English-German Cognates
Genuine Cognates • O
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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oasis e Oase
obelisk r Obelisk
object r Objekt
objective n. s Objektiv (lens)
objective(ly) adj./adv. objektiv
objectivity e Objektivität
obligation e Obligation
obligatory adj. obligat
obligatory obligatorisch
oboe e Oboe
oboist r Oboist
obscure(ly) obskur
observance e Observanz
observation e Observation
observatory s Observatorium
observe observieren
obsessive obsessiv
obsidian r Obsidian
obstinate obstinat
obscene(ly) obszön
obscenity e Obszenität
ocean r Ozean
Atlantic Ocean der Atlantische Ozean/der Atlantik
ocelot r Ozelot
octagon s Oktogon, s Oktagon
octahedron s Oktaeder
octane rating e Oktanzahl
octave e Oktave
octet s Oktett
October r Oktober
Oder e Oder (river)
For more world rivers, see: Rivers in German
Odyssey, odyssey e Odyssee
oedipal(ly) ödipal
Oedipus complex r Ödipuskomplex
officer r Offizier
official offiziell
offline offline
often oft
ohm s Ohm - named for the German physicist Georg Simon Ohm (1789-1854)
oil s Öl
oil industry e Ölindustrie
oily ölig
OK, okay OK, okay
old alt - See Vowel Sound Shifts (a-o)
oleander r Oleander
olive e Olive
Olympiade e Olympiade
Olympic adj. olympisch
Olympics/Olympic Games die Olympischen Spiele
Olympus r Olymp (Mount Olympus)
Oman s Oman
For more countries and nationalities, see: Countries in German
ombudsman r Ombudsmann (from Swedish)
omelette s Omelett
omen s Omen
oncology e Onkologie
online online
ontology e Ontologie
onyx r Onyx
opal r Opal
OPEC e OPEC
open offen - See Cognate Sound Shifts (ff-p)
opera e Oper
operate operieren (medical)
operation e Operation (medical)
operetta e Operette
opium s Opium
opposition e Opposition (astron., polit.)
optician r Optiker
optics e Optik
optimal optimal
optimist r Optimist
order n. e Ordnung
order (to rank, put in order) ordnen
organ s Organ (biol., med.)
organ e Orgel (musical)
organ bank e Organbank
organization e Organisation
orgy e Orgie
orientation e Orientierung
original(ly) adj/adv original, originell
original n. s Original
orthodox orthodox
orthodoxy e Orthodoxie
osmosis e Osmose
Ottoman adj osmanisch - See Cognate Sound Shifts (s-t)
Ottoman Empire das Osmanische Reich
out adj out (not in fashion)
out v. outen (to out someone)
oven r Ofen (stove)
ox r Ochs - See Cognate Sound Shifts
oxide s Oxid
oyster e Auster - See Vowel Sound Shifts (a-o)
ozone s Ozon
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