German–English: K
856 entries
- Kabel noun cable
- Kabelfernsehen noun cable television
- Kabeljau noun cod
- Kabine noun cabin, changing room
- Kabinett noun cabinet
- Kachelofen noun tiled stove
- Kacke noun crap, poop
- kacken verb to poop, to crap
- Kader noun squad, roster
- Käfer noun beetle
- Kaffee noun coffee
- Kaffeebohne noun coffee bean
- Kaffeefilter noun coffee filter
- Kaffeekanne noun coffee pot
- Kaffeelöffel noun coffee spoon
- Kaffeemaschine noun coffee machine
- Kaffeepause noun coffee break
- Kaffeesahne noun coffee cream
- Kaffeetasse noun coffee cup
- Käfig noun cage
- kahl adjective bald, bare
- kahlköpfig adjective bald-headed
- Kahn noun barge, boat
- Kai noun quay
- Kaiser noun emperor
- Kaiserin noun empress
- kaiserlich adjective imperial
- Kaiserschmarrn noun shredded pancake
- Kaiserschnitt noun caesarean section
- Kajüte noun cabin (ship)
- Kakao noun cocoa
- Kakaobohne noun cocoa bean
- Kaktus noun cactus
- Kalb noun calf
- Kalbfleisch noun veal
- Kalender noun calendar
- Kalenderjahr noun calendar year
- Kalk noun lime, limescale
- Kalkül noun calculation
- Kalkulation noun calculation, costing
- kalkulieren verb to calculate
- Kalligraphie noun calligraphy
- Kalorie noun calorie
- kalorienarm adjective low-calorie
- Kalorimetrie noun calorimetry
- kalt adjective cold
- Kälte noun cold
- Kaltfront noun cold front
- Kaltwasser noun cold water
- Kamel noun camel
- Kamera noun camera
- Kamerad noun comrade
- Kamillentee noun camomile tea
- Kamin noun fireplace, chimney
- Kaminfeuer noun fireplace fire, hearth fire
- Kamm noun comb
- Kammer noun chamber, small room
- Kämmerer noun city treasurer
- Kammermusik noun chamber music
- Kammerspiel noun chamber play
- Kampagne noun campaign
- Kampf noun fight, battle, struggle
- kämpfen verb to fight
- Kämpfer noun fighter
- kämpferisch adjective combative
- kampflos adjective without a fight
- Kanadier noun Canadian (man)
- Kanal noun canal; channel
- Kanalisation noun sewage system
- Kanarienvogel noun canary
- Kandidat noun candidate
- Kandidatin noun candidate (female)
- Kandidatur noun candidacy
- kandidieren verb to stand as a candidate
- Kaninchen noun rabbit
- Kaninchenstall noun rabbit hutch
- Kanone noun cannon
- Kanonenkugel noun cannonball
- Kante noun edge
- kantig adjective angular
- Kantine noun canteen
- Kantone noun cantons (plural)
- Kanüle noun cannula
- Kanzlei noun law firm
- Kanzler noun chancellor
- Kanzlerin noun chancellor (female)
- Kap noun cape
- Kapazität noun capacity
- Kapelle noun chapel; band
- kapieren verb to get it, to understand (colloquial)
- Kapital noun capital
- Kapitalismus noun capitalism
- Kapitän noun captain
- Kapitänin noun captain (female)
- Kapitänsmütze noun captain's cap
- Kapitel noun chapter
- Kapitell noun capital
- Kapitulation noun surrender
- kapitulieren verb to capitulate
- kapitulierend adjective capitulating
- Kappe noun cap
- Kapsel noun capsule
- kaputt adjective broken
- Kapuze noun hood
- Kapuzenpulli noun hoodie
- Karaffe noun carafe
- Karate noun karate
- Karawane noun caravan
- Kardinal noun cardinal
- Kardiologe noun cardiologist
- Karfreitag noun Good Friday
- karg adjective meagre, barren
- kärglich adjective meagre
- kariert adjective checked
- Karikatur noun caricature, cartoon
- Karneval noun carnival
- Karosserie noun car body
- Karotte noun carrot
- Karpfen noun carp
- Karre noun cart
- Karren noun cart
- Karte noun card (playing card, postcard, greeting card)
- Kartenspiel noun card game
- Kartoffel noun potato
- Kartoffelbrei noun mashed potatoes
- Kartoffelchips noun potato crisps
- Kartoffelpuffer noun potato pancake
- Kartoffelsalat noun potato salad
- Kartoffelschäler noun potato peeler
- Kartoffelsuppe noun potato soup
- Karton noun cardboard box
- Karussell noun carousel, merry-go-round
