German Translator
Translate Any Text to German
DeepL handles German compound nouns and case endings better than generic translators — paste any text and get natural-sounding Deutsch.
See the difference
Natural-sounding German translations — not word-by-word output.
Translation tips
Formal vs. informal 'you'
German distinguishes between Sie (formal) and du (informal). Business emails, applications, and official texts use Sie — but startup culture and social media often default to du. DeepL auto-detects formality from context.
Compound nouns are one word
German famously creates single compound words: Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung (speed limit), Krankenversicherung (health insurance). Machine translators sometimes break these apart — DeepL keeps them properly joined.
Four grammatical cases
German has nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive cases that change article forms (der/den/dem/des). Prepositions like 'in', 'auf', 'an' can take different cases depending on motion vs. location — a common source of translation errors.
Word order shifts in subclauses
In German subordinate clauses, the verb moves to the end: 'I know that he comes tomorrow' becomes 'Ich weiß, dass er morgen kommt.' This reordering is non-trivial and a key quality marker for translation engines.
Did you know? German has over 1,200 compound nouns that don't exist in English — including Schadenfreude (pleasure from others' misfortune) and Fernweh (longing for distant places).
How to use it
Paste your text above — any language is auto-detected.
Target language is pre-set to German. Click Translate.
Copy the result or try the Telegram bot for phrasing variants.
Frequently asked questions
Does the translator handle formal and informal German?
Yes. DeepL detects formality from your source text's context and tone. Business correspondence gets Sie forms, casual messages get du. In the Telegram bot, you can also request phrasing variants to see both formal and informal versions.
Can it translate technical documents to German?
DeepL excels at technical German — it correctly handles compound nouns (Datenschutzgrundverordnung), case endings in complex sentences, and domain-specific terminology for engineering, legal, and medical texts.
What about Swiss or Austrian German?
DeepL translates to standard Hochdeutsch (Standard German), which is understood everywhere in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Regional variants like ß→ss (Swiss) are not separately supported, but the output is universally correct.
Is the translation free?
The web tool on this page is free with a request limit. For heavier use, the Telegram bot offers Balance packages and phrasing variants — type @vustTranslateBot in any chat to try inline translation.
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