| part of speech | acronym |
| noun, masculine | {m} |
| noun, feminine | {f} |
| noun, neuter | {n} |
| noun, plural | {pl} |
| verb, transitive | {vt} |
| verb, intransitive | {vi} |
| verb, reflexive | {vr} |
| adjective | {adj} |
| adverb | {adv} |
| preposition | {prp} |
| numeral | {num} |
| article | {art} |
| personal pronoun | {ppron} |
| conjunction | {conj} |
| interjection | {interj} |
| Usage | Abbreviation |
| old German spelling | [alt] |
| obsolete | [obs.] |
| American English | [Am.] |
| British English | [Br.] |
| Scottish English | [Sc.] |
| Australian English | [Austr.] |
| Indian English | [In.] |
| Southern German | [Süddt.] |
| Austrian German | [Ös.] |
| Swiss German | [Schw.] |
| colloquial | [ugs.] [coll.] |
| figurative | [übtr.] [fig.] |
| poetical | [poet.] |
| pejorative | [pej.] |
| vulgar; crude | [vulg.] |
| slang | [slang] |
| proverb | [Sprw.] [prov.] |
| trademark | [tm] |
| Special branches | Abbreviation |
| agriculture | [agr.] |
| anatomy | [anat.] |
| architecture | [arch.] |
| astronomy | [astron.] |
| cars; automotive industry | [auto] |
| aviation; aircraft | [aviat.] |
| biochemistry | [biochem.] |
| biology | [biol.] |
| botany; plants | [bot.] |
| chemistry | [chem.] |
| computer | [comp.] |
| construction | [constr.] |
| dishes; cooking; eating; gastronomy | [cook.] |
| economy | [econ.] |
| electrical engineering, electronics | [electr.] |
| finance | [fin.] |
| geography | [geogr.] |
| geology | [geol.] |
| grammar | [gramm.] |
| history | [hist.] |
| law | [jur.] |
| machine construction | [mach.] |
| mathematics | [math.] |
| medicine | [med.] |
| meteorology | [meteo.] |
| military | [mil.] |
| mineralogy; mining | [min.] |
| music | [mus.] |
| nautical science; seafaring | [naut.] |
| ornithology | [ornith.] |
| pharmacology | [pharm.] |
| philosophy | [phil.] |
| physics | [phys.] |
| politics | [pol.] |
| religion | [relig.] |
| sports | [sport] |
| technology; engineering | [techn.] |
| telecommunications | [telco.] |
| textile industry | [textil.] |
| zoology; animals | [zool.] |
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