German Body Vocabulary

Here are German words for body to start with: Ohr (ear), Auge (eye), Hand (hand), Kopf (head). Below are 56 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists.

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Body Basics

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
earOhrnounA1
eyeAugenounA1
handHandnounA1
headKopfnounA1
legBeinnounA1
mouthMundnounA1
noseNasenounA1
toeZehnounA2

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Body Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
armArmnounA1
boneKnochennounA1
neckHalsnounA1
shoulderSchulternounA1
ankleKnöchelnounA2
bloodBlutnounA2
chestBrustnounA2
backRückennounB1

Body Advanced

A1–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
hairHaarenounA1
kneeKnienounA1
faceGesichtnounA2
hipHüftenounB1
liverLebernounB1
collarboneSchlüsselbeinnounB2
facialGesichts-adjB2
respiratoryrespiratorischadjB2

Anatomy

A2–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
cheekWangenounA2
chinKinnnounA2
lipLippenounA2
heelFersenounB1
palmHandflächenounB1
skullSchädelnounB1
spineWirbelsäulenounB1
veinVenenounB1

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Face & Head

B1–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
earlobeOhrläppchennounB1
irisIrisnounB1
tongueZungenounB1
corneaHornhautnounB2
eardrumTrommelfellnounB2
eyelashWimpernounB2
nostrilNasenlochnounB2
retinaNetzhautnounB2

Internal Organs

A1–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
brainGehirnnounA1
appendixBlinddarmnounB1
bladderHarnblasenounB1
ovaryEierstocknounB2
prostateProstatanounB2
spleenMilznounB2
testicleHodennounB2
uterusGebärmutternounB2

Muscles & Skeleton

B1–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
abdominalabdominaladjB1
calfWadenounB1
femurOberschenkelknochennounB2
fibulaWadenbeinnounB2
gluteusGesäßmuskelnounB2
pectoralBrustmuskelnounB2
tibiaSchienbeinnounB2
trapeziusTrapezmuskelnounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for body. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which German words should I learn for body?

You could start with words like Ohr (ear), Auge (eye), Hand (hand), Kopf (head). This page lists 56 German words for body (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these German words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows German words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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