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German Sports Vocabulary

177 German words tagged sports, 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.

177 words
5 at A1
7 at A2
18 at B1
35 at B2
  1. derPlatz square, plaza, piazza; circus noun pl. Plätze A1
  2. nehmen to take (something into one's possession or on one's body); to take from verb nimmt · nahm · genommen A1
  3. dasTeam team; group of people working together for a particular project noun pl. Teams A2
  4. derTrainer trainer, coach; animal trainer noun A1
  5. stark strong (intense, powerful, unyielding); strong (having a high concentration of some… adj A2
  6. dieUnterstützung support, assistance, backing, also endorsement; that which supports noun pl. Unterstützungen B1
  7. unterstützen to support, to assist, to help, to aid; to endorse, to give support, to show support, to… verb unterstützt · unterstützte · unterstützt B1
  8. dasTor gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry); gate,… noun pl. Tore B1
  9. dieRunde round (of drinks); circle, group (constellation of friends or colleagues engaging in a… noun pl. Runden B1
  10. derMeister master; champion noun B1
  11. derRang rank, a level in a hierarchy (but not so much an according title, for which Dienstgrad… noun pl. Ränge B1
  12. schießen to shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot verb schießt · schoss · geschossen B1
  13. derLauf run, race; leg of certain animals noun pl. Läufe B1
  14. dieBundesliga A league in which clubs from the entire country participate. noun pl. Bundesligen B1
  15. derSchuss shot; ammunition noun pl. Schüsse B1
  16. dasFinale final; finale noun B1
  17. derService service (e.g. in a restaurant); service noun pl. Services A2
  18. derVorteil advantage, plus, benefit, perk (of a job); profit, gain noun pl. Vorteile B2
  19. fair fair (just, honest, equitable, adequate) adj B1
  20. derTermin date (day on which a certain event takes place); deadline (date on or before which… noun pl. Termine A2
  21. derGriff grasp, reach (act of trying to grab); grip (act of holding something after having… noun pl. Griffe B2
  22. dasStadion stadium (venue for sporting events); stadion (Ancient Greek unit of length) noun pl. Stadien B1
  23. derStürmer forward; striker; attacker; rusher; stormtrooper (soldier who specialises in assault… noun B2
  24. dieTour tour, journey; a trip, particularly when travel takes up a significant portion of the… noun pl. Touren A2
  25. springen to spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump; to vault verb springt · sprang · gesprungen B1
  26. derVerteidiger defender (someone who defends something, e.g. a soldier); back; defender noun B2
  27. dieHalbzeit half (one of two equally long periods of a match); half time (the interval between these… noun pl. Halbzeiten B2
  28. derFavorit favourite (person who enjoys special regard or favor; person who is preferred or trusted… noun pl. Favoriten B2
  29. derHammer hammer, mallet; sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative) noun pl. Hämmer B1
  30. derNationalspieler national player (member of a national sports team) noun B2
  31. derSpieltag matchday noun pl. Spieltage B2
  32. derAufstieg ascent, climb (the act of ascending); promotion (the reaching of a higher league) noun pl. Aufstiege B2
  33. derAusgleich compensation; hotchpot noun pl. Ausgleiche B2
  34. verwandeln to turn, to change, to transform; to convert (a chance into a goal/point) verb verwandelt · verwandelte · verwandelt B2
  35. derKader squad (body of the players of a team or club); cadre (body of officers forming a new… noun B2
  36. abgeben to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable… verb gibt ab · gab ab · abgegeben A1
  37. dieMauer a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete; several players forming a blockade… noun pl. Mauern B1
  38. einkommen to earn; to come in (in a ranking) verb kommt ein · kam ein · eingekommen B1
