English-German Cognates
Genuine Cognates • G
Words that are identical or similar in English and German
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> 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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gag r Gag
gait (going) r Gang* > Also see "gang"/die Gang
gala e Gala
gall, gall bladder e Galle
gallery e Galerie
gallium s Gallium
gallon e Gallone = 3.8 liters
gallop r Galopp
gang e Gang (group)
gangrene s Gangrän
gangster r Gangster
garage e Garage
garden r Garten
garotte e Garotte
garnish, decoration n. e Garnierung
garnish v. garnieren
garrison e Garnison
gas s Gas
diff. - The German word only refers to gaseous (natural) gas, not gasoline (s Benzin); exception: Gas geben = to step on the gas, accelerate
gas pedal s Gaspedal
gastronomic gastronomisch
gastronomy, catering trade s Gastronomie
gazelle e Gazelle
gendarmerie (police) e Gendarmerie (Austrian rural police; from French)
generation e Generation
general (adj.) generell
general (mil.) r General
generalize (v.) generalisieren
genius s Genie
Gesundheit!** (exclam.) e Gesundheit = health
ghost, spirit r Geist*
giant, titan r Gigant
gin r Gin
giraffe e Giraffe
give v. geben > Cognate Sound Shifts (i-e, v-b)
ghetto s Ghetto
glacier r Gletscher
gladiator r Gladiator
glamour s Glamour (art, press)
glamour girl s Glamourgirl
glass s Glas
glide gleiten*
global global
globe r Globus
glossary s Glossar
go (v.) gehen*
god, God r Gott > Cognate Sound Shifts (d-tt)
gold s Gold
golden golden
golf s Golf
good gut > Cognate Sound Shifts (d-t)
gorilla r Gorilla
gourmet r Gourmet
grandfather r Großvater
grapefruit e Grapefruit
grass s Gras
grave s Grab* > Cognate Sound Shifts (v-b)
gray grau*
great, grand, large groß* > Cognate Sound Shifts (t-ß)
Great Britain s Großbritannien
Greece s Griechenland*
Greek r Grieche/e Griechin
Greek (adj.) griechisch
Greek (lang.) s Griechisch
green grün
greenhorn s Greenhorn
Greenland s Grönland
greet grüßen*
grey grau*
grill r Grill
grill (v.) grillen (cooking)
f.c. - die Grille = cricket; see False Cognates
grotto e Grotte
ground r Grund
group e Gruppe
gum s Gummi
goulash s Gulasch
guard (mil.) e Garde (unit)
guardsman (mil.) r Gardist
guarantee e Garantie
guaranteed garantiert
guerilla r Guerilla
guest r Gast*
guitar e Gitarre*
gulf r Golf
gum, rubber s Gummi
chewing gum s Kaugummi
guppy r Guppy
guru r Guru
gymnastics e Gymnastik
Note: das Gymnasium = high school; see False Cognates
gyroscope s Gyroskop
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