If you already know some Swedish, a large slice of German vocabulary is closer than it looks. The two languages go back to a common Germanic ancestor, so many everyday words line up almost letter for letter: papa and pappa, hund and hund, klar and klar. This page sets such pairs side by side so you can spot the patterns for yourself, then drill them until they stick.
Vocab Voyage turns the list into practice: you see an English prompt and type the German word from memory, with accents forgiven so you can focus on the word itself. Spaced repetition brings each word back just before you would forget it, which is exactly what near-identical pairs need if you want to recall them rather than merely recognise them. Sign up free with an email — no card, no password — and start today.
Free forever · No card · No password
| # | English | German | Swedish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dad | papa | pappa |
| 2 | mom | mama | mamma |
| 3 | mister | herr | herre |
| 4 | son | sohn | son |
| 5 | own | eigen | egen |
| 6 | order | ordnung | ordning |
| 7 | home | heim | hem |
| 8 | music | musik | musik |
| 9 | clear | klar | klar |
| 10 | number | nummer | nummer |
| 11 | young | jung | ung |
| 12 | free | frei | fri |
| 13 | slow | langsam | långsam |
| 14 | room | raum | rum |
| 15 | stupid | dumm | dum |
| 16 | murder | mord | mord |
| 17 | strong | stark | stark |
| 18 | coffee | kaffee | kaffe |
| 19 | role | rolle | roll |
| 20 | picture | bild | bild |
| 21 | absolute | absolut | absolut |
| 22 | president | präsident | president |
| 23 | thing | ding | ting |
| 24 | dog | hund | hund |
| 25 | wonderful | wunderbar | underbar |
| 26 | half | halb | halv |
| 27 | list | liste | lista |
| 28 | war | krieg | krig |
| 29 | class | klasse | klass |
| 30 | interesting | interessant | intressant |
| 31 | cold | kalt | kall |
| 32 | control | kontrolle | kontroll |
| 33 | price | preis | pris |
| 34 | doctor | Doktor | doktor |
| 35 | fantastic | fantastisch | fantastisk |
| 36 | funny | lustig | lustig |
| 37 | to treat | behandeln | behandla |
| 38 | camera | kamera | kamera |
| 39 | pistol | pistole | pistol |
| 40 | group | gruppe | grupp |
| 41 | glass | glas | glas |
| 42 | stone | stein | sten |
| 43 | blue | blau | blå |
| 44 | often | oft | ofta |
| 45 | green | grün | grön |
| 46 | nervous | nervös | nervös |
| 47 | address | adresse | adress |
| 48 | exact | exakt | exakt |
| 49 | bomb | bombe | bomb |
| 50 | game | spiel | spel |
| 51 | eternal | ewig | evig |
| 52 | contact | kontakt | kontakt |
| 53 | colleague | kollege | kollega |
| 54 | hungry | hungrig | hungrig |
| 55 | medicine | medizin | medicin |
| 56 | army | armee | armé |
| 57 | breast | brust | bröst |
| 58 | aunt | tante | tant |
| 59 | exciting | spannend | spännande |
| 60 | program | programm | program |
| 61 | energy | energie | energi |
| 62 | paper | papier | papper |
| 63 | interest | interesse | intresse |
| 64 | art | kunst | konst |
| 65 | fresh | frisch | fräsch |
| 66 | fat | fett | fet |
| 67 | special | speziell | speciell |
| 68 | photographs | fotografien | fotografi |
| 69 | nature | natur | natur |
| 70 | private | privat | privat |
| 71 | vampire | vampir | vampyr |
| 72 | magic | magie | magi |
| 73 | project | projekt | projekt |
| 74 | line | linie | linje |
| 75 | cheap | billig | billig |
| 76 | point | punkt | punkt |
| 77 | article | artikel | artikel |
| 78 | trade | handel | handel |
| 79 | pound | pfund | pund |
| 80 | demon | dämon | demon |
| 81 | universe | universum | universum |
| 82 | style | stil | stil |
| 83 | official | offiziell | officiell |
| 84 | inspector | inspektor | inspektör |
| 85 | client | klient | klient |
| 86 | lesson | lektion | lektion |
| 87 | pink | rosa | rosa |
| 88 | copy | kopie | kopia |
| 89 | alcohol | alkohol | alkohol |
| 90 | public | öffentlich | offentlig |
| 91 | jew | jude | jude |
| 92 | kiss | kuss | kyss |
| 93 | american | amerikaner | amerikanare |
| 94 | positive | positiv | positiv |
| 95 | political | politisch | politisk |
| 96 | pill | pille | piller |
| 97 | mouse | maus | mus |
| 98 | package | paket | paket |
| 99 | assistant | assistent | assistent |
| 100 | agents | agenten | agenter |
| 101 | laboratory | laboratorium | laboratorium |
| 102 | dark | dunkel | dunkel |
| 103 | text message | sms | sms |
| 104 | treatment | behandlung | behandling |
| 105 | imagination | fantasie | fantasi |
| 106 | local | lokal | lokal |
| 107 | expert | experte | expert |
| 108 | series | serie | serie |
| 109 | identity | identität | identitet |
| 110 | reaction | reaktion | reaktion |
| 111 | account | konto | konto |
