Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 6,001–6,060

Words 6,001 to 6,060 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

9,109 entries
269 at A1
407 at A2
858 at B1
  1. dieHauptfigur protagonist (main character in a literary work or drama) noun pl. Hauptfiguren C2
  2. dasHerzstück centerpiece noun pl. Herzstücke C2
  3. dieBrise breeze noun pl. Brisen C2
  4. derIngolstädter a native or inhabitant of Ingolstadt; of Ingolstadt noun C2
  5. dasLandeskriminalamt state office of criminal investigations noun pl. Landeskriminalämter C2
  6. dasLandratsamt administrative district office noun pl. Landratsämter C2
  7. derWegfall omission; elimination noun pl. Wegfälle C2
  8. derZerfall disintegration, collapse, breakup, dissolution; decay noun pl. Zerfälle C2
  9. derPimmel A penis. noun C2
  10. derStraßenrand curbside, roadside noun pl. Straßenränder C2
  11. dasEcstasy ecstasy (drug MDMA) noun C2
  12. dasBündel bundle noun C2
  13. dieWichtigkeit importance, significance, momentousness noun pl. Wichtigkeiten C2
  14. derBoxenstopp pit stop noun pl. Boxenstopps C2
  15. derJuwelier jeweler, jeweller (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Juweliere C2
  16. derDirigent director, conductor, maestro, choirmaster noun pl. Dirigenten C2
  17. dieGegebenheit condition, situation; fact, datum noun pl. Gegebenheiten C2
  18. derGeschäftsbereich business area / scope; portfolio (political) noun pl. Geschäftsbereiche C2
  19. diePrügelei fight, ruckus, brawl, scuffle noun pl. Prügeleien C2
  20. dieLeichtathletik track and field noun C2
  21. derMitmensch fellow human being, fellow man noun pl. Mitmenschen C2
  22. derSchrein a wooden case or box; a cupboard (in general); an ornate case, typically but not… noun pl. Schreine C2
  23. diePalette pallet; palette noun pl. Paletten C2
  24. dasPlädoyer closing argument; plea noun pl. Plädoyers C2
  25. derSchleim mucus, slime (viscous bodily secretion); any viscous matter, e.g. pap noun pl. Schleime C2
  26. dieBeherrschung restraint; mastering, mastery noun C2
  27. dieRevanche payback, revenge (generally playful or in minor matters, unlike Rache); rematch noun pl. Revanchen C2
  28. dasRöntgen röntgen, X-ray; a surname, notably of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen noun C2
  29. derRückruf recall, callback; callback noun pl. Rückrufe C2
  30. derKnecht male servant, menial, especially on a farm; serf, subordinate, someone unfree who serves… noun pl. Knechte C2
  31. dieAusdauer constancy; endurance noun C2
  32. derGaul horse, hack (now chiefly derogatory, but less so for working horses, and not at all in… noun pl. Gäule C2
  33. dieVertreibung expulsion; eviction noun pl. Vertreibungen C2
  34. derWirkstoff active ingredient noun pl. Wirkstoffe C2
  35. derBiber beaver; a surname, variant of Bieber noun C2
  36. dieSchlussfolgerung conclusion; implication noun pl. Schlussfolgerungen C2
  37. dieZugabe addition; bonus, add-on, extra noun pl. Zugaben C2
  38. dieAllergie allergy noun pl. Allergien C2
  39. derAufbruch departure; crack, tear noun pl. Aufbrüche C2
  40. derDschihad jihad (holy war undertaken by Muslims) noun C2
  41. dieFluglinie route; airline noun pl. Fluglinien C2
  42. dieGemeinsamkeit common ground; commonality, commonness, similarity, thing in common, common feature,… noun pl. Gemeinsamkeiten C2
  43. dasGros a gross, 144 noun pl. Grosse C2
  44. derGüterverkehr freight traffic noun pl. Güterverkehre C2
  45. dieIkone icon (religious painting); idol noun pl. Ikonen C2
  46. dieKlientel clientele; customers, clients noun pl. Klientelen C2
  47. diePatsche hand; swatter, beater noun pl. Patschen C2
  48. dasMehrfamilienhaus multifamily house, apartment building noun pl. Mehrfamilienhäuser C2
  49. dasHochzeitskleid wedding dress, wedding gown noun pl. Hochzeitskleider C2
  50. dieGenugtuung satisfaction; compensation noun pl. Genugtuungen C2
  51. dieSeitenlinie sideline, touchline; collateral line, branch (family descent) noun pl. Seitenlinien C2
  52. derKrampf cramp; convulsion, seizure noun pl. Krämpfe C2
  53. derWerbespot spot, ad, commercial noun pl. Werbespots C2
  54. dieWiederherstellung recovery; restoration, renewal noun pl. Wiederherstellungen C2
  55. derZuschuss allowance, benefit, subsidy, grant noun pl. Zuschüsse C2
  56. dieHeide heath, heathland; woodland, forest, usually coniferous forest (esp. pine) on barren,… noun pl. Heiden C2
  57. dieDurchlaucht serenity (address of a prince) noun pl. Durchlauchten C2
  58. derZar tsar, czar (Russian monarch) noun pl. Zaren C2
  59. derMet mead noun C2
  60. dieAbschottung partition, bulkhead; seclusion (of a person, a group, etc.) noun pl. Abschottungen C2

Common questions

How many German nouns should I know?

This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 676 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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