| Talsperre | barrage dam |
| Stausperre | flood retarding dam |
| Aalspeer | eel spear |
| Gesperre | ratchet |
| absperren | dam |
| Sperre | barrier prohibition lock suspension |
| Taler | thaler |
| Aalsmeer | Aalsmeer |
| Alster | Alster |
| Halskette | necklace necklet |
| Kasperei | antic |
| aussperren | lock out |
| entsperren | unlock |
| kaspern | antic |
| versperren | obstruct bar close |
| wegsperren | lock away |
| Glasperle | glass bead |
| aufsperren | unlock |
| einsperren | bolt in put away cage corral pen in imprison jail clap in prison confine gaol |
| gesperrt | blocked barred closed disabled inaccessible locked |