  39. derEinzug move-in, moving in (the act of moving to a particular dwelling); ceremonial entry,… noun pl. Einzüge B2
  40. dasHeimspiel home game noun pl. Heimspiele B2
  41. dieNationalmannschaft national sports team noun pl. Nationalmannschaften B2
  42. dieSpielzeit season noun pl. Spielzeiten B2
  43. dasMittelfeld midfield; the middle, the mediocre area of a range or spectrum noun pl. Mittelfelder B2
  44. eingehen to enter; to go inside; to arrive (of everything that can be received such postal items,… verb geht ein · ging ein · eingegangen B2
  45. dasRad wheel; cartwheel noun pl. Räder A1
  46. pfeifen to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle); to act as referee verb pfeift · pfiff · gepfiffen B2
  47. derTorhüter goalkeeper noun B2
  48. dasGreen green, putting green noun pl. Greens B2
  49. derMatch match noun pl. Matches B2
  50. derAufsteiger climber (student who makes quick progress); promoted team noun B2
  51. derTitelverteidiger title holder, defending champion noun B2
  52. out out of fashion; ball crossing or landing outside of baseline or sideline (Association… adj B2
  53. dieBegegnung encounter, meeting; match noun pl. Begegnungen B2
  54. derSchläger agent noun of schlagen; brawler noun B2
  55. derBundestrainer national / state coach / trainer noun B2
  56. dasAchtelfinale round of 16, last 16, octafinal (the round before the quarterfinal) noun B2
  57. derAbstieg dismounting, the act of getting off something; descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill) noun pl. Abstiege B2
  58. derTorwart goalkeeper, goal keeper noun pl. Torwarte B2
  59. dasDerby an eagerly anticipated match between two rivals, especially; a local derby noun pl. Derbys B2
  60. derSet place mat, setting; set, combination, collection noun pl. Sets B2
  61. dasHinspiel first leg noun pl. Hinspiele B2
  62. dieBude booth, stall; kiosk noun pl. Buden B2
  63. derRückschlag setback (sudden or unexpected turn for the worse); return, the act of hitting the ball… noun pl. Rückschläge C1
  64. dasEndspiel final (last round of a competition; only used of sports with two sides per match);… noun pl. Endspiele C1
  65. dieHürde hurdle; obstacle for athletes noun pl. Hürden C1
  66. derBunker bunker (hardened shelter); bunker (obstacle on a golf course) noun C1
  67. derSenior father, senior, the elder (older of two close male relatives, especially with the same… noun pl. Senioren C1
  68. derPokal goblet, chalice; cup, trophy noun pl. Pokale C1
  69. derTabellenführer top of the table, league leader noun C1
  70. derPfosten post; pillar (long, fairly thick piece of wood or metal used to stabilise something);… noun C1
  71. derKasten crate (e.g. for bottles); box, case noun pl. Kästen B1
  72. dieAnnäherung approach (act of drawing near; access or opportunity of drawing near); approach (a… noun pl. Annäherungen C1
  73. dasRückspiel second leg; back pass noun pl. Rückspiele C1
  74. dasTestspiel tryout, practice match noun pl. Testspiele C1
  75. dieAuszeit time-out; time-out, hiatus noun pl. Auszeiten C1
  76. derKlassenerhalt avoidance of relegation, staying up (in the same league or class) noun pl. Klassenerhalte C1
  77. derTorjäger goalgetter noun C1
  78. auswärts out of town; outside the place in question; away; on the opponent’s turf adv C1
  79. derAufschlag impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects); lapel noun pl. Aufschläge C1
  80. diePiste piste, ski slope; runway noun pl. Pisten C1
  81. derKonter counter-attack; repartee; comeback (witty answer) noun C1
  82. dasFoul foul (breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with… noun pl. Fouls C1
  83. dieStange pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other… noun pl. Stangen C1
  84. derWeltcup world cup noun pl. Weltcups C1
  85. derOlympiasieger Olympic champion noun C1
  86. derSuper-G Super G noun C1
  87. dieAufstellung installation, deployment, establishment, erection; schedule, list noun pl. Aufstellungen C1
