Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 601–660

Continuing the list — words 601 to 660 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. dasKlavier piano noun pl. Klaviere B1
  2. dasMissverständnis misunderstanding, misinterpretation noun pl. Missverständnisse B1
  3. derFührerschein driver's license (US), driver's licence (Aus), driving licence (UK) noun pl. Führerscheine B1
  4. dieAussicht scenery, view, outlook (also figuratively) noun pl. Aussichten B1
  5. dieWerbung promotion, solicitation, recruitment; commercial advertisement noun pl. Werbungen B1
  6. derTeppich rug, carpet (cloth covering for a floor); tapestry (cloth hung on a wall) noun pl. Teppiche B1
  7. dieSitzung meeting; session noun pl. Sitzungen B1
  8. dieTradition tradition noun pl. Traditionen B1
  9. dieFähigkeit ability, capability noun pl. Fähigkeiten B1
  10. derGewinner agent noun of gewinnen; winner noun B1
  11. derGewinn profit, gain, yield; winnings, prize noun pl. Gewinne B1
  12. dasModell A model of an object; A theoretical model noun pl. Modelle B1
  13. derVerkehr verbal noun of verkehren; correspondence, traffic (interaction involving the exchange of… noun pl. Verkehre B1
  14. dieEbene plain; plane noun pl. Ebenen B1
  15. dieTrauer grief, sorrow; mourning noun B1
  16. derAbschied parting, farewell noun pl. Abschiede B1
  17. dieKultur culture noun pl. Kulturen B1
  18. derCharakter character; the totality of someone's personal qualities; character, characteristic… noun pl. Charaktere B1
  19. dieVerspätung delay, lateness, late arrival noun pl. Verspätungen B1
  20. dieMannschaft crew members of a ship; team (group of people) noun pl. Mannschaften B1
  21. dieVeränderung change (process of becoming different) noun pl. Veränderungen B1
  22. dieEntfernung distance; removal noun pl. Entfernungen B1
  23. dasBargeld cash (money in the form of notes/bills and coins) noun pl. Bargelder B1
  24. dieMethode manner; approach noun pl. Methoden B1
  25. derSpaziergang walk (trip made by walking); walk in the park noun pl. Spaziergänge B1
  26. Medien the mediae consonants, 'b', 'd', and 'g'. (e.g. those subject to the Medienverschiebung). noun B1
  27. dieNachbarschaft neighbourhood; neighbourship noun pl. Nachbarschaften B1
  28. derWettbewerb competition (contest for a prize or award) noun pl. Wettbewerbe B1
  29. derBetrieb operating or running a technical device, application or process, in other words planful… noun pl. Betriebe B1
  30. derGegensatz opposition, antagonism; opposite noun pl. Gegensätze B1
  31. dasAusland foreign countries (collectively) noun B1
  32. dieEntwicklung evolution; development noun pl. Entwicklungen B1
  33. dieDiskussion discussion, debate noun pl. Diskussionen B1
  34. derGehalt content, fraction (amount or percentage of some material in a mass); content (that which… noun pl. Gehalte B1
  35. dasWerkzeug tool; tools noun pl. Werkzeuge B1
  36. dieBevölkerung population noun pl. Bevölkerungen B1
  37. dasGedicht poem noun pl. Gedichte B1
  38. dieStrategie strategy; The strategy pattern. noun pl. Strategien B1
  39. dieVerlobte female equivalent of Verlobter: fiancée noun B1
  40. dasZielen dative plural of Ziel noun B1
  41. dieNotaufnahme emergency room; The act or location of receiving refugees from East Germany into West… noun pl. Notaufnahmen B1
  42. dasTrinkgeld tip (small amount of money given to service providers, such as waiters, hairdressers,… noun pl. Trinkgelder B1
  43. derBezug reference; cover (e.g. of a cushion or couch) noun pl. Bezüge B1
  44. dieKommunikation communication, exchange of signs; the imparting or sharing between of anything,… noun pl. Kommunikationen B1
  45. dasEreignis event (occurrence of social or personal importance) noun pl. Ereignisse B1
  46. dasStudium study (the act of studying in general); studies (higher education to get a degree at a… noun pl. Studien B1
  47. dasProdukt product noun pl. Produkte B1
  48. dieKenntnis knowledge; skills noun pl. Kenntnisse B1
  49. dieQualität quality (level of excellence, level of being free from defects) noun pl. Qualitäten B1
  50. dieMode fashion, trend noun pl. Moden B1
  51. dasGleichgewicht equilibrium; balance, poise noun pl. Gleichgewichte B1
  52. dieZusammenarbeit collaboration, cooperation, teamwork noun pl. Zusammenarbeiten B1
  53. derSchein shine, gleam, flash; semblance, appearance noun pl. Scheine B1
  54. dieKellnerin waitress, waiter (female) noun pl. Kellnerinnen B1
  55. derMangel lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at… noun pl. Mängel B1
  56. derReichtum wealth, richness; riches noun pl. Reichtümer B1
  57. dasKennzeichen characteristic, mark; earmark, marking, tag noun B1
  58. derVorhang curtain; draperies noun pl. Vorhänge B1
  59. dieDankbarkeit gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness noun pl. Dankbarkeiten B1
  60. dieMesse fair (trade exhibition); mass, the eucharistic liturgy noun pl. Messen 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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