 | English  | German |  |
 | proper {adj} [correct, acceptable] | 2071 passend [angemessen, richtig] |  |
 | appropriate {adj} [applicable, correct] | 911 zutreffend |  |
 | pol. sociol. queer {adj} [in place of LGBT or gay] [more politically correct and inclusive] | 675 queer [für alle LGBT-Formen] [fachsprachlich oder Szenejargon] |  |
 | accurate {adj} [correct] | 564 korrekt |  |
 | accurate {adj} [correct] | 433 richtig |  |
 | accurate {adj} [correct] | 427 zutreffend [korrekt] |  |
 | stuffy {adj} [pej.] [stiffly correct, prim] | 201 überkorrekt [steif] |  |
 | meet {adj} [archaic] [suitable, correct] | 54 billig [veraltet] [recht, richtig] |  |
 | orderly {adj} {adv} [correct, properly] [rarely used as an adverb] | 14 ordnungsgemäß |  |
 | nice {adj} [socially correct] | 10 wohlerzogen |  |
 | grammatical {adj} [grammatically correct] | grammatisch korrekt |  |
Verbs |
 | to revamp sth. [mend, correct] | 280 etw. ausbessern [wiederherstellen] |  |
 | to right sth. [correct] | 111 etw. richtigstellen |  |
 | to rectify sth. [correct] | 28 etw. abändern [berichtigen] |  |
 | med. to redress sth. [to perform a redressement; to correct] | etw.Akk. redressieren [ein Redressement vornehmen] |  |
 | to ring sth. [to encircle] [word, correct answer, etc.] | etw.Akk. einkreisen [Wort, richtige Antwort, usw.] |  |
 | to shortchange sb. [give less than the correct amount of change] | jdm. zu wenig Wechselgeld herausgeben |  |
Nouns |
 | bummer [Am.] [coll.] [Careful: can also mean "a bad situation". Only the context can guarantee the correct interpretation] | 45 Schnorrer {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | [ironic: politically hyper-correct, often moralising person] | 14 Gutmensch {m} [pej.] |  |
 | Negroes [poltically correct in the 1960s but now eschewed] | 5 Neger {pl} [heute pej.] |  |
 | ['mobile ethnic minority', politically correct police term for Romani people] | mobile ethnische Minderheit {f} <MEM> [polizeidienstl. für: Sinti und Roma] |  |
 | tech. sizing [determining the correct size] | Sizing {n} |  |
 | jobs workperson [politcally correct gender free version of workman] | Arbeiter {m} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | even so [archaic] [that is correct] | so ist es |  |
 | You see? [e.g. pointing out something correct or correctly working to another person] | Siehst du wohl! |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to drift off [move away from the correct course] | abdriften |  |
 | to make sth. up [correct] | etw.Akk. ausmachen [z. B den Unterschied, die Qualität] |  |
 | to red-pencil sth. [correct] | etw.Akk. korrigieren |  |
 | to red-pencil sth. [correct] | mit dem Rotstift über etw.Akk. gehen [fig.] |  |
 | to short-change sb. [give less than the correct amount of change] | jdm. zu wenig Wechselgeld herausgeben |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | chem. calcium cyanamide [correct: crude calcium cyanamide] | Kalkstickstoff {m} |  |
 | bot. dry fruit [note: 'dried fruit' is the correct term when referring to edible, processed fruit] | Trockenfrucht {f} |  |
 | mus. right pitch [correct pitch] | richtige Tonhöhe {f} |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | idiom I stand corrected. [have to correct myself] | Ich muss mich hier berichtigen / korrigieren. |  |
 | on the beam {adj} [coll.] [correct] | korrekt |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | electr. unit volt-ampere reactive <var> [not correct, but widely used: Var, VAr or VAR] | Var {n} <var> |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to set the record straight [correct a misapprehension] | den Sachverhalt richtigstellen |  |