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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,941–6,000

Continuing the list — words 5,941 to 6,000 of 9,109, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

9,109 entries
430 at A1
402 at A2
734 at B1

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

  1. dieMuse A Muse (deity).; A source of inspiration. noun pl. Musen C2
  2. dieEntwicklungshilfe development aid / assistance noun pl. Entwicklungshilfen C2
  3. derRumpf trunk; torso (body excluding the head and limbs); hull (clipping of Schiffsrumpf) noun pl. Rümpfe C2
  4. dasHerkunftsland country of origin noun pl. Herkunftsländer C2
  5. dieKollektion collection, product line (set of items presented or marketed together, often in a… noun pl. Kollektionen C2
  6. derPlayboy playboy (a single man who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure) noun pl. Playboys C2
  7. derTang seaweed noun pl. Tange C2
  8. diePrivatisierung privatization noun pl. Privatisierungen C2
  9. dasKamel camel; a stupid person noun pl. Kamele C2
  10. dieRentenversicherung pension / annuity insurance noun pl. Rentenversicherungen C2
  11. derSkifahrer skier (male or of unspecified gender) (someone who practices skiing) noun C2
  12. dieVertretung representation (the act of representing); agency (that which represents) noun pl. Vertretungen C2
  13. dieWiederaufnahme resumption, revival; renewal noun pl. Wiederaufnahmen C2
  14. dasKopfweh headache noun C2
  15. dieMelone melon (plant, fruit); bowler hat noun pl. Melonen C2
  16. dieProzedur procedure noun pl. Prozeduren C2
  17. diePsyche psyche, mind; Psyche (personification of the soul) noun pl. Psychen C2
  18. dieHandynummer mobile number; mobile phone number noun pl. Handynummern C2
  19. dieNeugierde curiosity noun C2
  20. dieAkquisition acquisition noun pl. Akquisitionen C2
  21. dieMännlichkeit manliness, manhood, masculinity; male genitalia noun C2
  22. dieBeilegung settlement; attribution noun pl. Beilegungen C2
  23. dasDelikt crime, offense noun pl. Delikte C2
  24. dasWohnmobil a camper (camper van), motor home, motor caravan, recreational vehicle noun pl. Wohnmobile C2
  25. dieEnergieversorgung energy supply; power supply noun pl. Energieversorgungen C2
  26. derScherben synonym of Scherbe f; earthenware pot noun C2
  27. dieBlutprobe blood sample (an amount of blood taken for blood tests); blood test (a serologic… noun pl. Blutproben C2
  28. derMissstand bad state of affairs noun pl. Missstände C2
  29. dieGerichtsmedizin medical jurisprudence noun C2
  30. diePassage passage (a leg of a journey); passage (section of text or music) noun pl. Passagen C2
  31. derSchokoriegel candy bar, chocolate bar (kind of candy in the shape of a bar, often made of chocolate) noun C2
  32. dasReservat reserve, reservation; a reserved right, privilege noun pl. Reservate C2
  33. dieSelbstachtung self-esteem noun C2
  34. dieMandel almond; amygdala noun pl. Mandeln C2
  35. dieLaterne lantern (casing for a light source, fashioned from transparent material); lampion, paper… noun pl. Laternen C2
  36. dieSchürze apron noun pl. Schürzen C2
  37. dasIndividuum individual noun pl. Individuen C2
  38. derDokumentarfilm documentary noun pl. Dokumentarfilme C2
  39. dasEinfamilienhaus family house, family home (house designed to hold a single family) noun pl. Einfamilienhäuser C2
  40. dasLebensende end of (one's) life, death noun pl. Lebensenden C2
  41. derKorrespondent correspondent (male or of unspecified gender) (of a news organisation) noun pl. Korrespondenten C2
  42. derLaie layman, layperson, laic, nonclergyman; amateur, nonprofessional, layman, layperson noun pl. Laien C2
  43. dieMenschenrechtsorganisation human rights organization noun pl. Menschenrechtsorganisationen C2
  44. derBrunch brunch noun pl. Brunche C2
  45. dieExfreundin ex-girlfriend noun pl. Exfreundinnen C2
  46. dieUmstrukturierung restructuring, reorganization; reshuffle (political) noun pl. Umstrukturierungen C2
  47. derAbschiedsbrief farewell letter; suicide note noun pl. Abschiedsbriefe C2
  48. dieWertschöpfung added value, value added noun pl. Wertschöpfungen C2
  49. dasOberhaupt chief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler; the upper part of the head noun pl. Oberhäupter C2
  50. derZweig branch, twig; branch; section noun pl. Zweige C2
  51. dasMuttermal naevus; birthmark, (especially) mole (any benign malformation of the skin) noun pl. Muttermale C2
  52. dieSchwiegertochter daughter-in-law noun pl. Schwiegertöchter C2
  53. derTribut tribute (payment made by one nation to another in submission); toll noun pl. Tribute C2
  54. derPoet poet noun pl. Poeten C2
  55. dieSauna sauna noun pl. Saunen C2
  56. dieGeburtsurkunde birth certificate noun pl. Geburtsurkunden C2
  57. derSchwefel sulfur, brimstone (chemical element, S, atomic number 16) noun C2
  58. derHalter agent noun of halten:; holder, owner noun C2
  59. derNordpol North Pole; north pole noun pl. Nordpole C2
  60. dasEclair éclair noun C2

Common questions

How many German nouns should I know?

This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 832 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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