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German Words in English

English might be easy to understand for German speakers, but this relationship is not a one-way street. There is a vast array of German words that found their way into the English language.
All answers are in alphabetical order.
Meanings can vary between the two languages.
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A feeling of anxiety or dread.
Angst
A German highway.
Autobahn
Area outside of a traditional Bavarian restaurant where you enjoy mostly alcoholic drinks and rich food.
Biergarten
Military strategy devised by the Third Reich. Blending something in the kitchen.
Blitz
A type of sausage.
Bratwurst
An exact duplicate or double of a person.
Doppelgänger
A replacement; usually implying an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation.
Ersatz
Table soccer.
Foosball
Used when somebody just sneezed to be polite. Literally translates to "health".
Gesundheit
A meat patty served in a bun, named after Hamburg, Germany.
Hamburger
Refers to an area or region that is less well-known or rarely visited.
Hinterland
Famous Kennedy quote from a trip to Germany
"Ich bin ein Berliner!"
Art nouveau.
Jugendstil
Synonym for Wilhelm II and Franz Joseph I.
Kaiser
A small type of loaf-shaped sandwich. Sounds similar to the above
Kaiser roll
Broken beyond repair.
Kaput
A preschool for children aged 4-6 years.
Kindergarten
Literally translates to "living space" and is associated with a dark chapter in German history.
Lebensraum
A musical phrase that associates with a specific person, thing, or idea.
Leitmotif
German air force.
Luftwaffe
A healthy alternative to sugary cornflakes.
Muesli
There is no "So" for sodium in the periodic table. Instead,...
Na (Natrium)
To put an end to something or to forbid it.
Nix
A tank used in military combat.
Panzer
A type of bread often served along sausages in Bavaria. A miniaturized version is commonly found in snack boxes.
Pretzel
A mixture of beer and lemonade. Refers to a "cyclist" in Austrian German.
Radler
Foreign politics based on practical concerns rather than ideology or ethics. Henry Kissinger.
Realpolitik
A backpack.
Rucksack
Pleasure derived from another's misfortune.
Schadenfreude
A crumbed veal cutlet from Vienna
Schnitzel
Talking with a lot of verbiage.
Spiel
Austrian dessert with a thin pastry and filling.
Strudel
Colloquial synonym for "super" or "very". Name of a taxi company.
Uber
A strong desire to travel (very rarely used in German).
Wanderlust.
Another type of sausage. Also used to describe a type of dog.
Wiener
Economic miracle.
Wirtschaftswunder
A young child that plays an instrument exceptionally well. Think of Mozart.
Wunderkind
The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history.
Zeitgeist
A type of aircraft that looks like a gigantic balloon.
Zeppelin
Chess-related term. Compulsion to move.
Zugzwang
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3 Comments
BZ2YYZ
+6
Level 82
Jan 27, 2026
Good quiz, though you should allow pretzel as an answer, rather than just the plural
Islandcarver
+3
Level 83
Jan 27, 2026
I second that comment. Also, Leitmotif isn't restricted to music in either English or German and please accept Kaiser bun (that's what we call it in Canada). Thanks for the quiz!
Deuteronomius
+3
Level 69
Jan 27, 2026
The sign for Sodium is Na, N is Nitrogen
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