Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 7,621–7,680

Continuing the list — words 7,621 to 7,680 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. dasRentenalter pension age, pensionable age (age at which one qualifies to receive a pension);… noun C2
  2. dieSchlappe slap; defeat, flop, disadvantageous outcome (in a game, election, contest, battle etc.) noun pl. Schlappen C2
  3. derTodestag day of someone's death, date on which someone will die; anniversary of (someone's… noun pl. Todestage C2
  4. derGag gag (a joke or other mischievous prank) noun pl. Gags C2
  5. dieBetrügerin fraud (female person) noun pl. Betrügerinnen C2
  6. dieRequisite props storage room; prop noun pl. Requisiten C2
  7. derUntote undead noun pl. Untoten C2
  8. derTonfall tone (of voice); intonation noun pl. Tonfälle C2
  9. dieAuszählung count (especially of votes) noun pl. Auszählungen C2
  10. dasBundeskriminalamt federal office of criminal investigations. noun pl. Bundeskriminalämter C2
  11. derSaustall pigsty (shelter where pigs are kept); pigsty (dirty or very untidy place) noun pl. Sauställe C2
  12. derÜbersetzer translator (one who translates completed texts; male or of unspecified sex); translator… noun C2
  13. derFahrradfahrer cyclist noun C2
  14. dieFrische freshness noun C2
  15. dieErniedrigung humiliation, abasement; degradation noun pl. Erniedrigungen C2
  16. derEhrenmann A man of honor; a person who acts with integrity and moral principles.; A person… noun pl. Ehrenmänner C2
  17. dieKennzeichnung flagging, marking; definite description noun pl. Kennzeichnungen C2
  18. derKlaps light slap; slight craziness; screw loose noun pl. Klapse C2
  19. derBums a jolt, a biff, thud, an unsharp impact or sound; a shag, a boink, a hump, a lay, a… noun pl. Bumse C2
  20. dasMarshmallow marshmallow (confectionery) noun pl. Marshmallows C2
  21. dasWildschwein razorback, wild boar, wild hog noun pl. Wildschweine C2
  22. dieMittagszeit lunchtime noun C2
  23. derWaggon railway wagon, railroad car; freight wagon, box van, box car noun pl. Waggons C2
  24. dasProzedere procedure noun C2
  25. dieRegierungsbildung government formation, the formation of a government noun pl. Regierungsbildungen C2
  26. derÜberfluss abundance, profusion; surplus noun C2
  27. derSchadstoff pollutant, contaminant noun pl. Schadstoffe C2
  28. derHandschlag handshake noun pl. Handschläge C2
  29. derSockel base; pedestal, plinth noun C2
  30. derVordermann person in front of oneself (in a queue, row, group etc.) noun pl. Vordermänner C2
  31. dasHelium helium; the chemical element and lighest noble gas with the atomic number 2 noun C2
  32. derJarl jarl (nobleman) noun pl. Jarls C2
  33. derBagel bagel (toroidal bread roll) noun pl. Bagels C2
  34. dasSchema schema noun pl. Schemata C2
  35. diePfütze puddle, shallow pool noun pl. Pfützen C2
  36. dieKettensäge chainsaw (saw with a power driven chain) noun pl. Kettensägen C2
  37. dasMissgeschick mishap noun pl. Missgeschicke C2
  38. dieWoge water wave noun pl. Wogen C2
  39. dieGoldmine goldmine, gold mine noun pl. Goldminen C2
  40. dieAttraktion attraction noun pl. Attraktionen C2
  41. dasGejammer non-stop whining, outcry noun C2
  42. dieArthritis arthritis noun pl. Arthritiden C2
  43. dieBarrikade barricade noun pl. Barrikaden C2
  44. derEidgenosse confederate, ally, one who has a sworn alliance with another; Swiss (citizen of… noun pl. Eidgenossen C2
  45. derErzrivale archrival noun pl. Erzrivalen C2
  46. derPrior prior (high-ranking member of a monastery) noun pl. Prioren C2
  47. derMandarin mandarin (Chinese Imperial official); Mandarin, standard Chinese noun pl. Mandarine C2
  48. derGesprächsstoff fodder for conversation; topic of conversation noun pl. Gesprächsstoffe C2
  49. derScheißhaufen turdpile noun C2
  50. derBewunderer admirer noun C2
  51. derHeidelberger A native or inhabitant of Heidelberg; of Heidelberg noun C2
  52. dasKunststück feat, trick noun pl. Kunststücke C2
  53. dasDia slide (transparent image, to be projected to a screen) noun pl. Dias C2
  54. derGladiator gladiator (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Gladiatoren C2
  55. dieViola synonym of Bratsche noun pl. Violen C2
  56. derMundgeruch halitosis (condition of having foul-smelling breath) noun pl. Mundgerüche C2
  57. derNavigator navigator noun pl. Navigatoren C2
  58. dieRechtsstaatlichkeit rule of law (the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and… noun pl. Rechtsstaatlichkeiten C2
  59. dieMenschenmenge crowd, throng (of people) noun pl. Menschenmengen C2
  60. derRheinländer a native or inhabitant of the Rhineland; of the Rhineland 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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