 | English  | German |  |
 | hereditary {adj} [factor, characteristic] | 838 angeboren |  |
 | significant {adj} [characteristic] | 104 charakteristisch |  |
 | significant {adj} [characteristic] | 73 bezeichnend |  |
 | girly {adj} [spv.] [characteristic of a girl] | 57 mädchenhaft |  |
 | girlie {adj} [characteristic of a girl] | 31 mädchenhaft |  |
 | significant {adj} [characteristic] | 28 kennzeichnend [bezeichnend] |  |
 | indigenous {adj} [characteristic of a particular country, domestic] | 18 inländisch [heimisch] |  |
 | prominent {adj} [feature, characteristic] | 16 auffallend [hervorstechend] |  |
 | audio mus. sound {adj} [attr.] [e.g. artist, bowl, characteristic, effect, impression] | 10 Klang- [z. B. Künstler, Schale, Eigenschaft, Effekt, Eindruck] |  |
 | mil. GI {adj} [attr.] [relating to, or characteristic of United States military personnel, a (former) member of the United States armed forces etc.] | 9 GI- [ugs.] [z. B. GI-Haarschnitt, GI-Kneipe] |  |
 | esot. hermetic {adj} [often: Hermetic] [characteristic of occultism] | 9 okkultistisch |  |
 | clubby {adj} [characteristic of a club] | 5 clubartig |  |
 | relig. apostolic {adj} [characteristic of an Apostle] | nach Art der Apostel |  |
 | mus. boppy {adj} [characteristic of bebop] | bebopartig |  |
 | Cyclopean {adj} [characteristic of a Cyclops] | kyklopisch |  |
 | audio electr. directional {adj} [microphone characteristic] | mit Keulencharakteristik [nachgestellt] [auch: mit Richtcharakteristik „Keule“] |  |
 | starlike {adj} [resembling or characteristic of a celebrity or film star] | starhaft [selten] [starmäßig] |  |
 | audio electr. supercardioid {adj} [microphone characteristic] | mit Supernierencharakteristik [nachgestellt] [auch: mit Richtcharakteristik „Superniere“] |  |
 | U {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [dated] [characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class] | oberschichtstypisch [charakteristisch für die britische Oberschicht oder ihren Normen entsprechend] |  |
 | wooden {adj} [like or characteristic of wood] | holzartig |  |
Verbs |
 | to characterise [Br.] [be characteristic of sth.] | 13 kennzeichnen |  |
Nouns |
 | token [characteristic] | 1548 Merkmal {n} |  |
 | property [characteristic] | 1285 Eigenschaft {f} |  |
 | streak [characteristic] | 955 Charakterzug {m} |  |
 | property [characteristic quality] | 496 Eigenart {f} |  |
 | feature [characteristic] | 198 Kennzeichen {n} |  |
 | deviancy [characteristic] | 115 Abartigkeit {f} |  |
 | temper [characteristic mood] | 57 Veranlagung {f} [Temperament] |  |
 | ingredient [fig.] [characteristic] | 38 Merkmal {n} |  |
 | style [characteristic style] | 38 Duktus {m} |  |
 | electr. phys. knee [of a characteristic, curve] | 33 Knick {m} |  |
 | character [characteristic] | 26 Eigenart {f} |  |
 | feature [characteristic] | 26 Eigentümlichkeit {f} |  |
 | note [characteristic element] | 26 Zeichen {n} [Hinweis auf etw.] |  |
 | touch [characteristic] | 19 Note {f} [Eigenart] |  |
 | tetchiness [as a general characteristic] | 17 Reizbarkeit {f} |  |
 | particularity [characteristic feature] | 14 Eigenart {f} |  |
 | hist. law [Name for German clubs in the 1920's, usually with criminal orientation, whose members were identified by a characteristic signet ring] | 11 Ringverein {m} [kriminelle Organisation] |  |
 | phys. spin [quantum mechanics characteristic] | 11 Eigendrehimpuls {m} |  |
 | oenol. race [characteristic taste] | 8 Aroma {n} |  |
 | [the quality or characteristic skills of a beguiler or deceiver] | Blendertum {n} |  |
 | ling. byword [characteristic expression] | fester Begriff {m} |  |
 | characteristics [characteristic values] | Kenngrößen {pl} |  |
 | ling. southernism [expression characteristic of the U.S. South] | Südstaatenausdruck {m} |  |
 | ling. translationese [style of language considered characteristic of (esp. bad) translations] | Translationesisch {n} |  |
 | translatorese [style of language considered characteristic of (esp. bad) translations] | Übersetzerisch {n} |  |
 | trick [peculiar or characteristic habit] | Eigenart {f} |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | tech. control characteristics [characteristic values] | Steuerkenngrößen {pl} |  |
 | audio electr. dynamic response [characteristic] | Dynamik {f} |  |
 | main feature [characteristic] | Hauptmerkmal {n} |  |
 | material material property [characteristic] | Materialeigenschaft {f} |  |
 | performance property [characteristic] | Leistungseigenschaft {f} |  |
 | audio shotgun characteristic [directional characteristic] | Keulencharakteristik {f} [Mikrofon] |  |
 | med. wing beating [a characteristic sign of Wilson's disease] | Flügelschlagen {n} |  |