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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 6,061–6,120

Continuing the list — words 6,061 to 6,120 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. derIdealfall ideal case noun pl. Idealfälle C2
  2. derKreuzzug crusade noun pl. Kreuzzüge C2
  3. dasGroßmaul big mouth, loudmouth noun pl. Großmäuler C2
  4. derElch moose (US), elk (UK) (Alces alces) noun pl. Elche C2
  5. dasShopping shopping noun C2
  6. dieSalami salami noun pl. Salamis C2
  7. derTrojaner Trojan (person from Troy); Trojan horse, trojan (disguised malicious software) noun C2
  8. derHinterhof backyard noun pl. Hinterhöfe C2
  9. dieVorstellungskraft imagination (image-making power of the mind) noun C2
  10. dieMitgift dowry; add-on, bonus noun pl. Mitgiften C2
  11. dieAnregung stimulus, excitation; suggestion, proposal noun pl. Anregungen C2
  12. dieAktentasche briefcase noun pl. Aktentaschen C2
  13. dieBewilligung approval noun pl. Bewilligungen C2
  14. dieBürgerschaft citizenry (the entirety of all citizens); citizenship (the state of being a citizen) noun pl. Bürgerschaften C2
  15. dieErwärmung warming noun pl. Erwärmungen C2
  16. dasVentil valve noun pl. Ventile C2
  17. derFluggast air passenger noun pl. Fluggäste C2
  18. derErlöser one who delivers someone; redeemer; saviour (male or of unspecified gender); Redeemer;… noun C2
  19. derHandelstag trading day; business day (a day on which an exchange is open for trading) noun pl. Handelstage C2
  20. dieHauptfigur protagonist (main character in a literary work or drama) noun pl. Hauptfiguren C2
  21. dasHerzstück centerpiece noun pl. Herzstücke C2
  22. dieBrise breeze noun pl. Brisen C2
  23. derIngolstädter a native or inhabitant of Ingolstadt; of Ingolstadt noun C2
  24. dasLandeskriminalamt state office of criminal investigations noun pl. Landeskriminalämter C2
  25. dasLandratsamt administrative district office noun pl. Landratsämter C2
  26. derWegfall omission; elimination noun pl. Wegfälle C2
  27. derZerfall disintegration, collapse, breakup, dissolution; decay noun pl. Zerfälle C2
  28. derPimmel A penis. noun C2
  29. derStraßenrand curbside, roadside noun pl. Straßenränder C2
  30. dasEcstasy ecstasy (drug MDMA) noun C2
  31. dasBündel bundle noun C2
  32. dieWichtigkeit importance, significance, momentousness noun pl. Wichtigkeiten C2
  33. derBoxenstopp pit stop noun pl. Boxenstopps C2
  34. derJuwelier jeweler, jeweller (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Juweliere C2
  35. derDirigent director, conductor, maestro, choirmaster noun pl. Dirigenten C2
  36. dieGegebenheit condition, situation; fact, datum noun pl. Gegebenheiten C2
  37. derGeschäftsbereich business area / scope; portfolio (political) noun pl. Geschäftsbereiche C2
  38. diePrügelei fight, ruckus, brawl, scuffle noun pl. Prügeleien C2
  39. dieLeichtathletik track and field noun C2
  40. derMitmensch fellow human being, fellow man noun pl. Mitmenschen C2
  41. derSchrein a wooden case or box; a cupboard (in general); an ornate case, typically but not… noun pl. Schreine C2
  42. diePalette pallet; palette noun pl. Paletten C2
  43. dasPlädoyer closing argument; plea noun pl. Plädoyers C2
  44. derSchleim mucus, slime (viscous bodily secretion); any viscous matter, e.g. pap noun pl. Schleime C2
  45. dieBeherrschung restraint; mastering, mastery noun C2
  46. dieRevanche payback, revenge (generally playful or in minor matters, unlike Rache); rematch noun pl. Revanchen C2
  47. dasRöntgen röntgen, X-ray; a surname, notably of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen noun C2
  48. derRückruf recall, callback; callback noun pl. Rückrufe C2
  49. derKnecht male servant, menial, especially on a farm; serf, subordinate, someone unfree who serves… noun pl. Knechte C2
  50. dieAusdauer constancy; endurance noun C2
  51. derGaul horse, hack (now chiefly derogatory, but less so for working horses, and not at all in… noun pl. Gäule C2
  52. dieVertreibung expulsion; eviction noun pl. Vertreibungen C2
  53. derWirkstoff active ingredient noun pl. Wirkstoffe C2
  54. derBiber beaver; a surname, variant of Bieber noun C2
  55. dieSchlussfolgerung conclusion; implication noun pl. Schlussfolgerungen C2
  56. dieZugabe addition; bonus, add-on, extra noun pl. Zugaben C2
  57. dieAllergie allergy noun pl. Allergien C2
  58. dieÜbernachtung overnight stay (at a hotel etc.); sleepover noun pl. Übernachtungen C2
  59. derAufbruch departure; crack, tear noun pl. Aufbrüche C2
  60. derDschihad jihad (holy war undertaken by Muslims) 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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