| 112 | tip | tipp | tips |
| 113 | negative | negativ | negativ |
| 114 | party | partei | parti |
| 115 | prince | prinz | prins |
| 116 | emergency | notfall | nödfall |
| 117 | enormous | enorm | enorm |
| 118 | figure | figur | figur |
| 119 | channel | kanal | kanal |
| 120 | rocket | rakete | raket |
| 121 | title | titel | titel |
| 122 | organization | organisation | organisation |
| 123 | gasoline | benzin | bensin |
| 124 | sexual | sexuell | sexuell |
| 125 | practical | praktisch | praktisk |
| 126 | percent | prozent | procent |
| 127 | legend | legende | legend |
| 128 | romantic | romantisch | romantisk |
| 129 | center | zentrum | centrum |
| 130 | spy | spion | spion |
| 131 | social | sozial | social |
| 132 | culture | kultur | kultur |
| 133 | concert | konzert | konsert |
| 134 | pulse | puls | puls |
| 135 | flight | flug | flyg |
| 136 | work | werk | verk |
| 137 | principle | prinzip | princip |
| 138 | chapter | kapitel | kapitel |
| 139 | novel | roman | roman |
| 140 | cocaine | kokain | kokain |
| 141 | candidate | kandidat | kandidat |
| 142 | gray | grau | grå |
| 143 | activity | aktivität | aktivitet |
| 144 | crisis | krise | kris |
| 145 | sum | summe | summa |
| 146 | virgin | jungfrau | jungfru |
| 147 | product | produkt | produkt |
| 148 | attractive | attraktiv | attraktiv |
| 149 | entrance | eingang | ingång |
| 150 | silver | silber | silver |
| 151 | banana | banane | banan |
| 152 | date | datum | datum |
| 153 | politician | politiker | politiker |
| 154 | romance | romantik | romantik |
| 155 | sound | klang | klang |
| 156 | coma | koma | koma |
| 157 | complete | vollständig | fullständig |
| 158 | circus | zirkus | cirkus |
| 159 | central | zentral | central |
| 160 | compliment | kompliment | komplimang |
| 161 | model | modell | modell |
| 162 | october | oktober | oktober |
| 163 | tension | spannung | spänning |
| 164 | comfort | trost | tröst |
| 165 | vodka | wodka | vodka |
| 166 | document | dokument | dokument |
| 167 | director | direktor | direktör |
| 168 | profile | profil | profil |
| 169 | motive | motiv | motiv |
| 170 | |||
| 171 | satellite | satellit | satellit |
| 172 | cowardly | feig | feg |
| 173 | cable | kabel | kabel |
| 174 | credit card | Kreditkarte | kreditkort |
| 175 | communication | kommunikation | kommunikation |
| 176 | discussion | diskussion | diskussion |
| 177 | hairstyle | frisur | frisyr |
| 178 | motel | motel | motell |
| 179 | metal | metall | metall |
| 180 | students | studenten | student |
| 181 | existence | existenz | existens |
| 182 | magazine | magazin | magasin |
| 183 | edge | rand | rand |
| 184 | electric | elektrisch | elektrisk |
| 185 | combination | kombination | kombination |
| 186 | hare | hase | hare |
| 187 | popular | populär | populär |
| 188 | civilization | zivilisation | civilisation |
| 189 | sector | sektor | sektor |
| 190 | infection | infektion | infektion |
| 191 | communist | kommunist | kommunist |
| 192 | scandal | skandal | skandal |
| 193 | aggressive | aggressiv | aggressiv |
| 194 | condom | kondom | kondom |
| 195 | brown | braun | brun |
| 196 | centimeter | zentimeter | centimeter |
| 197 | intelligence | intelligenz | intelligens |
| 198 | sheet | laken | lakan |
| 199 | civil | zivil | civil |
| 200 | classical | klassisch | klassisk |
| 201 | january | januar | januari |
| 202 | formula | formel | formel |
| 203 | gloomy | düster | dyster |
| 204 | diagnosis | diagnose | diagnos |
| 205 | telegram | telegramm | telegram |
| 206 | technician | techniker | tekniker |
| 207 | angle | winkel | vinkel |
| 208 | credit | kredit | kredit |
| 209 | conference | konferenz | konferens |
| 210 | conflict | konflikt | konflikt |
| 211 | downfall | untergang | undergång |
| 212 | allergic | allergisch | allergisk |
| 213 | current | aktuell | aktuell |
| 214 | instinct | instinkt | instinkt |
| 215 | t-shirt | T-Shirt | t-shirt |
| 216 | sandwich | sandwich | sandwich |
| 217 | decent | anständig | anständig |
| 218 | priority | priorität | prioritet |
| 219 | february | februar | februari |
| 220 | ruby | rubin | rubin |
| 221 | competition | konkurrenz | konkurrens |
| 222 | ranch | Ranch | ranch |
| 223 | religious | religiös | religiös |
| 224 | genetic | genetisch | genetisk |
| 225 | daddy | Papi | papi |
| 226 | mystery | mysterium | mysterium |
| 227 | thorough | gründlich | grundlig |
| 228 | democracy | demokratie | demokrati |
| 229 | federal | föderal | federal |
| 230 | historical | historisch | historisk |
| 231 | melody | melodie | melodi |
| 232 | acute | akut | akut |
| 233 | juice | saft | saft |
| 234 | discipline | disziplin | disciplin |
