Instant German vocabulary crosswords, graded from A1 to C2. The clues are English translations; the answers are the German words to learn. No signup, works on your phone.
Solving is the fun part — remembering is the point. Study these words with real flashcards (no signup), check how many German words you know, or read why crosswords help you learn a language.
A few of the German clue–answer pairs the puzzles draw on at each level:
| A1 | hello → hallo · bye → tschüss · Please → bitte |
| A2 | to declare (at customs) → verzollen · straight ahead → geradeaus · left → links |
| B1 | organic → biologisch · chronic → chronisch · to lose weight → abnehmen |
| B2 | to negotiate → verhandeln · to hire / to employ → einstellen · to terminate / to give notice → kündigen |
| C1 | to enact / to issue → erlassen · to expropriate → enteignen · to abdicate → abdanken |
| C2 | dead serious (humorously overly serious) → bierernst · caustic, corrosive; (slang) awful, terrible → ätzend · venomous, toxic (lit. and fig.); furious → giftig |
Yes. The German crossword generator is completely free, needs no signup, and works on desktop and mobile. Each puzzle is built from curated CEFR-leveled German decks, with the English translation as the clue and the German word as the answer.
You choose: any single CEFR level from A1 (beginner) to C2 (mastery), or "Any level" for a mixed puzzle. Every answer comes from a level-graded deck, so an A1 puzzle only uses beginner vocabulary.
Each letter takes one cell and the grid is accent-insensitive: type the base letters and the correct accented spelling is shown on reveal. This keeps the puzzle playable on any keyboard.
Yes — every puzzle has a "Challenge a friend" link that reproduces the exact same crossword for them, same words and same grid.
Yes — create a free Words on Repeat account, build or import a deck, and Crossword becomes one of the quiz games for any deck. The public tool uses curated decks so you can play without signing up.
Free CEFR-leveled German decks, scheduled by FSRS spaced repetition so vocabulary actually sticks.
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