German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
1,203 B2 words in “Society & Abstract”.
Work in progress. The B2 list is curated and still growing — new words are added regularly. Because B2 and C1 have no official fixed word list, levels here are graded automatically, so a word can occasionally sit a level either way.
All topicsSociety & Abstract 1203Work & Education 285Feelings & Character 274Communication & Media 198Everyday Actions 157Nature & Weather 144Body & Health 129Money & Shopping 92Leisure & Sport 85Travel & Transport 54Family & People 52City & Places 48Home & Household 47Food & Drink 29Time & Dates 24Clothing 23
1,203 B2 words in “Society & Abstract”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| die Spinne | spider |
| die Spitzenpolitiker | top politicians |
| der Spitzenreiter | a frontrunner |
| die Spitzhacke | pickaxe |
| der Spott | mockery / ridicule |
| die Sprache, -n | language |
| sprechen über Akkusativ | to speak about |
| das Sprichwort | proverb / saying |
| der Spritpreis | fuel prices |
| die Spüle | a sink |
| spurlos | without a trace |
| der Stab | rod / bar |
| die Stadt, -ä, e | town / city |
| der Stadtrat | city council |
| der Stadtteil | district |
| die Staffel | a season (of a TV show) |
| der Stahl | steel |
| ständig Ich muss ständig reden | constant / permanent / continuous |
| das Stativ | tripod |
| die Statur | stature |
| der Stausee | reservoir / artificial lake |
| die Steigerung | an increase |
| der Steinpilz | porcini mushrooms |
| die Stelle, -n | job / position |
| der Stellenwert | place value / status |
| die Stellung | position / status / standing / place |
| das Stereotyp | stereotype |
| das Stereotype | stereotype |
| stetig | steady |
| die Steuerfrist | tax deadline |
| das Steuergeld | tax money |
| die Stichwahl | run-off / final ballot |
| die Stiftung | a foundation / endowment |
| die Stimmenthaltung | abstention |
| die Stirn | forehead |
| strafen | to punish |
| strafrechtlich | criminal (adj.) |
| die Straftat | criminal offense |
| die Strafverfolgung | criminal prosecution |
| die Straße, -n | street |
| der Streich | prank / trick |
| das Streichhölz | a match |
| der Streitkräfte | forces / armed forces / troops |
| der Strohhalm | a straw |
| der Ström | current / stream / power / electricity |
| die Struktur | structure / framework |
| der Student, -en | student |
| die Stunde, -n | hour |
| der Stuss | nonsense / rubbish / baloney |
| die Substanz | substance / fundamental matter |
| der Sündenbock | a scapegoat |
| die Süßigkeit | sweets / candy |
| die Symbolik | symbolism |
| die Symmetrie | symmetry |
| der Tag, -e | day |
| die Tanne | fir tree |
| der Tannenbaum | christmas tree / pinetree |
| die Tarnung | camouflage |
| die Tasche, -n | bag |
| der Tatbestand | elements of offense/facts of a case |
| das Taxi, -s | taxi |
| der Teil, -e | part |
| der Termin, -e | appointment |
| der Terroranschlag | a terror attack |
| der Terrorismus | terrorism |
| der Teufel | devil / demon |
| der Text, -e | text |
| die Textur | texture / surface quality |
| der Thronfolger | an heir to the throne / successor |
| das Ticket, -s | ticket |
| die Tiefkühltruhe | freezer chest |
| die Tierart | species |
| die Tinte | ink |
| die Tochter, -ö | daughter |
| die Toilette, -en | toilet |
| die Toleranz | tolerance |
| der Tollwut | rabies |
| die Tomate, -n | tomato |
| das Tomatenmark | tomato paste |
| der Torf | peat / turf |
| die Tracht Prügel | a beating / spanking / thrashing |
| die Transformation | transformation |
| der Treibhauseffekt | the greenhouse effect |
| der Trend | trend |
| die Treppe, -n | the stairs |
| das Tröpfchen | droplet |
| Trumpf im Ärmel | an ace up your sleeve |
| die Trunkenheit | drunkenness / intoxication |
| das Turnier | a tournament |
| die Überbevölkerung | overpopulation |
| der Überfall | assault/attack |
| die Überforderung | excessive demand / overload |
| der Überläufer | turncoat (deserter / renegade) |
| überschaubar | manageable |
| die Überschreitung | transgression |
| überschüssig | surplus / waste adjective |
| überstimmen | to outvote / overrule |
| die Überwachung | monitoring / surveillance |
| überwiegend | predominantly |
| ultimative | ultimate |
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