- kaschiert adjective concealed, disguised
- Kaschmir noun cashmere
- Käse noun cheese
- Käsebrot noun cheese sandwich
- Käsekuchen noun cheesecake
- Kaserne noun barracks
- Kaskoversicherung noun comprehensive car insurance
- Kasse noun cash register, checkout
- Kassenbon noun receipt
- Kassenzettel noun till receipt
- Kasserolle noun saucepan
- Kassette noun cassette
- Kassettendecke noun coffered ceiling
- kassieren verb to collect (money); to pocket
- Kassierer noun cashier
- Kastanie noun chestnut
- Kastanienbaum noun chestnut tree
- kastanienbraun adjective chestnut brown, auburn
- Kasten noun box, crate
- kastriert adjective neutered
- Kasus noun case (grammar)
- Katalog noun catalogue
- Katalysator noun catalyst; catalytic converter
- Katamaran noun catamaran
- Katapult noun catapult
- Katastrophe noun catastrophe
- Kategorie noun category
- Kater noun tomcat; hangover
- Kathedrale noun cathedral
- Katheter noun catheter
- Katholik noun Catholic (person)
- katholisch adjective Catholic
- Katholizismus noun Catholicism
- Kation noun cation
- Katze noun cat
- Katzenfutter noun cat food
- Katzenjammer noun a hangover, or a general feeling of misery after excess
- Katzenklo noun litter tray
- kauen verb to chew
- kauern verb to crouch, to cower
- Kauf noun purchase
- kaufen verb to buy
- Käufer noun buyer
- Kaufhaus noun department store
- Kaufpreis noun purchase price
- Kaufvertrag noun purchase agreement
- Kaugummi noun chewing gum
- Kaulquappe noun tadpole
- kaum adverb hardly, barely, scarcely
- Kausalität noun causality
- Kaution noun deposit; bail
- Kauz noun owl
- Kavallerie noun cavalry
- keck adjective cheeky, saucy
- Kegel noun cone; skittle
- Kegelbahn noun bowling alley
- kegeln verb to go bowling (skittles)
- Kehle noun throat
- Kehlkopf noun larynx
- Kehlkopfentzündung noun laryngitis
- kehren verb to sweep
- keifen verb to nag, to scold shrilly
- Keil noun wedge
- Keilrahmen noun canvas stretcher
- keimen verb to germinate
- kein determiner no, not any
- keiner pronoun none, no one, not a single one
- keinerlei determiner no ... whatsoever, not any kind of
- keinesfalls adverb under no circumstances
- keineswegs adverb by no means, not at all
- Keks noun biscuit, cookie
- Kelch noun chalice
- Keller noun cellar
- Kellertreppe noun cellar stairs
- Kellertür noun cellar door
- Kellner noun waiter
- kennen verb to know, to be familiar with (a person, place, or thing)
- kennenlernen verb to get to know, to meet
- Kenntnis noun knowledge
- Kennzeichen noun licence plate; characteristic
- kennzeichnen verb to mark, to characterise
- Kennzeichnung noun labelling, marking
- kentern verb to capsize
- Keramik noun ceramics
- Kerker noun dungeon
- Kerl noun guy, fellow (colloquial)
- Kern noun core, kernel, seed (also figurative: the core of a matter)
- Kernenergie noun nuclear energy
- Kernfusion noun nuclear fusion
- Kernspaltung noun nuclear fission
- Kernspintomographie noun MRI
- Kerze noun candle
- Kerzenleuchter noun candlestick
- Kerzenlicht noun candlelight
- Kerzenständer noun candlestick
- kess adjective cheeky
- Kessel noun kettle, cauldron
- Ketchup noun ketchup
- Kette noun chain; necklace
- Kettenraucher noun chain smoker
- Kettensäge noun chainsaw
- keuchen verb to pant, to gasp
- keuchend adjective panting, gasping
- Keuchhusten noun whooping cough
- Keule noun club (weapon)
- keusch adjective chaste
- Kichererbse noun chickpea
- kichern verb to giggle
- kicken verb to kick; to play football
- Kicker noun football player (colloquial); foosball table
- kidnappen verb to kidnap
- Kiebitz noun lapwing
- Kiefer noun jaw
- Kieferorthopäde noun orthodontist
- Kies noun gravel
- Kiesel noun pebble
- Killer noun killer (colloquial)
- Kilo noun kilo
- Kilogramm noun kilogram
- Kilometer noun kilometer
