Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2

German nouns with gender, article, plural and genitive. All 3,165 in the CEFR list, commonest first, each tagged with the level it belongs to.

3,165 entries
182 at A1
286 at A2
363 at B1

Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.

  1. dasNein a no noun A1
  2. derMann man, male human being; husband noun pl. Männer A1
  3. dasLeben life; being alive; life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s… noun A1
  4. dieZeit time (as a concept); time of day (clipping of Uhrzeit) noun pl. Zeiten A1
  5. dieFrau woman (adult female human); wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse) noun pl. Frauen A1
  6. dasHallo hullabaloo, cheering (often welcoming or celebratory) noun A1
  7. derVater father noun pl. Väter A1
  8. derTag day (a 24-hour period); day (the period from midnight to the following midnight) noun pl. Tage A1
  9. dieLiebe love (tender feeling of affection); a feeling of love for someone or something particular noun pl. Lieben A1
  10. dasGeld money noun pl. Gelder A1
  11. dieMutter mother noun pl. Mütter A1
  12. dieNacht night; darkness noun pl. Nächte A1
  13. derAbend evening; the time from dusk until midnight; The west noun pl. Abende A1
  14. dasHaus house; home (in various phrases) noun pl. Häuser A1
  15. derFreund friend; boyfriend noun pl. Freunde A1
  16. dieArbeit toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job,… noun pl. Arbeiten A1
  17. Fragen plural of Frage "questions" noun A1
  18. derHerr man, gentleman; sir, lord; address of subservient respect noun pl. Herren A1
  19. dieFamilie family noun pl. Familien A1
  20. Jahre nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Jahr "years" noun A1
  21. dasProblem problem noun pl. Probleme A1
  22. dieHilfe help, aid noun pl. Hilfen A1
  23. dasKind kid; child (young person); child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents;… noun pl. Kinder A1
  24. derBruder brother; Brother (title of respect) noun pl. Brüder A1
  25. dieFrage question (interrogative sentence or phrase); question, issue, matter (subject or topic… noun pl. Fragen A1
  26. dieUhr hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period); clock,… noun pl. Uhren A1
  27. dieStadt city (a large settlement); town (a settlement larger than a village) noun pl. Städte A1
  28. dasBaby baby (infant); baby (term of endearment for a lover) noun pl. Babys A1
  29. derKopf head; crown, top noun pl. Köpfe A1
  30. dasEnde end, finish; conclusion noun pl. Enden A1
  31. dieTür door (rigid plane on a hinge); door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a… noun pl. Türen A1
  32. dasAuto car noun pl. Autos A1
  33. diePolizei police; law enforcement noun pl. Polizeien A1
  34. dieSchwester sister; nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor… noun pl. Schwestern A1
  35. derName name (forename, Christian name, given name); name (surname, family name) noun pl. Namen A1
  36. dieHand hand; handwriting noun pl. Hände A1
  37. dasJahr year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun); year… noun pl. Jahre A1
  38. dasWasser water (H₂O); water, waters (body of water, especially a river or lake) noun A1
  39. dieWoche week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday);… noun pl. Wochen A1
  40. dasAlter age, old age; antiquity noun A1
  41. dasLand country (territory of a nation); state, province (political division of a federation… noun pl. Länder A1
  42. dasZimmer room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling); timber noun A1
  43. dieFreundin female equivalent of Freund noun pl. Freundinnen A1
  44. dasBett bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place… noun pl. Betten A1
  45. dieSchule school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (especially before… noun pl. Schulen A1
  46. dieEntschuldigung apology (expression of remorse or regret); excuse (explanation designed to avoid or… noun pl. Entschuldigungen A1
  47. dasWort word as an isolated unit; utterance, word with context noun pl. Wörter A1
  48. derPlatz square, plaza, piazza; circus noun pl. Plätze A1
  49. dieNummer number; see usage notes below; issue (of a magazine, etc.) noun pl. Nummern A1
  50. dasTelefon telephone noun pl. Telefone A1
  51. derHund dog, hound; scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person) noun pl. Hunde A1
  52. derKaffee coffee (beverage made by infusing coffee beans in hot water); afternoon coffee,… noun pl. Kaffees A1
  53. dieStraße street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or… noun pl. Straßen A1
  54. derOnkel uncle noun A1
  55. dieWohnung domicile; dwelling; lodging; abode; accommodation (any place someone lives in for a span… noun pl. Wohnungen A1
  56. dieKlasse a class; a grouping; class; excellence noun pl. Klassen A1
  57. derMund mouth of a person noun pl. Münder A1
  58. derTisch table (a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee… noun pl. Tische A1
  59. dasHotel hotel noun pl. Hotels A1
  60. dieAntwort answer noun pl. Antworten A1

Common questions

How many German nouns should I know?

This list holds 3,165 nouns graded A1 to C2. 468 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.

Are the noun forms included?

Yes — every noun entry gives the article, the nominative plural and the genitive singular.

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