English-German Cognates
Genuine Cognates: A
Words that are identical or similar in English and German
ALSO SEE: False Cognates (False Friends) > Cognate Sound Shifts
Noun Genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. adjective, adv. adverb, Am American English, Br British English, diff. used in a different or limited sense, f.c. false cognate, n. noun, pl. plural, pron. pronounced, v. verb
* = Less obvious cognates that may not closely resemble each other in both English and German, but are cognates
** = Words used in English that come from German
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accept akzeptieren*
accent r Akzent*
accord r Akkord (diff.) legal accord
accordian s Akkordeon
acrobat r Akrobat
act r Akt (theat.) - Caution! Also a false cognate!
active aktiv
acute akut
adapter r Adapter
address e Adresse
Adriatic (Sea) e Adria
Advent r Advent
affair e Affäre
Afghanistan s Afghanistan
Africa s Afrika
African adj. afrikanisch
African (person) r Afrikaner/e Afrikanerin
agent r Agent
alarm r Alarm (diff.) warning, alert
alcohol r Alkohol
alcoholic adj. alkoholisch
alcoholism r Alkoholismus
alcove r Alkoven
algebra e Algebra
all all, alle
allergic allergisch*
allergy e Allergie
allegorical allegorisch*
allegory e Allegorie
alms s Almosen*
alone allein*
alpaca s Alpaka
alphabet s Alphabet (das Abc)
alphabetic alphabetisch
Alps, the e Alpen*
altar s Altar
aluminum Am
aluminium Br s Aluminium
amateur r Amateur
Amazon (river) r Amazonas*
Amazon (woman) e Amazone
America s Amerika
American f. e Amerikanerin
American m. r Amerikaner
analog adj. analog
analysis n. e Analyse
analytical adj. analytisch
anarchy e Anarchie
anchor r Anker*
angel r Engel*
angst e Angst**
antenna e Antenne
antique e Antiquität
e Antike (f.c.) antiquity > False Cognates
ape, monkey r Affe*
apple r Apfel*
April r April
aquarium s Aquarium
Arab/Arabian r Araber
Arabia s Arabien
architect r Architekt
arm r Arm
arm (adj.) poor > False Cognates
army e Armee (pron. ar-MAY)
arsenic s Arsenik
artist r Artist (diff.) performer, artiste (not "artist")
e Art (f.c.) type, kind > False Cognates
ash(es) e Asche
Asia s Asien*
astronaut r Astronaut
athlete r Athlet
atlas r Atlas
Australia s Australien
avocado e Avocado
Exception to the rule that nouns ending in -o are usually das - See German Noun Suffixes and Gender for more
ax/axe e Axt
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