German words starting with C

130 words. Each one has its meanings, a checked example sentence with a word-by-word translation, and audio.

das Cabrio cabriolet (an automobile with a retractable top)
der Cache cache
das Café café
die Cafeteria cafeteria
der Call call
das Camp camp (accommodation in tents)
der Camper camper (a person who camps, especially in a tent etc)
das Camping camping
der Campingplatz an area where people may place tents, caravans, and the like; a campsite; a caravan site
der Campus campus (central premises of an educational institution)
der Cannabis cannabis
der Canyon canyon
das Cape cape, cloak
der Cappuccino cappuccino (Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso and milk; a cup of this)
der Cartoon cartoon (comic strip)
das Casting casting (selection of performers)
die Causa case (a dispute or controversy, often of a legal nature, especially one of public notoriety)
das Cello cello
das Celsius Celsius
der Cent cent, the smaller unit of the euro
das Center shopping centre
die Challenge challenge, contest (especially online)
der Champagner champagne (sparkling wine made in Champagne)
der Champion champion
die Chance chance
die Chancengleichheit equal opportunity
das Chaos chaos
chaotisch chaotic
der Charakter character; the totality of someone's personal qualities
charakterisieren to characterize
die Charge batch
das Charisma charisma
charmant charming
der Charme charm (ability to attract, delight, or enchant)
die Charta charter (a document that sets out a grant of rights or privileges)
der Chat A chat, exchange of text or voice messages in real time, notably by Internet
chatten to chat
der Chauffeur chauffeur (person employed to drive a private or hired car)
der Check check
checken to check (up), to inspect, examine
der Cheeseburger cheeseburger
der Chef boss, chief
der Chefarzt chief physician (male or of unspecified gender)
die Chefin female boss
der Chefkoch head chef
der Chefredakteur editor in chief (male or of unspecified gender) (highest ranking editor)
die Chemie chemistry
die Chemikalie chemical (chemical substance) produced industrially or in a laboratory
der Chemiker chemist (person working in chemistry)
chemisch chemical
die Chemotherapie chemotherapy
das Chi chi (Greek letter)
der Chili chili (fruit)
chillen to chill (in the informal sense)
der Chinese A Chinese person, particularly a Han Chinese person
chinesisch Chinese
der Chip chip
der Chirurg surgeon (kind of doctor, male or of unspecified sex)
die Chirurgie surgery (field of study)
das Chlor chlorine
die Cholera cholera
der Chor choir; chorus (group of people singing together)
der Christ a Christian
das Christentum Christianity
Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension Day
christlich Christian
das Chrom chrome
das Chromosom chromosome (structure in the cell nucleus)
die Chronik chronicle
chronisch chronic
die Chronologie chronology
ciao ciao
circa circa
das Cis C-sharp
die City city center, downtown, central business district
der Clan clan
clean clean, drugfree
clever clever
der Client client
der Clou the most important or most interesting part of something
die Cloud cloud, the computers of other people provided for service
der Clown clown (male or of unspecified gender)
der Club club (association of members)
der Cluster cluster
der Coach coach (trainer or instructor)
das Coaching coaching (the concept of coaching, instructing, tutoring)
das Cockpit cockpit (in aviation, the area from which the pilot and co-pilot steer the aircraft)
der Cocktail cocktail
der Code code
die Cola Coke, Coca-Cola, cola (beverage made with caramel and carbonated water)
das College a college (any so-called institution in an Anglophone country, but most often in the North American sense)
das Comeback comeback (return to success or popularity)
der Comic comic, comic strip or comic book
die Community community
der Computer computer (programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations, logical operations, and usually also data retrieval/storage)
das Computerspiel computer game
der Container a big container made of metal
der Content content
contra against
der Controller controller, gamepad
der Cookie cookie, HTTP cookie
cool cool (in its informal senses)
der Cop cop
das Copyright copyright
das Corps a corps, a kind of traditional student's corporation in German-speaking Europe
die Couch sofa, couch
der Countdown A countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event
das County county
der Coup coup (quick, brilliant, successful act)
die Courage courage, guts, initiative
der Cousin male cousin
die Cousine female cousin
das Cover cover version, cover song
covern to cover (to perform a musical piece by someone else)
der Cowboy cowboy
der Crash crash
crazy crazy
die Creme cream (cosmetic or medicinal ointment)
cremen to put cream on, to apply lotion to (the skin), to moisturise
cremig creamy
cringe cringe, cringeworthy
cross cross-court
der Crosstrainer cross trainer, elliptical
das Crowdfunding crowdfunding
das Crystal crystal meth
der Cup cup (trophy)
das Curry curry (the dish)
die Currywurst currywurst; a German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry sauce
der Cut cut
der Cutaway cutaway, morning coat