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 topics Society & Abstract 1203 Work & Education 285 Feelings & Character 274 Communication & Media 198 Everyday Actions 157 Nature & Weather 144 Body & Health 129 Money & Shopping 92 Leisure & Sport 85 Travel & Transport 54 Family & People 52 City & Places 48 Home & Household 47 Food & Drink 29 Time & Dates 24 Clothing 23

1,203 B2 words in “Society & Abstract”

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German word	English meaning	Topic & example
jed-	every	Society & Abstract
jeglich	any	Society & Abstract
jenseits	that side of	Society & Abstract
jeweilig	respective	Society & Abstract
der Job, -s	job	Society & Abstract
der Jugendliche, -n	youth/young person	Society & Abstract
der Jura	law / jurisprudence	Society & Abstract
der Kabeljau	cod	Society & Abstract
die Kabinettsitzung	cabinet meeting	Society & Abstract
die Kaffeepause	a coffee break	Society & Abstract
das Kaminsims	mantel(piece)	Society & Abstract
die Kammer	chamber / house	Society & Abstract
die Kandidatur	candidacy	Society & Abstract
das Kanu	a canoe	Society & Abstract
der Kanzler	chancellor	Society & Abstract
die Kapazität	capacity	Society & Abstract
die Kartoffel, -n	potato	Society & Abstract
die Kastanie	chestnut	Society & Abstract
die Kategorien	categories / fundamental concepts	Society & Abstract
der Katzenbär	red panda	Society & Abstract
die Kehrseite	the other side / downside / behind	Society & Abstract
der Kelch	cup / goblet / chalice	Society & Abstract
die Kinderbetreuung	childcare	Society & Abstract
die Klage	lawsuit/legal action	Society & Abstract
die Klamotten	rags	Society & Abstract
der Klebstoff	adhesive / glue	Society & Abstract
die Klinge	blade / sword	Society & Abstract
die Kluft	a gap / gulf / chasm	Society & Abstract
der Knall	pop / bang / slam	Society & Abstract
der Knöchel	ankle / knuckle	Society & Abstract
die Knolle	tuber / bulb	Society & Abstract
die Knospe	a bud	Society & Abstract
knuddeln / kuscheln	to cuddle	Society & Abstract
die Koalition	coalition	Society & Abstract
der Koalitionsvertrag	coalition agreement	Society & Abstract
der Koffer, –	suitcase	Society & Abstract
die Kohlenstoffbilanz	carbon balance/carbon footprint	Society & Abstract
der Kollege, -n	colleague	Society & Abstract
der Koloss	colossus (giant)	Society & Abstract
das Komplott	a plot / conspiracy	Society & Abstract
der Konsens	a consensus / agreement	Society & Abstract
kontraproduktiv	counterproductive	Society & Abstract
der Kontrast	contrast	Society & Abstract
die Kontroverse	a controversy	Society & Abstract
die Kontur	contour / outline	Society & Abstract
die Korruption	corruption	Society & Abstract
die Korruptionsbekämpfung	anti-corruption/corruption fighting	Society & Abstract
die Koteletten	sideburns / mutton chops	Society & Abstract
der Kraftstoff / Brennstoff	fuel	Society & Abstract
der Krampf	a cramp	Society & Abstract
der Krawall	rioting / brawl / din	Society & Abstract
das Kreuzverhör	the cross-examination	Society & Abstract
der Kreuzzug	crusade	Society & Abstract
das Kricket	a cricket	Society & Abstract
der Kriegsgefangener	a prisoner of war	Society & Abstract
die Krücke	crutch	Society & Abstract
die Kugel	ball / globe / sphere	Society & Abstract
die Kühlakkus	cold packs	Society & Abstract
die Kulturelle Diversität	cultural diversity	Society & Abstract
der Kulturkonflikt	cultural conflict	Society & Abstract
der Kunde, -n	customer	Society & Abstract
die Kundgebung	rally / demonstration	Society & Abstract
der Kürbis	pumpkin / squash	Society & Abstract
der Kurs, -e	course	Society & Abstract
kurzlebig	short-lived	Society & Abstract
der Kutscher	driver / coachman	Society & Abstract
der Lack	paint / lacquer / varnish	Society & Abstract
der Laden, -ä	shop	Society & Abstract
die Ladung	charge / cargo	Society & Abstract
langfristig	long-term	Society & Abstract
Längs / Längsache	lengthwise	Society & Abstract
lasten	to burden / weigh / oppress	Society & Abstract
lau / lauwarm	lukewarm / tepid	Society & Abstract
die Läuse	lice	Society & Abstract
Laut ______	according to _____	Society & Abstract
der Lebensabschnitt	the stage of life	Society & Abstract
die Lebenserwartung	life expectancy	Society & Abstract
die Lebenslektion	a life lesson	Society & Abstract
die Lebensspanne	a lifespan	Society & Abstract
der Leerlauf	neutral / idle	Society & Abstract
der Lehrer, –	teacher	Society & Abstract
der Leib	body / flesh	Society & Abstract
die Leichtigkeit	ease / lightness	Society & Abstract
der Leistungssportler	a competitive athlete	Society & Abstract
die Lernschwäche	a learning disability	Society & Abstract
der Leutnant	a lieutenant	Society & Abstract
die Libelle	dragonfly	Society & Abstract
lieb-	dear	Society & Abstract
das Lied, -er	song	Society & Abstract
das liegt daran	that's because...	Society & Abstract
lila Deutsch	purple	Society & Abstract
das Lineal	a ruler	Society & Abstract
links German	left	Society & Abstract
der Lippenstift	lipstick	Society & Abstract
liturgisch	liturgical	Society & Abstract
die Lizenz	a license	Society & Abstract
das Loche	hole / pit	Society & Abstract
locker Deutsch	relaxed / slack	Society & Abstract
logischerweise	logically	Society & Abstract
lösbar	solvable / soluble	Society & Abstract

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