Topic · Human Sciences

German Human Sciences Vocabulary

129 German words tagged human sciences, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.

129 words
6 at A1
5 at A2
13 at B1
17 at B2
  1. auf [with dative] on, upon (positioned at the top of); [with accusative] on, onto, up… prep A1
  2. dieZeit time (as a concept); time of day (clipping of Uhrzeit) noun pl. Zeiten A1
  3. derFall fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof); fall, capture (the act of being… noun pl. Fälle B1
  4. dieAngabe verbal noun of angeben; indication, specification, declaration (providing of information) noun pl. Angaben A1
  5. derKopf head; crown, top noun pl. Köpfe A1
  6. dieZukunft future; future tense noun pl. Zukünfte B1
  7. derName name (forename, Christian name, given name); name (surname, family name) noun pl. Namen A1
  8. bestimmt certain; determined adj B1
  9. dieKlasse a class; a grouping; form; grade; year noun pl. Klassen A1
  10. dieVergangenheit the past (time); past tense noun B1
  11. derStand standing, state, status, position, situation; class, stratum (group of people with a… noun pl. Stände B1
  12. aktiv active; active voice (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action) adj A2
  13. dieAussage proposition; statement, claim noun pl. Aussagen B1
  14. verhalten to behave; to be contradistinguished, to be characterized in relation to its… verb verhält · verhielt · verhalten B1
  15. derSatz sentence; proposition, theorem noun pl. Sätze A2
  16. dieSzene scene; tableau; scene (subculture) noun pl. Szenen B1
  17. dieRealität reality (state of being real); reality, fact (that which is real) noun pl. Realitäten B2
  18. schwach weak, lacking in strength; weak adj A2
  19. derVerband bandage; association, union (kind of organization) noun pl. Verbände B2
  20. derAuftakt anacrusis (an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse); anacrusis noun pl. Auftakte B2
  21. dasVorfeld run-up (period of time just before an important event); apron (paved area of an airport) noun pl. Vorfelder B2
  22. derKrebs crustacean, crab, crayfish; cancer (disease) noun pl. Krebse B2
  23. dieAufklärung the act of enlightening; an instance of enlightening; the Enlightenment noun pl. Aufklärungen B2
  24. dieMedia media noun pl. Medien B2
  25. steigern to increase, to raise; to boost, to improve, to enhance verb steigert · steigerte · gesteigert B2
  26. dieJungfrau virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse); maiden (young… noun pl. Jungfrauen B2
  27. maskulin masculine (of masculine grammatical gender); masculine, manly (of markedly male… adj B2
  28. derSchütze shooter; archer, bowman noun pl. Schützen B2
  29. gespannt curious, excited (of a person; about seeing how something will turn out); tense (of… adj B1
  30. Mars Mars; crow's nest name B2
  31. dieSteigerung increase; comparison noun pl. Steigerungen B2
  32. dieEnttäuschung disappointment, let-down, bummer, frustration; disenchantment, disillusionment,… noun pl. Enttäuschungen B2
  33. dasObjekt object (inanimate being, thing); object (that around which an emotion or activity centers) noun pl. Objekte B2
  34. derGenosse partner in something, mate; comrade, fellow socialist or communist noun pl. Genossen B2
  35. erwerben to earn, gain, acquire; to acquire, to succeed to (irrespectively of the legal cause) verb erwirbt · erwarb · erworben B2
  36. derGegenstand object, item, thing, article; subject, topic noun pl. Gegenstände B1
  37. weiblich female; feminine adj A2
  38. derStamm tree trunk, main stem of a plant (but never used of thin stalks or twigs); tribe noun pl. Stämme C1
  39. binden to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.; to tie, to fasten a… verb bindet · band · gebunden C1
  40. derZwerg dwarf (creature); dwarf, midget noun pl. Zwerge C1
  41. dieBestimmung determination (act of determining or measuring); destination (intended purpose) noun pl. Bestimmungen C1
  42. derGreif griffin noun pl. Greife C1
  43. dieMore mora noun pl. Moren C1
  44. dieStärkung strengthening, reinforcement; fortition noun pl. Stärkungen C1
  45. derÜberrest residue, remnant, leftover, relic; remains, corpse noun pl. Überreste C1
  46. männlich male; manly adj A2
  47. dasEgo ego noun pl. Egos C1
  48. final final, expressing purpose; final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot… adj C1
  49. zeitlich temporal (defined by time); chronological (ordered by time) adj C1
  50. dasGeschlecht sex; gender noun pl. Geschlechter B1
  51. stumm mute; dumb (unable to speak); silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a… adj B1
  52. dieAbkürzung abbreviation; shortcut noun pl. Abkürzungen C1
  53. dasMedium media, medium (format for communicating or presenting information); medium (the nature… noun pl. Medien C1
  54. dieMaterie matter; subject matter, the practical realities and collected knowledge regarding the… noun pl. Materien C1
  55. sächsisch Saxon (of, from or relating to Saxony in modern Germany); Saxon; Upper Saxon (pertaining… adj C1
  56. derAusnahmezustand irregular situation; state of emergency noun pl. Ausnahmezustände C1
  57. dieVerschiebung delay, deferral, deferment, postponement, suspension, adjournment; shift, displacement,… noun pl. Verschiebungen C1
  58. dieVerschärfung tightening, intensification; Holtzmann's law: a sound change whereby Proto-Germanic *jj… noun pl. Verschärfungen C1
  59. Latein Latin name C1
