Another word for German depends on whether you mean the people, the language, or a nickname. For the people, synonyms or alternative names include Deutsche which is what Germans call themselves, Teutons or Teutonic which is historical and poetic coming from the ancient Teutonic tribes, Alemanni which is used in French Allemagne and Spanish Alemania and refers to an old tribal confederation, and Germanic which is a broader linguistic and cultural group that includes Germans, Dutch, Scandinavians and English. Colloquially in English you have nicknames like Kraut from Sauerkraut, Fritz from the common name Friedrich, Jerry from World War II British slang, Hun from historical usage, and Piefke which Austrians use for Germans. In German itself another word for a stereotypical German is Almanni or Alman used humorously by younger people. For the language another term is Hochdeutsch meaning High German or Standard German to distinguish it from dialects like Plattdeutsch Low German, Bairisch Bavarian. The adjective germanisch means Germanic in a broader historical sense, while deutsch specifically means German in the modern national sense. So there are many options depending on context.
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