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This is a list of English-German false friends , that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning. Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.
German word
English translation
English word
German translation
Art type art Kunst
Bad bathroom bad schlecht
bald soon bald kahl glatzköpfig
bekommen get become werden
Billion trillion billion Milliarde
Boot boat boot Stiefel hochfahren
Brand fire blaze brand Marke
Brief letter brief kurz
Chef boss chef Koch
dispositiv non -mandatory dispositive decisive
Etikett tag label etiquette Etikette
Fabrik factory fabric Textil
Gaffer onlooker gawker gaffer Greis
Gift poison gift Geschenk
Glut ambers glow glut Überfluss
Gruft crypt gruft ?
Gymnasium grammar school prep school gymnasium Fitnessstudio Turnhalle
Handy mobile phone handy praktisch handlich geschickt
Hut hat hut Hütte
Korn kernel corn Getreide
Lied song lied log
Mist manure shit crap mist Nebel
Note grade note Notiz
Rat advice counsel council councillor rat Ratte
Rente pension rent Miete
spenden donate spend ausgeben
Tag day tag Etikett Markierung
Taste key taste Geschmack schmecken
tasten feel fumble grope taste Geschmack schmecken
übersehen overlook oversee beaufsichtigen betreuen
überhören miss overhear mithören belauschen
Unternehmer entrepreneur employer undertaker Bestatter
Wand wall wand Stab
will want will werden
wandern hike wander schlendern
winken wave beckon wink zwinkern blinzeln
