German noun synonyms

As soon as you have managed basic level of German and are able to communicate in different situations, you start to face a new challenge: synonyms. Synonym is a word that means exactly or nearly the same. Synonyms are also words of the same or similar meaning and that is why they are so often confused.

Why is the familiarity with synonyms so important?

Firstly, you avoid using the same words repeatedly, secondly words have not always the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language. Moreover, sometimes a little inaccuracy may cause a big misunderstanding.

List of German noun synonyms

We made for you following list of german noun synonymsthat are often confused. They are much more different noun synonyms than these of course, but these are the most frequented and important at all. Moreover, most of them belong to the necessary vocabulary for German certificate B1 Zertifikat Deutsch.

The most frequented and important German noun synonyms:

das Treffen x die Begegnung die Mauer x die Wand der Bewohner x der Einwohner das Haus x die Heimat das Blatt x die Zeitung der Boden x die Erde der See x das Meer die Leute x die Menschen die Reise x die Fahrt die Arbeit x das Werk das Ufer x die Küste der Arzt x der Doktor die Ecke x der Winkel der Fluss x der Strom der Feind x der Gegner der Feiertag x der Festtag die Gasse x die Straße das Geschäft x der Laden der Ort x der Platz x die Stelle der Berg x das Gebirge der Käfer x das Insekt das Geschenk x die Spende die Spitze x der Gipfel die Fahne x die Flagge das Gelenk x der Knöchel das Guthaben x der Kredit der Haupt x der Kopf der Stift x der Bleistift das Gewehr x die Waffe die Etage x der Stock x das Geschoss die Erzählung x die Geschichte das Ziel x der Zweck die Kohle x das Geld das Feuer x der Brand die Erfahrung x das Erlebnis der Erfinder x der Entdecker der Abstand x die Entfernung das Netz x das Internet der Beifahrer x der Mitfahrer die Festung x die Burg der Eingang x die Einfahrt die Weide x die Wiese das Mädchen x die Frau der Freund x der Partner die Werkstatt x der Workshop das Restaurant x die Gaststätte das Gesetz x das Recht die Haltestelle x die Station die Haut x das Leder der Herd x der Ofen der Raum x das Zimmer der Gedanke x die Idee das Schiff x das Boot die Panne x der Unfall die Zahl x die Nummer das Swimming-Pool x das Schwimmbad

How to learn differences between German synonyms?

Although they are officially synonymous, there are still differences between them, often very considerable. Therefore, it is crucial to know what each word means. For example, "die Panne" means a small puncture while "der Unfall" means a large and serious accident. For example, if you report this to the police on the phone, it is a diametric difference.

Our textbook (e-book) with all these clearly explained synonyms

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