English-German Cognates
Genuine Cognates • H
Words that are identical or similar in English and German
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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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What's a COGNATE? > Grammar Glossary: C
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ha interj. ha (ha ha)
habit r/s Habit (nun's dress only)
hack v. hacken (also: chop, mince, hoe)
hacker comp. r Hacker
hair s Haar
Haiti s Haiti
half adj. halb
half n. e Hälfte
hall e Halle (large room)
halo s Halo
halogen s Halogen
halogen lamp e Halogenlampe
hamburger r Hamburger
hammer r Hammer
hammer v. hämmern
hamster r Hamster
hand e Hand
handicap n. s Handikap (sports)
handy handlich
f.c. das Handy = cell phone, mobile phone
hang v. hängen
hangar r Hangar
happy ending s Happy-End
hard adj. hart > Cognate Sound Shifts (d-t)
harsh adj. harsch
hat r Hut
has v. hat/hast (form of have/haben below)
have v. haben > Cognate Sound Shifts (v-b)
hazelnut e Haselnuss
head s Haupt*
heal v. heilen*
hear v. hören*
heart s Herz* > Vowel Sound Shifts (e-ea) and Consonant Sound Shifts (z-t)
heat e Hitze*
heat (up) v. heizen*
helicopter r Helikopter (also r Hubschrauber)
helium s Helium (sym. He)
hell e Hölle*
helmet s Helm
help n. e Hilfe*
help v. helfen > Consonant Sound Shifts (p-f)
hematoma s Hämatom (med.)
hen e Henne
herd e Herde
f.c. der Herd = stove, range
here hier
high adj. hoch
high n. s Hoch
HIV s HIV
hobby s Hobby
hockey s Hockey
ice hockey s Eishockey
hold v. halten* > Consonant Sound Shifts (t-d) and Vowel Sound Shifts (a-o)
Holland s Holland
holy, sacred heilig*
homage e Hommage
home s Heim*
honey r Honig*
hoof r Huf*
hop n. r Hops/Hopser
hops (in beer) e Hopfen (pl.)
horn r Horn (on animal)
horror r Horror
hot heiß > Cognate Sound Shifts (o-ei, t-ss)
hotel s Hotel
hound (dog) r Hund
house s Haus
humane adj. human
diff. - r Mensch = human (being), menschlich = human
humanism n. r Humanismus
humanist n. r Humanist
humanistic adj. humanistisch
humor r Humor
hundred adj./num. hundert
hundred n. e/s Hundert
hunger r Hunger
hurrah, hurray interj. hurra
hurricane r Hurrikan (also r Orkan)
hut e Hütte
hygiene e Hygiene
hygienic hygienisch
hymn e Hymne
hypochondriac r Hypochonder
hypothesis e Hypothese
hysteria e Hysterie
hysterical hysterisch
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