- Kimono noun kimono
- Kind noun child
- Kinderarzt noun paediatrician
- Kinderbett noun child's bed
- Kinderfilm noun children's film
- kinderfreundlich adjective child-friendly
- Kindergarten noun kindergarten, preschool
- Kindergeld noun child benefit
- kinderlieb adjective fond of children
- Kinderlied noun children's song
- kinderlos adjective childless
- kinderreich adjective with many children
- Kinderspiel noun child's play, easy task (also literally: children's game)
- Kinderstube noun nursery (old-fashioned); upbringing (figurative)
- Kinderwagen noun pram, pushchair
- Kinderzimmer noun children's room, nursery
- kindgerecht adjective suitable for children
- Kindheit noun childhood
- kindisch adjective childish
- kindlich adjective childlike, childish
- Kinn noun chin
- Kino noun cinema, movie theater
- Kinoprogramm noun cinema listings
- Kinosaal noun cinema auditorium
- Kinozimmer noun home cinema room
- Kiosk noun kiosk
- kippen verb to tip over, to tilt; to pour out
- Kirche noun church
- Kirchenchor noun church choir
- Kirchenglocke noun church bell
- Kirchenmusik noun church music
- Kirchenschiff noun nave
- Kirchensteuer noun church tax
- kirchlich adjective church, ecclesiastical
- Kirchturm noun church tower
- Kirschbaum noun cherry tree
- Kirsche noun cherry
- Kirschkuchen noun cherry cake
- Kirschsaft noun cherry juice
- Kissen noun cushion, pillow
- Kissenbezug noun pillowcase
- Kiste noun crate, box
- kistenweise adverb by the crate, in crates
- Kita noun daycare center
- kitschig adjective kitschy
- Kitt noun putty
- Kittel noun smock
- Kittelschürze noun housecoat
- kitzeln verb to tickle
- Kiwi noun kiwi
- klaffen verb to gape
- Klage noun complaint; lawsuit
- klagen verb to complain
- Kläger noun plaintiff
- kläglich adjective pitiful, miserable, wretched
- klamm adjective damp; numb
- Klammer noun bracket; clip
- Klamotte noun clothes (colloquial, usually plural)
- Klamotten noun clothes (colloquial)
- Klang noun sound
- Klappe noun flap, hatch, valve
- klappen verb to work out, to go well (impersonally: es klappt)
- klappern verb to rattle, to clatter
- klar adjective, adverb clear
- klären verb to clarify, to settle
- klargestellt adjective clarified
- Klarheit noun clarity
- Klarinette noun clarinet
- Klartext noun plain speaking
- Klärung noun clarification
- Klasse noun class, grade (in school)
- Klassenarbeit noun class test
- Klassenfahrt noun class trip
- Klassenkampf noun class struggle
- Klassenlehrer noun form teacher
- Klassensprecher noun class representative
- Klassenzimmer noun classroom
- Klassifikation noun classification
- Klassifizierung noun classification
- Klassik noun classical music; classical period
- Klassiker noun classic
- klassisch adjective classical, classic
- Klatsch noun gossip
- klatschen verb to clap, to applaud
- klauen verb to steal (colloquial)
- Klausel noun clause
- Klausur noun exam
- Klavier noun piano
- Klavierlehrer noun piano teacher
- Klavierunterricht noun piano lessons
- Klebeband noun adhesive tape
- kleben verb to stick, to glue
- klebrig adjective sticky
- kleckern verb to spill, to drip
- Klee noun clover
- Kleid noun dress
- kleiden verb to dress, to clothe
- Kleiderbügel noun clothes hanger
- Kleiderschrank noun wardrobe
- Kleiderspende noun clothing donation
- Kleidung noun clothing
- Kleidungsstück noun item of clothing
- klein adjective small, little
- Kleingarten noun allotment
- Kleingeld noun small change
- Kleinhirn noun cerebellum
- Kleinigkeit noun small thing, trifle
- Kleinkind noun toddler
- kleinlich adjective petty
- Kleinstadt noun small town
- klemmen verb to jam, to wedge, to pinch
- Klempner noun plumber
- Klerus noun clergy
- Klettergerüst noun climbing frame
- klettern verb to climb
- Klick noun click
- klicken verb to click
- Klima noun climate
