Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 6,841–6,900

Continuing the list — words 6,841 to 6,900 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. dieSchauspielerei acting profession; acting, playacting noun pl. Schauspielereien C2
  2. dieInteraktion interaction noun pl. Interaktionen C2
  3. dasDreckloch hellhole, shithole noun pl. Drecklöcher C2
  4. dieBetäubung narcosis, anesthesia (local or general anesthesia), any state of numbness or reduced… noun pl. Betäubungen C2
  5. derKroate Croat, Croatian (person of Croatian descent or from Croatia) noun pl. Kroaten C2
  6. derRitz rip, tear, scratch noun pl. Ritze C2
  7. dieRechtfertigung justification noun pl. Rechtfertigungen C2
  8. derRechtsextremismus far right / extreme right extremism noun C2
  9. dieVerständigung comprehension, understanding; agreement, settlement, rapprochement noun pl. Verständigungen C2
  10. derPfand pawn; pledge noun pl. Pfänder C2
  11. derWeihnachtsmarkt Christmas market noun pl. Weihnachtsmärkte C2
  12. derWendepunkt turning point; inflection point noun pl. Wendepunkte C2
  13. dieGarnison garrison (permanent military post); garrison (troops stationed at such a post) noun pl. Garnisonen C2
  14. derStreuner stray; wanderer noun C2
  15. dieKostprobe sample noun pl. Kostproben C2
  16. dieAutomatisierung automation noun pl. Automatisierungen C2
  17. derBinder girder, tie; binder noun C2
  18. derFloh flea (parasitic insect) noun pl. Flöhe C2
  19. dasEinvernehmen consent, agreement; to interrogate, to question noun C2
  20. dieRübe a cover term for a variety of root vegetables including:; beetroot noun pl. Rüben C2
  21. derFeed feed noun pl. Feeds C2
  22. derFehlstart false start (starting before the signal); failure at launch, start noun pl. Fehlstarts C2
  23. dasGesundheitssystem health care system noun pl. Gesundheitssysteme C2
  24. dieGrundversorgung primary care noun C2
  25. Memoiren memoirs noun C2
  26. derPolster pad, padding; upholstery noun C2
  27. derRekordwert record value; all-time high noun pl. Rekordwerte C2
  28. derSozialarbeiter social worker noun C2
  29. dieSpanne span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger); span (semi-standardised… noun pl. Spannen C2
  30. derStadtrand outskirts, periphery, edge of town noun pl. Stadtränder C2
  31. dieAbstammung descent, ancestry, lineage, parentage, genealogy noun pl. Abstammungen C2
  32. derKoreaner Korean (person) noun C2
  33. derUmsatzrückgang decline in turnover, sales drop (a reduction in the total amount of money received by a… noun pl. Umsatzrückgange C2
  34. dieUngewissheit uncertainty noun pl. Ungewissheiten C2
  35. dasKreuzworträtsel crossword puzzle noun C2
  36. dieFritten fries, french fries, chips (UK) noun C2
  37. dieRedensart a commonly used expression, sentence, or proverb noun pl. Redensarten C2
  38. dieSchwellung swelling noun pl. Schwellungen C2
  39. dasPferderennen horse race noun C2
  40. derAnkauf purchase noun pl. Ankäufe C2
  41. derDieselmotor diesel engine, diesel motor noun pl. Dieselmotoren C2
  42. dieDurststrecke dry spell noun pl. Durststrecken C2
  43. dieErrungenschaft accomplishment, achievement, attainment (usually by a community, group of people,… noun pl. Errungenschaften C2
  44. derGenozid genocide noun pl. Genozide C2
  45. dieHosentasche trouser pocket, pants pocket noun pl. Hosentaschen C2
  46. dieBrigade brigade, military unit; the smallest work-group in an industrial plant noun pl. Brigaden C2
  47. dasGlyphosat glyphosate noun C2
  48. derInitiator initiator, one who initiates (male or of unspecified gender); initiator noun pl. Initiatoren C2
  49. dieLeuchte lamp, light; beacon noun pl. Leuchten C2
  50. dieGliedmaße limb noun pl. Gliedmaßen C2
  51. derNachrichtendienst intelligence agency (a department, agency or unit designed to gather such information);… noun pl. Nachrichtendienste C2
  52. dasMysterium mystery, enigma noun pl. Mysterien C2
  53. derBaseballschläger baseball bat noun C2
  54. derPädagoge pedagogue (teacher) noun pl. Pädagogen C2
  55. derRadsport cycling noun pl. Radsporte C2
  56. dasSprunggelenk ankle joint, talocrural joint noun pl. Sprunggelenke C2
  57. dasDornröschen small, thorny rose; the fairy tale character Sleeping Beauty noun C2
  58. dasWahrzeichen landmark; emblem, symbol noun C2
  59. derWidersacher adversary noun C2
  60. dieLänderei estate (area of land) noun pl. Ländereien 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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