Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 7,201–7,260
Continuing the list — words 7,201 to 7,260 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.
- derRadweg bicycle lane
- dasErbrechen vomiting; regurgitation
- dasSkigebiet ski resort, skiing area
- derVentilator electric (or mechanical) fan, ventilator (machine that induces airflow)
- derTierpark zoo (park where live animals are exhibited)
- dieUnterzeichnung signing
- dieVerringerung reduction, decrease
- derWhistleblower whistle-blower
- derFeiger coward
- dieKampfkunst martial art
- dieMythologie mythology
- dieEchtheit authenticity
- derSpinat spinach
- derHandballer handball player, handballer (male or of unspecified sex)
- dieKost food, fare, diet, board, commons; meal
- dieHymne anthem (solemn secular song); hymn (religious song)
- dasKanu a light, narrow boat propelled with paddles: a canoe or kayak
- dieKirchenglocke church bell
- derStrudel swirl, maelstrom, vortex; whirlpool
- derFünfer fiver, banknote with the value of five (e.g. five euro); someone or something with the…
- dieVorsehung Providence, Divine Providence (God's superintendence over earthly events); fate, destiny…
- dasBeil axe, hatchet
- dieBotschafterin ambassador, emissary or messenger (female)
- derPeschmerga Peshmerga (Kurdish fighter)
- derPolitologe political scientist (male or of unspecified gender)
- dasRauchverbot smoking ban
- derAbteilungsleiter manager (of a department)
- derSpitzenkandidat lead candidate (the first candidate on an electoral list, who is often the leader of the…
- dieSynagoge synagogue
- dieUnfallursache accident cause
- derNachttisch nightstand, bedside table
- dasMaultier mule (offspring of a male donkey and female horse); mule (hybrid offspring of a donkey…
- derZweifelsfall case of doubt
- dieGeburtstagsfeier birthday party
- dasKollektiv collective
- dasBlutbild blood count
- derWetterbericht weather report (description of past and/or forecast weather)
- dasFachgebiet discipline, field of expertise
- derLorbeer laurel, bay
- dasBauwerk building, edifice
- dasNasenbluten nosebleed
- dieBauzeit building / construction time
- derBiker motorcyclist, biker (person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles); cyclist…
- derBrustkrebs breast cancer
- dieHektik hecticness, bustle
- derHulk hulk (ship type)
- dasAutomobil car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver); automobile
- dasKriegsgebiet war zone
- dasHauptfach major (principal subject or course)
- dieOrgel organ
- dasErsatzteil spare part, replacement part
- dieFaser fibre
- dieBrühe broth; thin tea or coffee
- dieReputation reputation
- dieSchutzhaft protective custody; arbitrary incarceration of those considered enemies of the regime…
- derKauz owl; (specifically) strigid; crank, odd fellow, codger
- dasStinktier skunk (mammal of the family Mephitidae); A dirty or contemptible person
- dieDiskette diskette
- dasWohngebiet residential area
- derZenit zenith; zenith, peak
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.