GCSE German and French (8662 / 8652) - Updated vocabulary entries and definitions

Oct 20, 2026

GCSE German (8662) and French (8652) vocabulary change tables track tier-affected headwords and specify what was added, deleted, or redefined. The German section records new adjectives and reflexive verbs, and notes an auxiliary-verb pattern added to particular entries. The French section updates grammatical definitions for pronouns and determiners, adds plural or adjective forms, inserts bracketed grammatical information, and removes entries that can be tested using new subject-content rules. The document lists changes by tier impact and rank/frequency number.

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GCSE German (8662)

Tier-affected vocabulary updates

GCSE French (8652)

Tier-affected vocabulary updates

GCSE German (8662): | Tier
affected | Rank
frequency
number | Headword | What’s changed? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | F/H | 313 | (aux)…verloren; verloren | Added the adjective ‘verloren’ (lost) to this entry. | | F/H | 350 | (aux)…geschlossen; geschlossen | Added the adjective ‘geschlossen’ (closed, shut) to this entry. | | F/H | 394 | fühlen; sich fühlen | Added the reflexive verb ‘sich fühlen’ ((to) feel | feeling) to this entry. | | F/H | 508 | (aux)…geöffnet; geöffnet | Added the adjective ‘geöffnet’ (open) to this entry. | | F/H | 1210 | (aux) ...geboren; geboren | Added the auxiliary verb ‘(aux)...geboren’ (was/were born) to this entry. | | F/H | 1143 | (aux)…gebrochen; gebrochen | Added the adjective ‘gebrochen' (broken) to this entry. | | F/H | 1320 | (aux)…verboten; verboten | Added the adjective ‘(aux)…verboten’ (has/have forbidden) to this entry. | | F | n/a (mwp) | statt…zu (+ infinitive) | Added this entry to the Foundation tier vocabulary list | | F | n/a (mwp) | um…zu (+ infinitive) | Added this entry to the Foundation tier vocabulary list | GCSE French (8652): | Tier
affected | Rank
frequency
number | Headword | What’s changed? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | F | 17 | se/s’ | Added new definitions to this word in line with the change of
grammar requirements at Foundation tier. The definition now reads:
‘himself, herself, itself, oneself (reflex) | ourselves (informal, impersonal) (reflex) | themselves (reflex) | each other | one another (reciprocal)’ | | F | 31 | nous | Added new definitions to this word in line with the change of
grammar requirements at Foundation tier. The definition now reads:
‘we (subj) | us / to us (emph) | ourself (reflex) | each other | one another (reciprocal)’ | | H | 31 | nous | (à) nous | Brackets added to the definition:
‘we (subj) | us (obj) | (to) us (indirect obj) | ourselves (reflex) | eachother (recip) | (to) us (emph)’ | GCSE French (8652) continued: | Tier
affected | Rank
frequency
number | Headword | What’s changed? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | F | 38 | elle | Added new definitions to this word in line with the change of
grammar requirements at Foundation tier. The definition now reads:
‘she, it (f) (subj) | her (emph) | herself (reflex) | each other | one another (reciprocal)’ | | H | 38 | elles | Brackets added to the definition:
‘they (f) (subj) | (to) them (f) (emph)’ | | H | 38 | elle | (à) elle | Brackets added to the definition:
‘she, it (f) (subj) | (to) her, it (f) (emph)’ | | F | 50 | vous | Added new definitions to this word in line with the change of
grammar requirements at Foundation tier. The definition now reads:
‘you (pl, sing formal) (subj) | you (sing formal) (obj) | to you (sing formal) (indirect obj) | yourself (reflex) | each other | one another (reciprocal)’ | GCSE French (8652) continued: | Tier
affected | Rank
frequency
number | Headword | What’s changed? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | H | 50 | vous | (à) vous | Brackets added to the definition:
‘you (pl, formal) (subj) | (you (pl, sing formal)) (obj) | (to) you (pl, sing formal) (indirect obj) | yourselves (reflex) | yourself (formal)(reflex) | each other (recip) | (to) you (pl, sing formal) (emph)’ | | F | 64 | lui | Brackets added to the definition:
‘(to) him, (to) her, (to) it (m, f) (indirect obj)’ | | H | 64 | lui | (à) lui | Brackets added to the definition:
‘(to) him, (to) her, (to) it (m, f) (indirect obj) | (to) him, (to) her, (to) it (m, f) (emph)’ | | F/H | 99 | heure; heure(s) | Added the plural noun ‘heure(s)’ (o’clock) to this entry. | | F/H | 119 | quand| quand? | Changed the part of speech at both tiers to read‘conj/adv’(conjunction/adverb) .
The headword and definition at Foundation tier for this entry now matches the Higher tier listing:
(quand | quand? -when | when?) | GCSE French (8652) continued: | Tier
affected | Rank
frequency
number | Headword | What’s changed? | | -

FAQs

What information do the GCSE German (8662) tables provide?

They list tier affected entries with rank/frequency numbers, headwords, and a description of what changed (such as new adjectives, reflexive verbs, or auxiliary verb forms).

How are the French (8652) definitions updated in the document?

The document adds or revises definitions for words to match Foundation tier grammar requirements, including expanded meaning sets and grammatical notes placed in brackets.

Why are some French entries deleted in the update tables?

Some entries are deleted because they can be tested using new DfE Subject Content rules around adding suffixes to base words (e.g., words derived from final/probable or malheureux-style formations).

Oct 20, 2026

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