This is the 1501st most frequent German word.
wahlen
"Wählen" means "to choose" or "to vote."
'wählen' is used here to indicate the act of choosing or electing an official in a formal sense.
Morgen gehen wir zur Wahlstelle, um den Bürgermeister zu wählen.
Tomorrow we go to the polling station to elect the mayor.
'wählen' is used here to depict the act of selecting an option from available choices.
Beim Essen kann ich nie entscheiden, welche Speise ich wählen soll.
At meals, I can never decide which dish to choose.
'wählen' is employed to illustrate the process of deciding between multiple possibilities.