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 Vielfalt / Vielfältigkeit | diversity / variety |
| vielfältig | varied / diverse / manifold |
| der Volksstamm | tribe |
| volljährig | of (legal) age |
| von außen | from the outside |
| vor Gericht | in court |
| der Vordereingang | front entrance |
| der Vorgang | process / action / event / occurence |
| die Vorkehrung | precaution / provision |
| der Vormittag,-e | morning (lit. before midday) |
| der Vorname, -n | first name |
| der Vorrang | priority / precedence |
| die Vorrichtung | device / fixture |
| die Vorsichtsmaßnahme | precaution / precautionary measure |
| vorsorglich | precautionary / cautious |
| das Vorstrafen | a police record / criminal record |
| das Vorzeichen | sign / omen / early symptom |
| der Vorzug | preference / advantage / merit |
| die Waage | scale / balance |
| der Wackelpeter | jello |
| die Waffe | weapon |
| der Waffenhandel | the arms trade |
| der Waffenschein | a gun license |
| der Waffenstillstand | truce / armistice |
| die Wahlbeteiligung | voter turnout |
| der Wähler | voter |
| das Wahlergebnis | an election result |
| der Wahlkampf | an election campaign |
| der Wahlkreis | constituency |
| das Wahlrecht | the right to vote |
| die Wahrscheinlichkeit | a probability / likelihood |
| der Wandel | change / transformation |
| das Wappen | coat of arms / blazon |
| warten auf Akkusativ | to wait for |
| die Wartungen | maintenance / servicing |
| der Wasserkessel | (water) kettle |
| der Weiher | pond |
| der Weinstock | a grapevine |
| weitreichend | far-reaching |
| die Wellenlänge | wavelength |
| das Weltall | universe / space / cosmos |
| weltlich | worldly / secular |
| der Weltraum | (outer) space |
| die Wende | turn / change / turning point |
| wenn es sie nicht gäbe | if it weren't for it... |
| das Wesen | essence/nature |
| die Wespe | a wasp |
| die Wetterfahne | weather vane |
| Widersprechende Interessen | conflicting interests |
| der Widerstand | resistance / opposition |
| die Wiedergutmachung | reparation / amends |
| wiedervereinigen | to reunite |
| die Wiedervereinigung | reunification |
| die Wiederwahl | re-election |
| willkürlich | arbitrary / random |
| windstill German | windless / calm |
| der Winkel | angle / corner / recess |
| die Wirksamkeit | effectiveness / efficacy |
| wirkungsvoll | effective / telling |
| die Woche, -e | week |
| der Wochentag, -e | weekday |
| die Wohlfahrt | welfare |
| der Wohlstand | prosperity / affluence |
| die Wohltat | a blessing / good deed |
| die Wohnung, -en | Apartment / flat |
| der Wohnungswechsel | change of residence |
| der Wolkenkratzer | skyscraper |
| das Wort, -ö, er/-e | word |
| das Wörterbuch, -ü, er | dictionary |
| der Wortschatz | vocabulary / thesaurus |
| wünschenswert | desirable |
| der Wurm | a worm |
| zackig | jagged / pointed |
| die Zahlenreihe | series of numbers |
| der Zauberstab | (magic) wand |
| das Zauberwort | the magic word |
| der Zeiger | pointer / indicator / hand |
| die Zeitung, -en | newspaper |
| die Zensur | censorship |
| die Ziffer | numeral / digit |
| die Zigarette, -n | cigarette |
| die Zikade | a cicada |
| das Zimmer, – | a room |
| das Zinn | tin / pewter |
| die Zirkularwirtschaft | circular economy |
| der Zivilist | civilian |
| zottig / zottelig | shaggy / ragged |
| der Zuckerguss | frosting / icing |
| die Zuflucht | refuge / shelter / sanctuary |
| die Zufriedenheit | satisfaction / contentment |
| die Zugehörigkeit | affiliation / membership |
| zugunsten | in favor of |
| zum Beispiel/z. B. | for example |
| die Zumutung | unreasonable demand |
| der Zusammenhalt | cohesion / solidarity |
| das Zusammenspiel | interplay / cooperation / interaction |
| der Zuschlags | surcharge / extra charge |
| die Zutat | ingredient |
| zwangsläufig | inevitably |
| zweifellos | undoubtedly |
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