- Klimaanlage noun air conditioning
- Klimaschutz noun climate protection
- Klimawandel noun climate change
- klimpern verb to jingle; to plunk
- Klinge noun blade
- Klingel noun bell, doorbell
- klingeln verb to ring (a bell)
- Klingelton noun ringtone
- klingen verb to sound (like something)
- Klinik noun clinic
- klinisch adjective clinical
- Klinke noun door handle
- Klippe noun cliff, reef
- klirren verb to clink, to clatter, to jangle
- Klo noun loo, toilet (colloquial)
- klobig adjective clunky
- Klopapier noun toilet paper
- klopfen verb to knock
- Kloster noun monastery
- Klosterbruder noun monastery brother
- Klostergarten noun monastery garden
- Klotz noun block
- Klub noun club
- klug adjective clever, smart
- Klumpen noun lump
- klumpig adjective lumpy
- knabbern verb to nibble
- Knabe noun boy (dated)
- knacken verb to crack (open), to make a cracking sound
- knackig adjective crisp
- Knall noun bang, pop, loud noise
- knallen verb to bang, to slam
- knallhart adjective tough as nails
- knallig adjective loud, garish (colour)
- knapp adjective scarce, tight, barely enough
- Knappe noun squire
- Knast noun prison, jail (slang)
- Knäuel noun ball, tangle (of yarn or wool)
- Knecht noun farmhand, servant
- kneifen verb to pinch
- Kneipe noun pub
- knicken verb to bend, to fold
- Knie noun knee
- knien verb to kneel
- Kniescheibe noun kneecap
- knifflig adjective tricky
- knipsen verb to take a photo, to snap (colloquial)
- knirschen verb to crunch, to grind
- knistern verb to crackle
- knittern verb to crease, to wrinkle
- knobeln verb to puzzle; to toss dice
- Knoblauch noun garlic
- Knoblauchbrot noun garlic bread
- Knoblauchzehe noun garlic clove
- Knöchel noun ankle, knuckle
- Knochen noun bone
- Knochenbruch noun bone fracture
- Knochenmark noun bone marrow
- Knopf noun button
- Knopfdruck noun push of a button
- Knopfloch noun buttonhole
- knorrig adjective gnarled, knotty
- Knospe noun bud
- Knoten noun knot
- knuddeln verb to cuddle
- knüllen verb to crumple
- knüpfen verb to knot, to tie
- Knüppel noun club, cudgel
- knurren verb to growl, to snarl
- knurrig adjective grumpy
- Knusperflocken noun crispy flakes
- knusprig adjective crispy
- Koalition noun coalition
- Koalitionspartner noun coalition partner
- Kobold noun goblin, imp, sprite
- Koch noun cook, chef
- Kochbuch noun cookbook
- kochen verb to cook, to boil
- Köcher noun quiver (for arrows)
- Köchin noun cook (female)
- Kochlöffel noun wooden spoon
- Kochtopf noun cooking pot
- koffeinfrei adjective decaffeinated
- Koffer noun suitcase
- Kofferraum noun boot, trunk
- Kohl noun cabbage
- Kohle noun coal
- Kohlekraftwerk noun coal power station
- Kohlendioxid noun carbon dioxide
- Kohlensäure noun carbonic acid, fizz
- Kohlenstoff noun carbon
- Kohlestift noun charcoal pencil
- Kohlezeichnung noun charcoal drawing
- Kohlrabi noun kohlrabi
- Kohlweißling noun cabbage white
- Kokain noun cocaine
- kokett adjective coquettish
- Kolben noun piston, flask
- Kolibri noun hummingbird
- Kolik noun colic
- Kolkrabe noun raven
- Kollaps noun collapse
- Kollege noun colleague
- Kollegin noun colleague (female)
- Kollegium noun teaching staff, board
- Kollektion noun collection (fashion)
- kollektiv adjective collective
- kollidieren verb to collide
- Kollision noun collision
- Kolonie noun colony
- Kolumne noun column (newspaper)
- Kombination noun combination
- kombinieren verb to combine
- Komet noun comet
- Komfort noun comfort
- Komiker noun comedian
- komisch adjective strange, odd
- Komitee noun committee
- Komma noun comma
- Kommandeur noun commander
- kommandieren verb to command
- Kommando noun command, order
- kommen verb to come
- kommend adjective coming, upcoming
- Kommentar noun comment, commentary
- kommentieren verb to comment on
- kommerziell adjective commercial
