Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 6,181–6,240

Continuing the list — words 6,181 to 6,240 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. dasCello cello noun pl. Cellos C2
  2. dieKühlung cooling, chilling, refrigeration noun pl. Kühlungen C2
  3. dasLab rennet noun pl. Labe C2
  4. dieKreide a chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard); the Cretaceous noun pl. Kreiden C2
  5. dieTram tram; large wooden beam noun pl. Trams C2
  6. dieRennbahn racecourse, racetrack; running track noun pl. Rennbahnen C2
  7. dieTrunkenheit drunkenness, inebriation; intoxication (high excitement of mind) noun pl. Trunkenheiten C2
  8. dasWahlrecht right to vote, suffrage; electoral law noun pl. Wahlrechte C2
  9. derWiesbadener A native or inhabitant of Wiesbaden noun C2
  10. dieGeschäftsreise business trip (travel for business purposes) noun pl. Geschäftsreisen C2
  11. dasBrüderchen little brother noun C2
  12. dieAnmut grace (elegant movement, poise or balance); elegance noun C2
  13. dieAbendkasse ticket office (“office where tickets may be purchased immediately before the performance”) noun pl. Abendkassen C2
  14. dasAltersheim retirement home noun pl. Altersheime C2
  15. dasRiff reef; riff (instrumental melody line) noun pl. Riffe C2
  16. derAuszug moveout (the act of moving out of a property); extract noun pl. Auszüge C2
  17. diePastete pâté; pie noun pl. Pasteten C2
  18. derBasispunkt basis point (one hundredth of a percent); base point noun pl. Basispunkte C2
  19. dasChristentum Christendom; Christianity noun pl. Christentümer C2
  20. derHappen morsel; snack noun C2
  21. dieErbschaftssteuer estate tax noun pl. Erbschaftssteuern C2
  22. dieAchterbahn rollercoaster noun pl. Achterbahnen C2
  23. dieFeierlichkeit solemnity; festive event noun pl. Feierlichkeiten C2
  24. derSpalt crack; split, cleavage, fissure noun pl. Spalte C2
  25. dasParkhaus parking garage, multistorey car park (large building to store cars in) noun pl. Parkhäuser C2
  26. derHamster hamster noun C2
  27. derHöchststand peak (highest level) noun pl. Höchststände C2
  28. dieKapitalverkehrskontrolle capital control noun pl. Kapitalverkehrskontrollen C2
  29. dieNotbremse emergency brake; a foul against a player who is in the course of scoring a goal,… noun pl. Notbremsen C2
  30. dieLadyschaft Ladyship (title of a lady) noun pl. Ladyschaften C2
  31. derPinsel paintbrush; short form of Einfaltspinsel noun C2
  32. dasKoffein caffeine noun C2
  33. dieSteuererhöhung tax increase noun pl. Steuererhöhungen C2
  34. derPerversling perv, pervert noun pl. Perverslinge C2
  35. dasVielfaches multiple noun pl. Vielfache C2
  36. derTürsteher doorman, bouncer (male or of unspecified gender) noun C2
  37. derSchneesturm snowstorm, blizzard noun pl. Schneestürme C2
  38. diePubertät puberty (age at which a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction) noun C2
  39. dieTheke bar (table or board in a pub or restaurant); counter (similar table in a shop) noun pl. Theken C2
  40. dieMeerjungfrau mermaid noun pl. Meerjungfrauen C2
  41. derAnstoß impetus, initiation, trigger; offense noun pl. Anstöße C2
  42. derAusverkauf fire sale, clearance sale, liquidation sale noun pl. Ausverkäufe C2
  43. dieBesteuerung taxation noun pl. Besteuerungen C2
  44. dasBetriebsergebnis operating income / profit noun pl. Betriebsergebnisse C2
  45. derKrater crater; krater noun C2
  46. dieErzählung tale, story; narration; narrative (presentation of an event or story in a way to promote… noun pl. Erzählungen C2
  47. derMarschall marshal; field marshal (highest military rank in some armies); marshal (officer in the… noun pl. Marschälle C2
  48. dieGültigkeit validity noun pl. Gültigkeiten C2
  49. derGrande grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or… noun pl. Granden C2
  50. derPfahl stake, picket, pale; pale noun pl. Pfähle C2
  51. derNotstand emergency, state of emergency noun pl. Notstände C2
  52. diePracht splendor, resplendence, magnificence, pomp; a municipality in northern… noun pl. Prachten C2
  53. dasLysergsäure-diethylamid The psychedelic drug LSD, acid noun pl. Lysergsäure-diethylamide C2
  54. derPlatzverweis temporary prohibition to be on certain premises; dismissal from the playing field noun pl. Platzverweise C2
  55. derPortugiese person from Portugal, Portuguese man noun pl. Portugiesen C2
  56. derRummel bustle, fuss; fair, funfair noun C2
  57. derSchalk joker; rogue (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Schalke C2
  58. dieSchieflage imbalance; slant noun pl. Schieflagen C2
  59. derUrgroßvater great-grandfather noun pl. Urgroßväter C2
  60. dieDarbietung performance; skit noun pl. Darbietungen 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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