| 235 | bracelet | armband | armband |
| 236 | perspective | perspektive | perspektiv |
| 237 | practice | praxis | praxis |
| 238 | moral | moralisch | moralisk |
| 239 | balloon | ballon | ballong |
| 240 | mute | stumm | stum |
| 241 | lamb | lamm | lamm |
| 242 | biological | biologisch | biologisk |
| 243 | dinosaur | dinosaurier | dinosaurie |
| 244 | opera | oper | opera |
| 245 | corruption | korruption | korruption |
| 246 | autograph | autogramm | autograf |
| 247 | scholarship | stipendium | stipendium |
| 248 | terrorism | terrorismus | terrorism |
| 249 | homosexual | homosexuell | homosexuell |
| 250 | immunity | immunität | immunitet |
| 251 | alliance | allianz | allians |
| 252 | falcon | falke | falk |
| 253 | tequila | Tequila | tequila |
| 254 | dynamite | Dynamit | dynamit |
| 255 | sherry | Sherry | sherry |
| 256 | microphone | mikrofon | mikrofon |
| 257 | past | vergangen | förgången |
| 258 | israeli | israelisch | israeliska |
| 259 | colony | kolonie | koloni |
| 260 | flame | flamme | flamma |
| 261 | photographer | fotograf | fotograf |
| 262 | poetry | poesie | poesi |
| 263 | fashion | mode | mode |
| 264 | therapist | therapeut | terapeut |
| 265 | effective | effektiv | effektiv |
| 266 | debate | debatte | debatt |
| 267 | active | aktiv | aktiv |
| 268 | grenade | granate | granat |
| 269 | picnic | picknick | picknick |
| 270 | tactics | taktik | taktik |
| 271 | noble | edel | ädel |
| 272 | flat | platt | platt |
| 273 | jeep | jeep | jeep |
| 274 | diet | diät | diet |
| 275 | marijuana | marihuana | marijuana |
| 276 | empire | imperium | imperium |
| 277 | stadium | stadion | stadion |
| 278 | concept | konzept | koncept |
| 279 | volcano | vulkan | vulkan |
| 280 | financial | finanziell | finansiell |
| 281 | dramatic | dramatisch | dramatisk |
| 282 | structure | struktur | struktur |
| 283 | perfume | parfum | parfym |
| 284 | financing | finanzierung | finansiering |
| 285 | criticism | kritik | kritik |
| 286 | cart | karre | kärra |
| 287 | concentration | konzentration | koncentration |
| 288 | lobster | Hummer | hummer |
| 289 | literature | literatur | litteratur |
| 290 | creative | kreativ | kreativ |
| 291 | intact | intakt | intakt |
| 292 | greedy | gierig | girig |
| 293 | shark | hai | hai |
| 294 | arrogance | arroganz | arrogans |
| 295 | presentation | präsentation | presentation |
| 296 | classic | klassiker | klassiker |
| 297 | electronic | elektronisch | elektronisk |
| 298 | function | funktion | funktion |
| 299 | workplace | arbeitsplatz | arbetsplats |
| 300 | vice president | vizepräsident | vicepresident |
The pairs on this page were chosen because the German and Swedish words share the same English meaning, so you can rely on the ones listed here. Elsewhere, close spelling is no guarantee of a matching meaning, so treat a new lookalike as a hint worth confirming rather than a certainty.
No. The pairs are written for learners who know some grammar in either language and want to see how the vocabulary maps across, and you can drill the German side on its own in Vocab Voyage even if you have never studied Swedish.
Because the German and Swedish forms sit so close together, they are easy to blur after a single glance. Spaced repetition brings each German word back for active recall at growing intervals, so you have to type it from memory instead of just recognising a familiar shape.
Learn German · Words · Nouns · Verbs · Adjectives · Adverbs · Catalan vs German: nearly identical words · Czech vs German: nearly identical words · Danish vs German: nearly identical words · Dutch vs German: nearly identical words · French vs German: nearly identical words · How many German words do you need? · German words you already know · 200 most common feminine German nouns · 200 most common masculine German nouns · 200 most common neuter German nouns · German City & Places vocabulary · German Talking & Communication vocabulary · German Art & Culture vocabulary · German Describing Things vocabulary · German Emotions & Personality vocabulary · German Family & People vocabulary · German Food & Drink vocabulary · German Health & the Body vocabulary · German Home & Daily Life vocabulary · German Money & Finance vocabulary · German Nature & Animals vocabulary · German Numbers & Quantities vocabulary · German School & Learning vocabulary · German Shopping & Clothes vocabulary · German Politics, Law & Society vocabulary · German Sport & Leisure vocabulary · German Technology & Media vocabulary · German Time, Weather & Seasons vocabulary · German Travel & Transport vocabulary · German Work & Business vocabulary
Free forever · No card · No password