- Kommission noun commission, committee
- Kommode noun chest of drawers
- Kommunalpolitik noun local politics
- Kommunalpolitiker noun local politician
- Kommune noun municipality; commune
- Kommunikation noun communication
- Kommunismus noun communism
- kommunizieren verb to communicate
- Komödie noun comedy
- kompakt adjective compact
- Kompanie noun company (military unit)
- Komparativ noun comparative
- Kompass noun compass
- Kompensation noun compensation
- kompensieren verb to compensate
- kompetent adjective competent
- Kompetenz noun competence
- komplett adjective complete, entire
- komplex adjective complex
- Komplexität noun complexity
- Komplikation noun complication
- Kompliment noun compliment
- Komplize noun accomplice
- kompliziert adjective complicated
- Komponente noun component
- komponieren verb to compose
- Komponist noun composer
- Komposition noun composition
- Kompromiss noun compromise
- Kondition noun fitness; condition, terms
- Konditor noun pastry chef
- Konditorei noun patisserie
- Konferenz noun conference
- Konfession noun denomination
- Konfiguration noun configuration
- Konfirmation noun confirmation (Protestant)
- Konfitüre noun jam
- Konflikt noun conflict
- Konfrontation noun confrontation
- konfrontieren verb to confront
- konfus adjective confused, muddled
- Kongress noun congress, conference
- König noun king
- Königin noun queen
- königlich adjective royal
- Königreich noun kingdom
- Konjugation noun conjugation
- Konjunktion noun conjunction
- Konjunktiv noun subjunctive
- konkret adjective concrete, specific
- Konkurrent noun competitor
- Konkurrenz noun competition
- Konkurs noun bankruptcy
- können modal verb can, to be able to
- Konsens noun consensus
- konsequent adjective consistent, resolute
- Konsequenz noun consequence
- konservativ adjective conservative
- konservieren verb to preserve
- Konsolidierung noun consolidation
- Konsonant noun consonant
- konstant adjective constant
- Konstellation noun constellation
- konstruieren verb to construct, to design
- Konstruktion noun construction, design
- konstruktiv adjective constructive
- Konsul noun consul
- Konsum noun consumption
- konsumieren verb to consume
- Kontakt noun contact
- kontaktieren verb to contact
- Kontaktlinse noun contact lens
- kontern verb to counter
- Kontext noun context
- Kontinent noun continent
- Kontingent noun quota, contingent
- kontinuierlich adjective continuous
- Konto noun account
- Kontrast noun contrast
- Kontrolle noun control, check
- kontrollieren verb to check, to control
- Kontrollkästchen noun checkbox
- kontrovers adjective controversial
- Kontroverse noun controversy
- Konvent noun convention; convent
- Konvention noun convention
- Konversation noun conversation
- Konzentration noun concentration
- konzentrieren verb to concentrate (sich konzentrieren)
- Konzept noun concept, plan, draft
- Konzeption noun concept, design
- Konzern noun corporation
- Konzert noun concert
- Konzession noun concession, licence
- Konzil noun council (church)
- konzipieren verb to design, to conceive
- Kooperation noun cooperation
- kooperieren verb to cooperate
- Koordinate noun coordinate
- Koordination noun coordination
- Kopf noun head
- köpfen verb to behead
- Kopfhörer noun headphones
- Kopfkino noun vivid mental imagery, an overactive imagination playing out scenarios
- Kopfkissen noun pillow
- kopflos adjective headless; panic-stricken, in a panic (figurative)
- Kopfsalat noun lettuce
- Kopfschmerz noun headache
- Kopfschmerzen noun headache
- Kopfsteinpflaster noun cobblestones
- Kopftuch noun headscarf
- Kopie noun copy
- kopieren verb to copy
- Koran noun the Quran
- Korb noun basket
- Kordel noun cord, string
- Koreaner noun Korean (man)
- Koriander noun coriander
- Kork noun cork (material or stopper)