  60. dasSelbstbewusstsein aplomb, self-assurance, self-confidence; self-awareness noun C1
  61. derBeleg piece of evidence, a supporting fact; a document that serves as such evidence, record noun pl. Belege B1
  62. Venus Venus; very beautiful woman name C1
  63. selbstbewusst self-confident, self-assured; self-conscious, self-aware adj C1
  64. dieDepression depression noun pl. Depressionen C1
  65. dieBindung bond, attachment; commitment, obligation noun pl. Bindungen C1
  66. dieSpaltung division; splitting noun pl. Spaltungen C1
  67. beugen to bend something, to bow something; to bend; to bend over; to bow verb beugt · beugte · gebeugt C1
  68. dieZusammensetzung composition; compound (word) noun pl. Zusammensetzungen C1
  69. dieHansestadt Hanseatic city noun pl. Hansestädte C1
  70. dieErgänzung supplement, addition, complement, supplementation; object, complement noun pl. Ergänzungen C1
  71. dasLabyrinth labyrinth; labyrinth, maze (technically not quite correct, compare Labyrinth and Maze) noun pl. Labyrinthe C1
  72. derAlb elf, especially an evil one; creature that sits on one's chest while one sleeps noun pl. Alben C1
  73. dieBesessenheit obsession; possession noun C1
  74. dieWaage scales (weighing machine); Libra noun pl. Waagen C1
  75. Aurora Aurora; aurora name C1
  76. dasFemininum feminine, feminine gender; a feminine, a word with feminine gender (usually a noun,… noun pl. Feminina C1
  77. dieKonstellation constellation noun pl. Konstellationen C1
  78. dieVorgeschichte past history; background noun pl. Vorgeschichten C1
  79. diePeriode period, menstruation; period (length of time with start and end point) noun pl. Perioden C1
  80. dieMehrzahl majority (the larger part of a group); plural noun pl. Mehrzahlen C1
  81. derVogt steward; a surname originating as an occupation noun pl. Vögte C1
  82. derGolem golem (creature from clay) noun pl. Golems C1
  83. Nike Nike; Nike (company) name C1
  84. dieReferenz reference (measurement one can compare to); reference noun pl. Referenzen C1
  85. dieWendung turn; expression, phrase noun pl. Wendungen C1
  86. ausgestorben extinct adj C2
  87. dasEinhorn unicorn noun pl. Einhörner C2
  88. dasSubjekt subject; person noun pl. Subjekte C2
  89. derGral grail (holy, miraculous object, especially a cup) noun pl. Grale C2
  90. derTroll troll; an ugly or boorish person noun pl. Trolle C2
  91. derSchulze village headman, sheriff; a surname originating as an occupation noun pl. Schulzen C2
  92. dieSchlussfolgerung conclusion; implication noun pl. Schlussfolgerungen C2
  93. dieMarkierung mark, marking, tag; marker noun pl. Markierungen C2
  94. derTitan Titan; titan noun pl. Titanen C2
  95. geisteskrank insane, mentally ill; ill, sick, so odd it is awesome adj C2
  96. veraltet antiquated; archaic; obsolete adj C2
  97. dieInklusion participation, integration; inclusion noun pl. Inklusionen C2
  98. Saturn Saturn; lead (material) name C2
  99. beschwören to conjure; to swear to (something) verb beschwört · beschwor · beschworen C2
  100. diePartikel particle (part of speech which cannot be inflected); particle (fragment of the… noun pl. Partikeln C2
  101. verbal verbal adj C2
  102. derWahn delusion, illusion, (vain) hope (very strong but ultimately misguided or fantastical… noun pl. Wahne C2
  103. dieNeutralität neutrality; contingency noun pl. Neutralitäten C2
  104. dieHemmung inhibition; scruple noun pl. Hemmungen C2
  105. verblasst pale, discolored; grammaticalized through semantic bleaching adj C2
  106. derFlaschengeist genie in the bottle noun pl. Flaschengeister C2
  107. dieRatio reason (capacity of rational thinking) noun C2
  108. unbestimmt undetermined; indefinite adj C2
  109. derTurn turn (in turn-taking) noun pl. Turns C2
  110. dieTeilhabe participation; methexis noun C2
  111. derTonfall tone (of voice); intonation noun pl. Tonfälle C2
  112. dieKennzeichnung flagging, marking; definite description noun pl. Kennzeichnungen C2
  113. derKorporal corporal, lower non-commissioned officer (in today’s Switzerland equivalent to OR-4); an… noun pl. Korporale C2
  114. derReim rhyme (poetic device); rhyme, rhyming phrase, short verse noun pl. Reime C2
  115. derDschinn jinn noun C2
  116. dieSchizophrenie schizophrenia noun pl. Schizophrenien C2
  117. dieMuttersprache mother tongue; native language; the language one has learnt from one’s mother (chiefly… noun pl. Muttersprachen C2
  118. Merkur Mercury; mercury name C2
  119. dasId id noun pl. Ids C2
  120. diePsychose psychosis noun pl. Psychosen C2
  121. dieUnternehmenskultur corporate culture, company culture (the shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that… noun pl. Unternehmenskulturen C2
  122. dieBetonung emphasis; accent, stress noun pl. Betonungen C2
  123. derGulden guilder (currency of the Netherlands until 2001); florin; guilder (mediaeval and early… noun C2
  124. derPhönix phoenix; the constellation Phoenix noun pl. Phönixe C2
  125. dieSchwächung weakening, attenuation; impairment, enfeeblement noun pl. Schwächungen C2
  126. derTrieb sprout; drive (desire or interest) noun pl. Triebe C2
  127. derFranke Franconian (person from the German region of Franconia (Franken), northern Bavaria);… noun pl. Franken C2
  128. derSpiritus alcohol, chiefly for technical use; breathing; a glottal consonant, usually /h/; a… noun C2
  129. punktuell limited to specific, selected points or instances (as opposed to being common,… adj C2

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