German vocabulary

Practice German family words

Choose the correct meaning from six alternatives. Wrong answers are mixed from the full word list, so you train real recognition instead of simple patterns.

 

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English German
family Familie
relatives / extended family Verwandtschaft
parent Elternteil
mother / mum Mama
father / dad Papa
mother Mutter
father Vater
child Kind
son Sohn
daughter Tochter
siblings Geschwister
brother Bruder
sister Schwester
older brother großer Bruder
younger brother kleiner Bruder
older sister große Schwester
younger sister kleine Schwester
maternal grandfather Großvater mütterlicherseits
maternal grandmother Großmutter mütterlicherseits
paternal grandfather Großvater väterlicherseits
paternal grandmother Großmutter väterlicherseits
paternal grandparents Großeltern väterlicherseits
maternal grandparents Großeltern mütterlicherseits
maternal grandparent Großelternteil mütterlicherseits
paternal grandparent Großelternteil väterlicherseits
husband Ehemann
wife Ehefrau
husband Mann
wife Frau
boyfriend Freund
girlfriend Freundin
partner Partner
live-in partner Lebenspartner
ex-partner Ex-Partner
cousin Cousin / Cousine
mother's sister Tante
mother's brother Onkel
father's sister Tante
father's brother Onkel
mother-in-law Schwiegermutter
father-in-law Schwiegervater
parents-in-law Schwiegereltern
brother-in-law Schwager
sister-in-law Schwägerin
nephew (brother's son) Neffe
niece (brother's daughter) Nichte
nephew (sister's son) Neffe
niece (sister's daughter) Nichte
grandchild Enkelkind
great-grandchild Urenkel
relative Verwandter
get married heiraten
get divorced sich scheiden lassen
be together / be in a relationship zusammen sein
fall in love sich verlieben
German family words
English – German
Other words
family Familie
relatives / extended family Verwandtschaft
parent Elternteil
mother / mum Mama
father / dad Papa
mother Mutter
father Vater
child Kind
son Sohn
daughter Tochter
siblings Geschwister
brother Bruder
sister Schwester
older brother großer Bruder
younger brother kleiner Bruder
older sister große Schwester
younger sister kleine Schwester
maternal grandfather Großvater mütterlicherseits
maternal grandmother Großmutter mütterlicherseits
paternal grandfather Großvater väterlicherseits
paternal grandmother Großmutter väterlicherseits
paternal grandparents Großeltern väterlicherseits
maternal grandparents Großeltern mütterlicherseits
maternal grandparent Großelternteil mütterlicherseits
paternal grandparent Großelternteil väterlicherseits
husband Ehemann
wife Ehefrau
husband Mann
wife Frau
boyfriend Freund
girlfriend Freundin
partner Partner
live-in partner Lebenspartner
ex-partner Ex-Partner
cousin Cousin / Cousine
mother's sister Tante
mother's brother Onkel
father's sister Tante
father's brother Onkel
mother-in-law Schwiegermutter
father-in-law Schwiegervater
parents-in-law Schwiegereltern
brother-in-law Schwager
sister-in-law Schwägerin
nephew (brother's son) Neffe
niece (brother's daughter) Nichte
nephew (sister's son) Neffe
niece (sister's daughter) Nichte
grandchild Enkelkind
great-grandchild Urenkel
relative Verwandter
get married heiraten
get divorced sich scheiden lassen
be together / be in a relationship zusammen sein
fall in love sich verlieben

How to use this vocabulary trainer effectively

This exercise is designed for fast vocabulary repetition and pattern recognition.

The goal is not to memorize isolated words like a dictionary. The goal is to build quick automatic recognition.

⚡ Train for speed and repetition

The exercise works best when you answer quickly.

Do not overthink every word. Try to react instinctively.

Repeated exposure helps your brain connect:

  • the sound of the word
  • the spelling
  • the meaning
  • the category or context

Over time, the correct answers start to feel obvious automatically.

🔁 Difficult words come back more often

The trainer remembers which words you struggle with.

Words you miss will appear more frequently until they become easier.

This creates natural spaced repetition without needing flashcard management.

🔊 Use the audio constantly

Replay the pronunciation often, even when you already know the answer.

Listening repeatedly helps build:

  • pronunciation intuition
  • listening comprehension
  • automatic recognition of sound patterns

Try to hear the entire word as one sound pattern instead of translating letter by letter.

🧠 Recognition comes before active fluency

Fast recognition is an important step before speaking naturally.

When common words become automatic, your brain has more energy available for grammar, listening and conversation.

📈 A good way to practice

  • Practice often in short sessions
  • Answer quickly instead of perfectly
  • Replay difficult words several times
  • Let repetition build intuition naturally

After enough repetition, many words stop feeling like translations and start feeling like direct meaning.