{"id":94527,"date":"2024-01-05T06:13:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T11:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/sports-in-german\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T01:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T06:16:44","slug":"sports-in-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/sports-in-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports in German: 150+ Core Vocabulary Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football, handball, tennis, cycling, skiing, ice hockey\u2014these are some of the most popular sports in German-speaking countries. Do you know how to say them in German?<\/p>\n

To make it easy, German also uses the word Sport.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read on for essential sports vocabulary, from names of common sports to conversational phrases that\u2019ll help you talk about sports with German speakers.<\/p>\n

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Names of Sports in German<\/h2>\n

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Just like in English, German also uses the word Sport. <\/em>There are a lot of Sportarten\u00a0<\/em>or types of sports in German, including ball sports, fitness activities and even mind sports, and we’ll cover the vocabulary for these below.\u00a0Whatever your favorite sport is, you’ll likely find it here!<\/p>\n

Popular Sports<\/h3>\n

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Football or soccer is undeniably the most popular sport ever in Germany. In fact, the country\u2019s national team<\/a> has won four world cups, and fans even travel in large numbers to both local and international games. Handball and motor racing have dedicated followings too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
German<\/th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
der Fu\u00dfball <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>soccer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
der Handball <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>handball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
der Basketball <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>basketball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
das Tennis <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>tennis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
das Golf <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>golf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
das Hockey <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>hockey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
das Eishockey <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>ice hockey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
das Skifahren <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>skiing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
der Radsport <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>cycling (as a sport)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
das Schwimmen <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>swimming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
der Rennsport <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>motor racing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Leichtathletik <\/a>\n <\/em><\/td>track and field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

If you’re a football fan, check out this list of football-specific vocabulary:<\/p>\n

German Vocabulary Guide For Football \/ Soccer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n