English-German Cognates
Genuine Cognates: R
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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What's a COGNATE? > Grammar Glossary: C
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rabbi r Rabbi
race (breed) e Rasse*
racial rassisch*
racism r Rassismus*
racist r Rassist*
radar r/s Radar
radiator r Radiator
radical (adj.) radikal
radical (n.) s Radikal (chem.)
radio s/r Radio (from Latin)
radiology e Radiologie (from Latin)
radish s Radieschen*
radium (Ra) s Radium - See Chemical Elements
radius r Radius
radon (Rn) s Radon - See Chemical Elements
FALSE COGNATE: die RAF
is a False Cognate meaning "Rote Armee Fraktion" ("Red Army
Faction"), a German terrorist group in the 1980s.
RAM s RAM (computing)
ramp e Rampe
rank r Rang*
ranking s Ranking (sports)
rap r Rap (music)
rapper r Rapper
rarity e Rarität*
rat e Ratte
FALSE COGNATE: der Rat is a
False Cognate meaning "advice, council."
ration(s) e Ration (pron. RAHT-see-ohn)
raven r Rabe*
reaction e Reaktion
reactor r Reaktor
reality e Realität*
realpolitik e Realpolitik** - See German Loan Words
rebate (discount) n. r Rabatt*
reception e Rezeption (hotel)
recession e Rezession (econ.)
recipe s Rezept
Caution! Das Rezept has other meanings in German, including "prescription" and "remedy."
record r Rekord
to set a record einen Rekord aufstellen
recycling s Recycling (from English)
redundance, redundancy (n.) e Redundanz
redundant (adj.) redundant
refined raffiniert*
reflexive (adj.) reflexiv
reform (n.) e Reform
reform (v.) reformieren*
Reformation e Reformation (religion)
refrain r Refrain (music)
regatta e Regatta
register s Register (list, index, musical)
regular regulär
regulate (v.) regulieren
relative Relativ- (in compounds)
relative pronoun s Relativpronomen
relative(ly) (adj./adv.) relativ
relativity e Relativität
theory of relativity e Relativitätstheorie
relax (v.) relaxen (from English)
relay s Relais (elec.)
relic s Relikt
relief s Relief (art)
religion e Religion
religious religös
renovate renovieren
repair (v.) reparieren
repair(s) (n.) e Reparitur (-en)
report r Report
reporter r Reporter
reporting, report e Reportage*
requiem s Requiem
reservation e Reservierung (hotel, travel)
reserve (v.) reservieren
reserve(s) (n.) e Reserve (-n)
reserved (adj.) reserviert
respect r Respekt
rest (repose) r Rast*
rest (v.) rasten*
Wer rastet, der rostet. ("who rests, rusts" = "A rolling stone gathers no moss.")
rest (remains) r Rest
restaurant s Restaurant
revenge e Revanche*
revision e Revision
revolution e Revolution
revolver r Revolver
revue e Revue (theater)
rheumatic rheumatisch
rheumatism s Rheuma
Rhine (river) r Rhein
rhyme r Reim
rice r Reis*
ride (n.) reiten (horseback)
rider r Reiter (horseback)
right, on/to the right (adv.) rechts*
right(s) (n.) s Recht*
ring r Ring
ripe, mature (adj.) reif*
risk s Risiko*
rival r Rivale
robot r Roboter
rock (music) r Rock - Also a false cognate!
rocket e Rakete*
role e Rolle
FALSE COGNATE: der Roman is
a False Cognate meaning "novel."
romance e Romanze (lit., music)
romantic romantisch
room (space) r Raum
rose e Rose
round (adj.) rund*
routine e Routine
rucksack r Rucksack
rudder s Ruder
rum r Rum
Russia s Russland* - See Countries in German
rust r Rost
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