  88. amtierend incumbent (being the current holder of an office or title) adj C1
  89. dieGruppenphase group stage noun pl. Gruppenphasen C1
  90. dieWertung rating, score; assessment, evaluation, grading noun pl. Wertungen C1
  91. derAnpfiff starting whistle noun pl. Anpfiffe C1
  92. derMitspieler teammate, coplayer; fellow actor, costar noun C1
  93. derSlalom slalom; obstacle course, zigzag noun pl. Slaloms C1
  94. dieAblöse supersession, overhaul; ellipsis of Ablösesumme or Ablösegeld noun pl. Ablösen C1
  95. surfen to surf; to surf (the Web) verb surft · surfte · gesurft A2
  96. derAußenseiter outsider (who is not part of a particular group); loner, outsider (who is socially… noun C1
  97. dasDoping doping noun C1
  98. derAbwehrspieler back; defender (player; male or of unspecified sex) noun C1
  99. dasRingen (olympic) wrestling; to wrestle noun C1
  100. derSprint sprint (race); sprint (act of sprinting) noun pl. Sprints C1
  101. dieLatte batten; lath; slat (narrow board or strip, usually of wood); boner, erection noun pl. Latten C1
  102. derStartschuss shot fired from a starting gun, starting a race; starting signal; go-ahead; kick-off noun pl. Startschüsse C1
  103. derHausherr head of the household; host noun pl. Hausherren C1
  104. abspielen to play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay; to pass, to play off verb spielt ab · spielte ab · abgespielt C1
  105. dasAufgebot contingent, posse, squad (number of people summoned and assembled for some task); squad noun pl. Aufgebote C1
  106. werten to rate; to grade verb wertet · wertete · gewertet C1
  107. dasAuswärtsspiel away game noun pl. Auswärtsspiele C1
  108. dieVorrunde preliminary round, qualifying round noun pl. Vorrunden C1
  109. dieRelegation a play-off between teams from different leagues deciding about promotion and relegation noun pl. Relegationen C1
  110. derDrive drive (self-motivation); vitality, momentum noun pl. Drives C1
  111. aufsteigen to get on, to mount; to advance verb steigt auf · stieg auf · aufgestiegen C1
  112. derCrack pro, ace (highly trained or skilled person); successful racehorse noun pl. Cracks C1
  113. dasBreak break noun pl. Breaks C1
  114. pumpen to pump (use a pump, work like a pump); to pant, to breathe intensely due to exertion,… verb pumpt · pumpte · gepumpt C1
  115. dieWeltrangliste world rankings noun pl. Weltranglisten C1
  116. derMarathon marathon noun pl. Marathons C1
  117. derEuropameister European champion noun C1
  118. derWeltrekord World record noun pl. Weltrekorde C1
  119. einsatzbereit ready for action, ready for operation, ready for use; fit for play adj C1
  120. derRiesenslalom giant slalom noun pl. Riesenslaloms C1
  121. austricksen to trick (to gain an advantage); to feint verb trickst aus · trickste aus · ausgetrickst C1
  122. derAbpfiff final whistle noun pl. Abpfiffe C1
  123. dieStartnummer bib number, starting number (number used to identify a racer, often, but not… noun pl. Startnummern C1
  124. dasPlay-off playoff, knockout stage noun pl. Play-offs C1
  125. dasBowling bowling noun C1
  126. derMatchwinner matchwinner noun C1
  127. dasOlympiastadion Olympic stadium noun pl. Olympiastadien C1
  128. derVizemeister runner-up, second-place champion noun C1
  129. abschlagen to cut off, chop off; to refuse, to deny, to reject (a request) verb schlägt ab · schlug ab · abgeschlagen C1
  130. dasDoppel doubles; duplicate noun C1
  131. dieBestmarke record noun pl. Bestmarken C1
  132. dieTorchance goal opportunity noun pl. Torchancen C1
  133. dieVorentscheidung preliminary decision; preliminary heat, preliminary round noun pl. Vorentscheidungen C1
  134. revanchieren to repay, return the favor; to pay back, avenge oneself (generally playfully or in minor… verb revanchiert · revanchierte · revanchiert C1
  135. dieLeihe borrowing and lending; an instance of this; loan (arrangement where a player joins… noun pl. Leihen C2
