German Words Starting With D - Vocabulary List

Systematically expand your German vocabulary by exploring words starting with the letter D. This guide includes common A1-B2 level words to help you build a solid linguistic foundation.

Explore German Words Starting With D

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German D Word Directory

German Word	English	Type	Difficulty
da Plural -	there	Particle/Other	A1
dabei Plural -	there	Particle/Other	A1
dafür Plural -	for that	Particle/Other	A1
dagegen Plural -	against it	Particle/Other	B1
daher Plural -	therefore	Particle/Other	B1
dahin Plural -	there	Particle/Other	B1
damals Plural -	back then	Particle/Other	B1
damit Plural -	so that / in order to	Conjunction	A1
danach Plural -	after that	Particle/Other	A1
daneben Plural -	next to it	Particle/Other	A2
dankbar Plural -	grateful	Particle/Other	A2
danke Plural -	thank you	Particle/Other	A1
danken Plural (reg/irr)	thank you	Verb	A2
dann Plural -	then	Particle/Other	A1
darstellen Plural (reg/irr)	represent	Verb	B1
das Abenteuer Plural -	Adventure	Noun	B1
das Abitur Plural -e	High school diploma	Noun	B2
das Abonnement Plural -s/-e	Subscription	Noun	B1
das Alibi Plural -s	alibi	Noun	B2
das Alphabet Plural -e	alphabet	Noun	B1
das Altenheim Plural -	the retirement home	Noun	B1
das Alter Plural -	age	Noun	A1
das Altersheim Plural -	the retirement home	Noun	B1
das Amethyst Plural -e	amethyst	Noun	B2
das Amt Plural ¨-er	office	Noun	B1
das Amulett Plural -e	amulet	Noun	B2
das Angebot Plural -e	offer / quotation	Noun	A2
das Anliegen Plural -	request / concern	Noun	B2
das Antibiotikum Plural Antibiotika	antibiotic	Noun	B2
das Antidot Plural -e	antidote	Noun	B2
das Antonym Plural -e	antonym	Noun	B2
das Apartment Plural -s	Apartment	Noun	B1
das Aquarell Plural -e	watercolor	Noun	B2
das Arbeitsklima Plural -s	Working atmosphere	Noun	B2
das Arbeitslosengeld Plural -er	Unemployment benefit	Noun	B2
das Artefakt Plural -e	artifact	Noun	B2
das Asyl Plural -s	asylum	Noun	B1
das Asymmetrie Plural -n	asymmetry	Noun	B2
das Atom Plural -e	atom	Noun	B2
das Auge Plural -n	eye	Noun	A1
das Ausland Plural -	Abroad	Noun	B1
das Auto Plural -s	car	Noun	A1
das Axiom Plural -e	axiom	Noun	B2
das (Back-)Rohr Plural -	the (baking) pipe	Noun	B1
das Backup Plural -s	backup	Noun	B2
das Bad Plural ¨-er	bathroom	Noun	A1
das Bakterium Plural Bakterien	bacterium	Noun	B2
das Ballett Plural -e	Ballet	Noun	B1
das Bargeld Plural -	cash	Noun	B1
das Bauteil Plural -e	component	Noun	B2
das Bein Plural -e	leg	Noun	B1
das Beispiel Plural -e	Example	Noun	B1
das Benzin Plural -e	gasoline	Noun	B1
das Betriebssystem Plural -e	operating system	Noun	B2
das Bett Plural -en	bed	Noun	A1
das Bewerbungsgespräch Plural -e	Job Interview	Noun	B1
das Bewusstsein Plural -	consciousness	Noun	B2
das Bier Plural -	Beer	Noun	A1
das Bild Plural -er	Image	Noun	A1
das Billett Plural -	the ticket	Noun	B1
das Blatt Plural ¨-er	sheet	Noun	B1
das Blei Plural -	lead	Noun	B2
das Blut Plural -	Blood	Noun	B1
das Boot Plural -e	boat	Noun	B1
das Brautpaar Plural -e	bride and groom	Noun	B2
das Brettspiel Plural -e	board game	Noun	B2
das Brot Plural -e	Bread	Noun	A1
das Brötchen Plural -	the bun	Noun	B1
das Brötli Plural -	the bread roll	Noun	B1
das Bruttogehalt Plural ⸚er	Gross salary	Noun	B2
das Buch Plural ¨-er	book	Noun	A1
das Budget Plural -s	Budget	Noun	B2
das Buffet Plural -s	Buffet	Noun	B1
das Büro Plural -s	office	Noun	A2
das Café Plural -s	Cafe	Noun	A1
das Chakra Plural Chakren	chakra	Noun	B2
das Chromosom Plural -en	chromosome	Noun	B2
das Couvert Plural -	the envelope	Noun	B1
das Dach Plural ⸚er	roof	Noun	B1
das Datum Plural die Daten	Date	Noun	B1
das Defizit Plural -e	deficit	Noun	B2
das Denken Plural -	thinking / thought	Noun	B2
das Denkmal Plural ⸚er	memorial	Noun	B1
das/der (Schlag-)Obers (A) → D: (Schlag-)Sahne; CH: (Schlag-)Rahm Plural -	the (whipped) cream (A) → D: (whipped) cream; CH: (whipped) cream	Noun	B1
das Design Plural -s	design	Noun	B2
das Dessert Plural -	the dessert	Noun	B1
das Detail Plural -s	detail	Noun	A2
das Dilemma Plural Dilemmata	dilemma	Noun	B2
das Ding Plural -e	thing	Noun	A2
das Diplom Plural -e	Diploma	Noun	B1
das Dogma Plural Dogmen	dogma	Noun	B2
das Dokument Plural -e	document	Noun	B1
das Domizil Plural -e	domicile	Noun	B2
das Dorf Plural ¨-er	Village	Noun	B1
das Drama Plural Dramen	drama	Noun	B2
das Drehbuch Plural ⸚er	screenplay / script	Noun	B2
das Duplikat Plural -e	duplicate	Noun	B2
das Eck Plural -	the corner	Noun	B1
das Ehepaar Plural -e	married couple	Noun	B1
das Ei Plural -er	Egg	Noun	B1

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