German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
285 B2 words in “Work & Education”.
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
285 B2 words in “Work & Education”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| der Geschäftsbereich | area of responsibility / scope of business |
| der Geschäftsbericht | business report |
| das Geschäftsmodell | a business model |
| die Gesichtserkennung | facial recognition |
| das Glossar | glossary |
| die Gravur | engraving / inscription |
| der Großkonzern | a large corporation |
| das Handwerk | craft/trade |
| die Handwerkskunst | craftsmanship |
| die Hardware | hardware |
| der Herausgeber | editor / publisher |
| die Hochleistung | high-performance |
| hochrangig | senior / high ranking |
| die Hypothese | hypothesis |
| die Immatrikulation | university enrollment / matriculation |
| der Index | index |
| infrarot | infrared |
| die Innovation | innovation |
| intensivieren | to intensify |
| das Iod | Iodine |
| der Jahresabschluss | annual financial statement |
| der Jurist | a jurist / lawyer / judge |
| das Kalium | Potassium |
| katalogisieren | to catalog |
| das Kerngeschäft | a core business |
| die Kettenreaktion | chain reaction |
| der Klassenraum | classroom |
| die Klausur | written exam |
| der Kolben | piston |
| kommerziell | commercial(ly) |
| die Kompatibilität | compatibility |
| kompetent | competent |
| der Komponist | composer |
| die Kompression | compression |
| die Konjunktur | economic situation |
| die Konzession | a concession |
| konzipieren | to conceive / design |
| der Korrespondent | correspondent |
| die Kreditpunkte | credit points/ECTS credits |
| der Kreisumfang | circumference |
| kultivieren | to cultivate |
| die Kunstgeschichte | art history |
| die künstliche Intelligenz | artificial intelligence |
| das Labor | laboratory |
| das Lehrbuch | textbook |
| der Lehrplan | curriculum/syllabus |
| die Lehrveranstaltung | course/teaching event |
| die Leistungspunkte | credit points / ECTS |
| das Leistungsverzeichnis | transcript of records |
| die Lernziele | learning objectives |
| die Liturgie | liturgy |
| lokalisieren | to locate |
| das Löt | solder |
| der Lyriker | poet |
| die Masterarbeit | master's thesis |
| der Meißel | a chisel |
| meißeln | to chisel |
| die Menüleiste | a menu bar |
| der Mitwirkender | a contributor |
| das Module | modules |
| der Mörtel | mortar (building material) |
| der Nachschub | replenishment |
| nachweisen | prove/demonstrate |
| nominieren | to nominate |
| die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit | public relations |
| die Optimierung | optimization |
| der Originaltext | original text |
| die Orthografie | spelling/orthography |
| die Pädagogik | pedagogy/education theory |
| das Periodensystem | the Periodic Table / Chart |
| der Pianist | pianist |
| der Plagiarismus | plagiarism |
| das Plagiat | plagiarism |
| präsidieren | to preside |
| der Presslufthammer | jackhammer |
| priorisieren | to prioritize |
| die Probe | rehearsal |
| der Probelauf | a practice run / trial run |
| promovieren | to do a doctorate / receive a doctorate |
| das Protokoll | protocol |
| protokollieren | to log / record / take notes |
| der Prozessor | processor |
| das Prüfungsamt | examination office |
| die Prüfungsordnung | examination regulations |
| die Publikation | publication |
| der Puffer | buffer |
| die Pufferung | buffering |
| punktgenaue | pinpoint |
| die Qualitätssicherung | quality assurance |
| das Quecksilber | Mercury (element) |
| der Rechtsanwalt | attorney / lawyer |
| die Recyclingquote | recycling rate |
| reflektieren | to reflect / ponder / bounce off |
| die Reflexion | reflection / critical thinking |
| die Regelstudienzeit | standard study duration |
| rekapitulieren | to recap |
| die Rekrutierung | recruitment |
| der Rektor | rector/university president |
| das Rektorat | rectorate/rector's office |
| reproduzieren | to reproduce |
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