  136. dasTriple treble (the winning of three competitions in one year, usually national league and cup… noun pl. Triples C2
  137. dieLeichtathletik track and field noun C2
  138. dieRennbahn racecourse, racetrack; running track noun pl. Rennbahnen C2
  139. dasEinzel singles (game between two individuals) noun C2
  140. derPlatzverweis temporary prohibition to be on certain premises; dismissal from the playing field noun pl. Platzverweise C2
  141. dieEndrunde finals (of a tournament); final lap (of a race); final round (e.g. boxing). noun pl. Endrunden C2
  142. derEinstand first day, start at a new job or position, debut; a small party with food and drink… noun pl. Einstände C2
  143. dieSchnelligkeit speed, velocity, rapidness, quickness (state/degree of moving or proceeding fast);… noun pl. Schnelligkeiten C2
  144. derSchlagabtausch exchange of blows; fierce exchange, verbal exchange noun pl. Schlagabtausche C2
  145. derAbsteiger agent noun of absteigen (male or of unspecified gender); relegated team noun C2
  146. derObmann chairman; representative noun pl. Obmänner C2
  147. derSchlusspfiff final whistle noun pl. Schlusspfiffe C2
  148. abwerfen to throw down, to let fall, drop (from a height); to throw off (e.g. a yoke, a rider) verb wirft ab · warf ab · abgeworfen C2
  149. derAchter eight, number eight (figure); figure of eight noun C2
  150. derFehlstart false start (starting before the signal); failure at launch, start noun pl. Fehlstarts C2
  151. distanzieren to distance; to leave behind verb distanziert · distanzierte · distanziert C2
  152. diePromotion granting of a doctorate, Ph.D.; celebration at which a doctorate is granted noun pl. Promotionen C2
  153. dasSommerspiele summer games; theater festival held in certain towns in the summer noun C2
  154. ablösefrei not requiring a transfer fee for the transfer of a player to another club; not requiring… adj C2
  155. dieAustragung holding, staging noun pl. Austragungen C2
  156. derSteuermann helmsman (he who is responsible for steering a ship); coxswain noun pl. Steuermänner C2
  157. dieKampfkunst martial art noun pl. Kampfkünste C2
  158. derBiker motorcyclist, biker (person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles); cyclist… noun C2
  159. derLokalmatador local hero noun pl. Lokalmatadore C2
  160. derSprinter sprinter, one who sprints noun C2
  161. derKampfgeist fighting spirit noun pl. Kampfgeister C2
  162. absteigen to dismount; to get off something that one stands or sits on; chiefly used when the… verb steigt ab · stieg ab · abgestiegen C2
  163. dasCricket cricket noun C2
  164. dasHandicap handicap (allowance to offset skill differences; measure of ability); handicap,… noun pl. Handicaps C2
  165. derVorlauf notice; heat (preliminary stage of a competition) noun pl. Vorläufe C2
  166. übertreten to join (another faith, party, etc.); to convert to [with zu]; to enter, to pass into (a… verb tritt über · trat über · übergetreten C2
  167. derEndstand final score, final result noun pl. Endstände C2
  168. abräumen to clear away, to clear (by taking away items); to clear (the remaining bowling pins) verb räumt ab · räumte ab · abgeräumt C2
  169. flöten to play the flute; to speak in a high voice, usually charmingly verb flötet · flötete · geflötet C2
  170. dasFrisbee frisbee; frisbee (flying disk) noun C2
  171. dieRadfahrerin female cyclist noun pl. Radfahrerinnen C2
  172. dasTeilstück part, section; stage, stretch noun pl. Teilstücke C2
  173. dasReck horizontal bar noun pl. Recke C2
  174. derAntritt participation (in a competition); start, beginning noun pl. Antritte C2
  175. dasTeamwork teamwork noun pl. Teamworks C2
  176. gegenüberstehen to face, to stand face-to-face with; to contradict each other (e.g. of viewpoints) verb steht gegenüber · stand gegenüber · gegenübergestanden C2
  177. derVolleyball volleyball (game); volleyball (ball) noun pl. Volleybälle A2

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