- Korkenzieher noun corkscrew
- Kormoran noun cormorant
- Korn noun grain
- Kornblume noun cornflower
- Körner noun centre punch
- Kornspeicher noun granary
- Körper noun body
- körperlich adjective physical
- Körperpflege noun personal hygiene
- Körperschaft noun corporation, public body
- Körperverletzung noun bodily harm
- korpulent adjective stout, corpulent
- korrekt adjective correct
- Korrektheit noun correctness
- Korrektur noun correction
- Korrelation noun correlation
- Korrespondenz noun correspondence
- korrespondieren verb to correspond
- Korridor noun corridor, hallway
- korrigieren verb to correct
- Korruption noun corruption
- Korvette noun corvette
- Kosename noun pet name
- Kosmetik noun cosmetics
- Kosmetiker noun beautician
- Kosmetiktasche noun make-up bag
- Kosmos noun cosmos
- Kost noun fare, board
- kostbar adjective precious, valuable
- kosten verb to cost
- kostenfrei adjective free of charge
- kostengünstig adjective inexpensive, economical
- kostenlos adjective free of charge
- kostenpflichtig adjective subject to a charge
- köstlich adjective delicious
- kostspielig adjective costly
- Kostüm noun costume; suit
- Kot noun excrement
- Kotelett noun cutlet
- Kotze noun puke, vomit
- kotzen verb to puke, to throw up
- Krabbe noun crab, shrimp
- krabbeln verb to crawl (of babies or insects)
- Krabbenkutter noun shrimp cutter (boat)
- krachen verb to crash, to bang, to crack loudly
- krächzen verb to croak, to caw
- Kraft noun strength, power, force
- kräftezehrend adjective draining, exhausting
- kräftig adjective strong, powerful, vigorous
- kraftlos adjective weak, powerless
- Kraftstoff noun fuel
- kraftvoll adjective powerful
- Kraftwerk noun power plant
- Kragen noun collar
- Krähe noun crow
- Krake noun octopus
- Kralle noun claw
- Krampf noun cramp
- krampfhaft adjective desperate, convulsive
- Kran noun crane
- Kranich noun crane
- krank adjective sick, ill
- Krankenhaus noun hospital
- Krankenkasse noun health insurance fund
- Krankenpfleger noun nurse (male)
- Krankenschwester noun nurse
- Krankenversicherung noun health insurance
- Krankenwagen noun ambulance
- Krankheit noun illness, disease
- kränklich adjective sickly
- Krankschreibung noun sick note
- Kranz noun wreath
- Krapfen noun doughnut
- krass adjective extreme, wow
- Krater noun crater
- kratzen verb to scratch
- Kratzer noun scratch
- kratzig adjective scratchy
- kraulen verb to scratch gently; to swim crawl
- kräuseln verb to ripple, to curl, to wrinkle
- Kraut noun herb; cabbage (regional)
- Kräuter noun herbs (plural of Kraut)
- Kräuterkunde noun herbology, the study of herbs
- Kräutertee noun herbal tea
- Krawatte noun necktie
- kreativ adjective creative
- Kreativität noun creativity
- Kreatur noun creature
- Krebs noun cancer; crab
- Kredit noun loan, credit
- Kreditkarte noun credit card
- Kreide noun chalk
- kreideweiß adjective chalk-white, deathly pale
- Kreis noun circle
- kreischen verb to shriek, to screech
- Kreisel noun spinning top; roundabout
- kreisen verb to circle, to revolve
- Kreislauf noun cycle; circulation
- Kreisverkehr noun roundabout
- Krematorium noun crematorium
- Krempe noun brim (of a hat)
- kreuz adverb kreuz und quer: crisscross, all over the place
- kreuzen verb to cross (paths, arms)
- Kreuzfahrt noun cruise
- Kreuzgang noun cloister
- Kreuzotter noun adder
- Kreuzung noun crossing, intersection
- Kreuzworträtsel noun crossword
- Kreuzzug noun crusade
- kribbelig adjective fidgety, edgy
- Kricket noun cricket
- kriechen verb to crawl, to creep
- Krieg noun war
- kriegen verb to get, to receive
- Krieger noun warrior
- kriegerisch adjective warlike
- Krimi noun crime thriller
- Kriminalität noun crime, criminality
- Kriminalpolizei noun criminal investigation department
- kriminell adjective criminal
