Similar words
Sport
Worth distinguishing: Leichtathletik (athletics) is a specific type of Sport.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
atletismo
atletismo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "athletics."
Portuguese
atletismo
atletismo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "athletics."
Practice
1 What does Leichtathletik mean?
athletics
2 Fill the gap: Er trainiert ___.
Full sentence: Er trainiert Leichtathletik. (He trains athletics.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Leichtathletik?
Leichtathletik: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.