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Words that are identical or similar in English and German
In this annotated glossary, you’ll discover how many English words are directly related to German words. Such words are called cognates.

The following cognate glossaries are located here at AboutGerman.net: T and U. The letters W, X, Y and Z are coming soon. The rest (A-S, V) are still at my former About.com German site.

ABBREVIATIONS:
adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), , f. (feminine), lit. (literary), m. (masculine), n. (noun), pl. (plural), sl. (slang), v. (verb)

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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

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I
J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q
R | S | T | U | V | W | XYZ

What’s a "cognate"?
A cognate is a word that has the same original source as a similar word in another language and is therefore related to that word. The German word Haus is a cognate related to the English word "house." Technically, a cognate is a word that is related by descent from the same ancestral language, but in general use it also refers to words related by derivation or borrowing, and that have the same or a similar meaning and spelling. A false cognate is a word that seems to be a cognate but is actually not (e.g., bald or fast in German). See my False Cognates glossary at About.com for more.

T

tab der Tab (also see "tabular" below)

tabacco der Tabak

table (chart, diagram) die Tabelle*
table (plate, slate) die Tafel*

tabernacle das/der Tabernakel

tablet (pill) die Tablette
tablet (tray, platter) das Tablett

Some English D-words are also cognates of German T-words: dance, day, dead, death, devil, dollar, dove, dream, drink, etc. See D-words.

taboo (adj) tabu
taboo (noun) das Tabu

tabula rasa (clean slate) die Tabula rasa (from Latin)

tachometer der Tachometer < False cognate
(tachometer = der Drehzahlmesser)
  The German word Tachometer means speedometer in English.

tactic die Taktik

take (filmmaking) das/der Take

tank (container) der Tank
tank (mil.) der Panzer
  As in "panzer division" referring to German tanks.

tanker (ship) der Tanker

tannenbaum (Christmas tree) der Tannenbaum**

tapioca die Tapioka

tarantula die Tarantel*

tariff der Tarif

tautology die Tautologie

tavern die Taverne

taxi das Taxi

tax (verb) taxieren < False cognate
(to tax = besteuern)
  The German word taxieren means to estimate or assess (situation).

T-cell (med./biol.) die T-Zelle

tea der Tee*
tea break die Teepause*

team das Team

technical technisch
technician der Techniker*

techno (mus.) der Techno
techno music die Techno-Musik

technocrat der Technokrat

technology die Technik*
technologist der Technologe

teddy bear der Teddybär/der Teddy

teen der Teen
teenager der Teenager

tele- Tele-
telefax (fax) der Telefax
telegraph der Telegraf
telephone das Telefon
telephone card die Telefonkarte
telescope das Teleskop
television die Television (TV, tay-fow), also das Fernsehen

temple der Tempel

temperament das Temperament

temperature die Temperatur

tempo (mus.) das Tempo

temporarily temporär

tendency, trend die Tendenz

tennis das Tennis
tennis ball der Tennisball

tenor der Tenor

tentacle das/der Tentakel

terminal der Terminal

termite die Termite

terrain, land das Terrain

test der Test
tester der Tester

testament das Testament

text der Text

textile- Textil-
textile factory die Textilfabrik
textile industry die Textilindustrie

theater das Theater

thematic thematisch
theme, topic das Thema

theologian der Theologe
theology die Theologie

theoretical theoretisch
theory die Theorie

therapeutic therapeutisch
therapist der Therapeut
therapy die Therapie

thermodynamics die Thermodynamik
thermometer das Thermometer
thermostat der Thermostat

thousand tausend*

thriller der Thriller

thrombosis der Thrombose

throne der Thron

tiara die Tiara

tic, quirk der Tick

tick (verb) ticken
ticker der Ticker (news, stocks)

ticket (airline) das Ticket

tie-break, tie-breaker der Tiebreak

tiger der Tiger

timer der Timer
time sharing das Timesharing
timing der Timing

tip, hint der Tipp

tit die Titte

title der Titel

toast der Toast
toast (verb), make toast toasten

toilette die Toilette

toll der Zoll (diff.)

tomato die Tomate

tomography (med.) die Tomografie

ton die Tonne

tone (mus.) der Ton

toner der Toner

topography die Topografie

tornado der Tornado

torpedo der Torpedo

torso der Torso

total, totally (adj/adv) total
totality die Totalität

tour die Tour
tour, go on tour (verb) touren

tourism der Tourismus
tourist der Tourist

tower (aviation) der Tower

toxic toxisch

track (CD, DVD) der Track

tragic tragisch

train (verb) trainen
trainer, coach der Trainer
training das Training

tractor der Traktor

tradition die Tradition
traditional, traditionally traditionell

tramp der Tramp

trampolin das Trampolin

trance die Trance

transfer der Transfer

transformation die Transformation

transformer der Transformator (der Trafo)

transfusion die Transfusion

transistor der Transistor

transit der Transit

transportder Transport

transvestite der Transvestit

trend der Trend

tribunal das Tribunal
tribune (person) der Tribun

trick der Trick

trigonometry die Trigonometrie

trio das Trio

triumph der Triumph

trivial (adj/adv) trivial

trumpet die Trompete

trouble der Trouble

troupe, troops die Truppe

t-shirt das T-Shirt

tuberculosis die Tuberkulose

tulip e Tulpe

tumor der Tumor

tumult, turmoil der Tumult

tuna (fish) der Thunfisch

turbine die Turbine

turbo- Turbo-
turbo-diesel der Turbodiesel
turbo-engine der Turbomotor

turbulence die Turbulenz
turbulent turbulent

turpentine das/der Terpentin

turquoise (color, adj.) türkis
turquoise (color, n.) das Türkis
turquoise (stone) der Türkis

turtledove, lovebird die Turteltaube

TV das TV (tay-fow)

type, model der Typ

typhoid der Typhus

typical typisch

typographic, topographical typografisch
typography die Typografie

tyranny die Tyrannei
tyrant der Tyrann

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