.

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Frequently Asked Questions About German Numbers

How do you say 100 in German?

100 in German is hundert.

How do you say 200 in German?

200 in German is zweihundert.

What is the key pattern for 21–99 in German?

German uses the pattern ones + und + tens, for example einundzwanzig for 21.

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Continue Learning German Numbers

You can continue learning german numbers with these chart pages.

You can also learn how numbers are used in everyday german.