German False Friends

False friends are words of different languages that look or sound similar, but have significantly different meanings. Can you guess (or do you know) what these German false friends mean in English?

Genders are shown alongside nouns

This list is by no means exhaustive

German words are in alphabetical order, not including noun genders

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German word	English meaning
aktuell	current, recent, up-to-date
die Art	kind, species, nature
bekommen	to get, receive
bald	soon
die Billion	trillion
der Brand	fire
brav	good, honest, well-behaved
das Benzin	petrol
der Brief	letter
die Dose	tin, can
das Etikett	label
eventuell	possible, perhaps
die Fabrik	factory
fast	almost
Fotograf	photographer
das Genie	genius
das Gift	poison, venom
das Gymnasium	grammar/high/secondary school
hell	light, bright
das Handy	mobile phone
der Herd	cooker, stove
die Hose	trousers
der Hut	hat
die Kaution	bail, deposit
das Kissen	cushion, pillow

German word	English meaning
die Kraft	strength, power
die List	trick, ruse
der Lohn	wage, reward
die Mappe	folder, briefcase, schoolbag
die Mode	fashion
der Oldtimer	vintage/veteran/classic car
pathetisch	emotional, impassioned, pompous
prägnant	concise
das Präservativ	condom
der Rat	advice, solution, council
die Rente	pension
der Rock	skirt, kilt
der Roman	novel
der See	lake
sensibel	sensitive
der Sinn	sense, feeling, mind, meaning
der Smoking	dinner jacket, tuxedo
das Stadium	stage, phase
das Tier	animal
toll	great
die Wand	wall
das Warenhaus	department store
will	want
die Wimper	eyelash
winken	to wave