Confusing Words in German
English-to-German Index
Use this index to find the German words, word sets and expressions included in our Confusing Words section. The English terms are listed here in alphabetical order.
Also see: False Friends and Homophones in German
| Alphabetical English Index | |
| ENGLISH | DEUTSCH |
| accident | > Unfall/Unglück |
| again | > noch einmal/wieder |
| anyhow, anyway | > sowieso/trotzdem |
| ask | > bitten/fragen |
| bad | > schlecht/schlimm |
| band | > die/der/das Band |
| box | > Kasten/Kiste |
| capital | > Hauptstadt/Kapital |
| customer | > der/die Kunde |
| do | > machen/tun |
| focus, tune | > einstellen |
| fool | > das/der Tor |
| foundation | > das/der Stift |
| garage | > Garage/Werkstatt |
| gate | > das/der Tor |
| gay/humid | > schwul/schwül |
| helm/tax | > das/die Steuer |
| humid, muggy | > schwül/schwul |
| intellectual, mental | > geistig/geistlich |
| jaw, jawbone | > der/die Kiefer |
| know | > kennen/wissen |
| lake | > die/der See |
| more | > mehr/noch |
| only | > erst/nur |
| part, section | > das/der Teil |
| pen, pin | > das/der Stift |
| pine (tree) | > der/die Kiefer |
| print/push | > drucken/drücken |
| put | > stellen/legen |
| Also see: False Friends and Homophones in German | |
| ribbon, tape | > die/der/das Band |
| save | > retten/schonen/speichern |
| sea | > die/der See |
| spend | > ausgeben/verbringen |
| spiritual, religious | > geistig/geistlich |
| stop, shut down | > einstellen |
| study | > lernen/studieren |
| take | > bringen/nehmen |
| tax/helm | > das/die Steuer |
| that (pron./conj.) | > das/dass |
| useless | > nutzlos/unbrauchbar |
| volume (book) | > die/der/das Band |
| when (or 'if') | > wann/wenn |
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