COGNATES: words similar in English and German

  • Definition of the term Cognate from a Guide to Literary Terms.
  • 11/18/01 Down with Denglisch and the use of English in Germany
  • Easton - links to sites on Cognates
  • You already know German! Topic discussion, exercises, examples, easy reading text.
  • About.com's vocab, exercises and discussion of German families.
  • German Cognates and Other Recognizeable Words - links and exercises.
  • Discussion of cognates with examples, reading sentences and false cognates.
  • Hank Schwab exercise on Cognates - words similar in English and German.
  • Cognates with color. Pop-up sentence completion from Kathleen Pepin.
  • False friends / falsche Freunde - looks like English but...
  • Alphabetized glossary of 70 examples of false friends.
  • A list of false cognates - sometimes causing embarrassment or confusion!
  • In-depth discussion of cognates and false friends by Charles James.
  • Cognates and some Common German Words in everday American usage.
  • Tree of Germanic Languages with descriptions and examples.
  • Cognates are discussed as a reason for learning German - it's easy!
  • A brief history of the German language with comments on English.
  • Search for explanations of similarities between German and English under "Grimm's Law".