- Krippe noun crib; day nursery
- Krise noun crisis
- kriseln verb to be in crisis
- Kriterium noun criterion
- Kritik noun criticism; review
- Kritiker noun critic
- kritisch adjective critical
- kritisieren verb to criticise
- kritzeln verb to scribble
- Krokette noun croquette
- Krokodil noun crocodile
- Krokodilstränen noun crocodile tears, insincere sorrow
- Krokus noun crocus
- Krone noun crown
- Kronprinz noun crown prince
- Krönung noun coronation; crowning moment
- Kröte noun toad
- Krücke noun crutch
- Krug noun jug, mug
- Krümel noun crumb
- krumm adjective crooked, bent
- krümmen verb to bend, to curve
- Kruste noun crust
- Kryptowährung noun cryptocurrency
- Kübel noun bucket, tub
- Küche noun kitchen
- Kuchen noun cake
- Küchenmesser noun kitchen knife
- Küchenschrank noun kitchen cupboard
- Kuchenteig noun cake batter
- Kuchenteller noun cake plate
- Küchentisch noun kitchen table
- Kuckuck noun cuckoo
- Kuckucksuhr noun cuckoo clock
- Kuddelmuddel noun a chaotic mess, jumble
- Kugel noun ball, sphere
- Kugelschreiber noun ballpoint pen
- Kugelschreibermine noun pen refill
- Kuh noun cow
- kühl adjective cool (temperature, or a person's manner)
- kühlen verb to cool, to chill
- Kühlschrank noun refrigerator, fridge
- Kühlschranktür noun fridge door
- Kühlung noun cooling
- kühn adjective bold, daring
- Kuhstall noun cowshed
- kulinarisch adjective culinary
- Kulisse noun backdrop, scenery
- kullern verb to roll
- Kult noun cult
- kultiviert adjective cultured, refined
- Kultur noun culture
- kulturell adjective cultural
- Kulturzentrum noun cultural centre
- Kümmel noun caraway
- Kummer noun grief, worry
- kümmern verb to care for, to look after (reflexively: sich kümmern um)
- Kummerspeck noun weight gained from emotional overeating (lit. "grief bacon")
- Kumpel noun mate, buddy
- Kunde noun customer, client
- künden verb to herald, to announce (literary)
- Kundenberater noun customer adviser
- Kundenservice noun customer service
- Kundgebung noun rally, demonstration
- kundig adjective knowledgeable, expert
- kündigen verb to terminate, to give notice
- Kündigung noun notice, termination
- Kündigungsfrist noun period of notice
- Kundschaft noun customers, clientele
- künftig adjective future, in future
- Kunst noun art
- Kunstausstellung noun art exhibition
- Kunstgalerie noun art gallery
- Kunsthändler noun art dealer
- Künstler noun artist
- Künstlerin noun artist (female)
- künstlerisch adjective artistic
- künstlich adjective artificial
- Kunstmuseum noun art museum
- Kunstsammler noun art collector
- Kunststoff noun plastic
- Kunststück noun trick, feat
- kunstvoll adjective artistic, elaborate
- Kunstwerk noun work of art
- Kupfer noun copper
- Kupferkessel noun copper kettle
- Kupfermünze noun copper coin
- Kuppel noun dome
- Kupplung noun clutch
- Kur noun cure, spa treatment
- Kurbel noun crank
- Kürbis noun pumpkin
- Kürbissuppe noun pumpkin soup
- Kurde noun Kurd (person)
- kurios adjective curious, odd
- Kurkuma noun turmeric
- Kurort noun spa town
- Kurs noun course (class); course (direction, e.g. of a ship)
- Kurve noun curve, bend (in a road)
- kurz adjective, adverb short, brief
- Kürze noun brevity, shortness
- Kürzel noun abbreviation, shorthand
- kürzen verb to shorten, to cut
- Kurzfilm noun short film
- kurzfristig adjective short-term, at short notice
- Kurzgeschichte noun short story
- kurzlebig adjective short-lived
- kürzlich adverb recently
- kurzsichtig adjective nearsighted, shortsighted
- Kürzung noun cut, reduction
- Kurzurlaub noun short break
- kurzweilig adjective entertaining
- kurzzeitig adjective brief, short-term
- kuscheln verb to cuddle
- Kuss noun kiss
- küssen verb to kiss
- Küste noun coast
- Küstenwache noun coastguard
- Kutsche noun carriage
- Kutteln noun tripe