German Internet & Websites Vocabulary
This set covers the words you need to talk about being online in German, from basics like der Browser and die Suchmaschine to more specific terms like das Lesezeichen for a bookmark. One trap here: der Link looks and sounds like the English word, but Germans also use verknüpfen (to link, connect, associate) in contexts where English would never say "link" \u2014 like linking two ideas or pieces of data.
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internet
Das findest du im Internet. — You can find that on the Internet.
Wi-Fi
Gibt es hier kostenloses WLAN? — Is there free Wi-Fi here?
- BlogA2
blog
Ich schreibe einen Blog über Mode. — I write a blog about fashion.
plural: die Browser
browser
Welchen Browser benutzt du am liebsten? — Which browser do you prefer to use?
plural: die Homepages
website
Auf der Homepage von Freiburg gibt es alle wichtigen Informationen über die Stadt. — On the homepage of Freiburg you will find all important information about the city.
plural: die Links
link
Ich schicke dir einen Link zu Deutschübungen. — I'll send you a link to German exercises.
- onlineA2
online
Wann bist du wieder online? — When are you online again?
plural: die Passwörter
password
Bitte schreiben Sie Ihr Passwort. — Please write your password.
plural: die Suchmaschinen
search engine
Ich finde alles über eine Suchmaschine. — I find everything through a search engine.
plural: die Webseiten
website
Es gibt viele Webseiten mit Grammatikübungen. — There are many websites with grammar exercises.
to download
Ich habe mir Musik aus dem Internet heruntergeladen. — I downloaded music from the internet.
upload
Kannst du bitte die Datei für die Hausaufgabe hochladen? — Can you please upload the file for homework?
plural: die Lesezeichen
bookmark
Ich speichere die Seite als Lesezeichen. — I save the page as a bookmark.
- virtuellB1
virtual
Auf dieser Website kann man an einer virtuellen Stadtrundfahrt teilnehmen. — On this website you can participate in a virtual city tour.
plural: die Suchtreffer
a search hit / result
Die Suche ergab über tausend Suchtreffer. — The search yielded over a thousand search hits.
to link / associate / connect
Der Link verknüpft die beiden Webseiten miteinander. — The link connects the two websites together.
plural: die Vernetzungen
networking
Die Vernetzung von Computern ermöglicht den Datenaustausch. — The networking of computers enables data exchange.
to encrypt
Die Bank verschlüsselt alle Kundendaten automatisch. — The bank encrypts all customer data automatically.
plural: die Verschlüsselungen
encryption
Die Verschlüsselung schützt deine persönlichen Informationen. — Encryption protects your personal information.
to anonymize
Die Behörde wird die Daten anonymisieren, um Privatsphäre zu schützen. — The authority will anonymize the data to protect privacy.
plural: die Authentifizierungen
authentication
Die Authentifizierung mit Passwort ist nicht ausreichend sicher. — Password authentication is not sufficiently secure.
How to learn this set
Group the tech nouns by gender before you drill them: das Internet, das WLAN, and das Passwort are all neuter, which is typical for borrowed English tech terms. Then tackle hochladen and herunterladen together as a pair, since they share the same root (laden, to load) with opposite directional prefixes \u2014 practice them in short sentences like \"Ich lade die Datei hoch\" and \"Ich lade das Bild herunter\" so the separable prefix placement becomes automatic. Finally, notice how die Verschlüsselung, die Vernetzung, and die Authentifizierung all end in -ung and are feminine; once that pattern clicks, you'll guess the gender of new abstract tech nouns correctly most of the time. Save verknüpfen and der Link for last since they look related but work differently \u2014 one's a verb, one's a noun, and mixing them up is an easy mistake.
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Frequently asked questions
Is die Homepage the same as die Webseite in German?
Not quite. Die Webseite is any web page, while die Homepage usually means the main or starting page of a site — closer to what English speakers might call a landing page. In everyday speech Germans often blur the line, but if you mean a whole site, Webseite is the safer choice.
Why is das Internet neuter?
There's no real logic to it — like most technology loanwords, das Internet just took the neuter gender when it entered German, similar to das WLAN and das Passwort. You have to learn the article with the word rather than guess from meaning.
What's the difference between hochladen and herunterladen?
Hochladen means to upload (hoch = up) and herunterladen means to download (herunter = down). Both are separable verbs, so in a sentence the prefix jumps to the end: "Ich lade das Foto hoch."
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