Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 541–600

Continuing the list — words 541 to 600 of 3,165, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

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. dieUnterstützung support, assistance, backing, also endorsement; that which supports noun pl. Unterstützungen B1
  2. derZugang access; admission, intake noun pl. Zugänge B1
  3. dieErlaubnis permission (authorisation) noun pl. Erlaubnisse B1
  4. dieGeduld patience noun B1
  5. dieBühne a stage; a scaffolding noun pl. Bühnen B1
  6. derProzess lawsuit; process, procedure (but less widely used than in English, chiefly for processes… noun pl. Prozesse B1
  7. derEindruck impression noun pl. Eindrücke B1
  8. dieFreundschaft friendship; relations, relatives noun pl. Freundschaften B1
  9. derVorschlag suggestion, proposal (something proposed); an ornament in which one or more notes are… noun pl. Vorschläge B1
  10. Schritte nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Schritt noun B1
  11. derSpiegel mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the… noun B1
  12. dieRegel rule; the usual, the default, the norm noun pl. Regeln B1
  13. dieEinheit unit; unity noun pl. Einheiten B1
  14. dieTheorie theory noun pl. Theorien B1
  15. derNotfall emergency, distress noun pl. Notfälle B1
  16. derStrom a large river; stream; current noun pl. Ströme B1
  17. dasTalent talent noun pl. Talente B1
  18. derSchauspieler actor noun B1
  19. derSturm A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall; storm, tempest noun pl. Stürme B1
  20. dieAbteilung department; division noun pl. Abteilungen B1
  21. dieUnterhaltung conversation; entertainment noun pl. Unterhaltungen B1
  22. dasMitglied member noun pl. Mitglieder B1
  23. dieStärke strength; thickness noun pl. Stärken B1
  24. derBürger citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state;… noun B1
  25. dasInternet internet noun B1
  26. diePolitik politics; policy noun pl. Politiken B1
  27. dieStimmung mood (emotional state); mood (inclination to do something) noun pl. Stimmungen B1
  28. derUnterricht lesson, class, instruction, education noun pl. Unterrichte B1
  29. dieVerfügung disposal, disposition (control over something); injunction, decree noun pl. Verfügungen B1
  30. dasAbenteuer adventure noun B1
  31. dasBenehmen behavior, demeanor, manners, conduct noun B1
  32. derHinweis hint; clue; pointer; an act or thing which makes someone aware of something; evidence, cue noun pl. Hinweise B1
  33. dieBehandlung treatment noun pl. Behandlungen B1
  34. dieUrsache cause (source or reason of an event or action) noun pl. Ursachen B1
  35. derBereich area, realm, range, scope; course of study or domain of knowledge or practice; field noun pl. Bereiche B1
  36. derAnteil share, portion noun pl. Anteile B1
  37. derVorteil advantage, plus, benefit, perk (of a job); profit, gain noun pl. Vorteile B1
  38. dieWirklichkeit reality noun pl. Wirklichkeiten B1
  39. dieReaktion reaction (responding or countering action); reaction, reactionary forces noun pl. Reaktionen B1
  40. derMitarbeiter employee (person who works, together with others, in a particular business or… noun B1
  41. Steuern plural of Steuer noun B1
  42. dieVerabredung appointment; date (pre-arranged social meeting) noun pl. Verabredungen B1
  43. Aussagen plural of Aussage noun B1
  44. dieTechnik technique; technology noun pl. Techniken B1
  45. dasErgebnis result, outcome, conclusion, finding, fruit, consequence, upshot, answer; earnings,… noun pl. Ergebnisse B1
  46. dieWarnung warning noun pl. Warnungen B1
  47. dieFantasie imagination; fantasy noun pl. Fantasien B1
  48. dasKonto account; bank account noun pl. Konten B1
  49. derHintergrund background; context, background information (information about history, motivation or… noun pl. Hintergründe B1
  50. derTipp tip, hint noun pl. Tipps B1
  51. dieTechnologie technology noun pl. Technologien B1
  52. dieUniversität university noun pl. Universitäten B1
  53. dasKonzert concert (musical event); concerto noun pl. Konzerte B1
  54. derVergleich comparison; settlement (resolution of a dispute) noun pl. Vergleiche B1
  55. dieSchwäche weakness noun pl. Schwächen B1
  56. derAusdruck expression, term; diction noun pl. Ausdrücke B1
  57. dieUmgebung environment (area around something), vicinity, surroundings noun pl. Umgebungen B1
  58. dasPaket packet, package, parcel (the term is almost exclusively used for packages sent by mail);… noun pl. Pakete B1
  59. derSchmuck jewelry; ornament, decoration noun pl. Schmucke B1
  60. dieAusbildung training, apprenticeship, vocational education, education noun pl. Ausbildungen B1

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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