Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 7,681–7,740
Continuing the list — words 7,681 to 7,740 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.
- derFehlschlag failure, miss
- dieSozialdemokratie social democracy
- derSpielfilm narrative film, fictional film, fiction film
- derSpätsommer late summer
- derTsunami tsunami (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the…
- derZwillingsbruder twin brother
- derUmweltminister environment minister
- dieLore minecart; a train wagon or locomotive used in the Frisian islands in Germany
- dieGemeinheit meanness, nastiness, baseness; dirty trick, raw deal
- derPhlox phlox (plant of the genus Phlox)
- dieMüllhalde garbage dump
- dasCricket cricket
- derEinschlag impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects); wrapper, wrapping
- derErdling Earthling
- dasAugenlicht eyesight
- dasImplantat implant (anything surgically implanted in the body)
- dieLeier lyre (ancient Greek lute); hurdy-gurdy (medieval fiddle with a wheel)
- derAlbaner Albanian (person from Albania)
- derSäbel sabre
- dieAnfeindung hostility; an instance of hostilities; a hostile action; a confrontation or attack
- dasAusweichmanöver evasive maneuver
- derBootsflüchtling boat person (A member of the refugee group known as "boat people".)
- dieEpoche epoch
- dasBesitztum possession
- derFeinstaub particulate matter, particulates
- dasKeyboard keyboard, synthesizer (electronic musical instrument with keys of a musical keyboard)
- derKontrolleur inspector
- dieKonzerthalle concert hall
- derKrupp croup (infectious illness of the larynx); a surname
- dieLED LED (light-emitting diode)
- dieLebensbedingung condition of life
- dieLeserin female reader
- dieMarktkapitalisierung market capitalization; market cap
- dasMegabyte megabyte (10⁶ or 2²⁰ bytes)
- dasKabelfernsehen cable television
- derPrenzlauer A native or resident of Prenzlau
- dieAmpulle ampoule (small glass vial)
- derKorporal corporal, lower non-commissioned officer (in today’s Switzerland equivalent to OR-4); an…
- dieSchlüsselrolle key / pivotal role
- derHochmut arrogance, hubris
- derKäsekuchen cheesecake
- dieVerbundenheit solidarity; attachment
- dasFerngespräch long-distance call
- derLockvogel decoy
- derJingle jingle
- derHarem harem
- dasQuadrat square; quad, quadrat
- dasLiebespaar couple
- derGroschen groschen; any of a number of (chiefly obsolete) coins with a related name; grosz (unit…
- derBurgenländer native or inhabitant of Burgenland; of Burgenland
- dasCarbon carbon fiber (composite material); carbon
- derJunggesellenabschied stag party, bachelor party (party organized for a husband by his, usually only male,…
- derDenkmalschutz monument protection, cultural heritage management (regulation to preserve…
- derMakel flaw; blemish
- derFreier john, punter (client of a prostitute); courter (one who woos a woman for marriage)
- derFreitagmittag Friday noon
- derGesamtumsatz total turnover, total revenue (the sum of all sales of goods and services of a company…
- dieClementine clementine (type of small, sweet orange)
- dieStraßensperre roadblock, barricade
- diePlatzpatrone blank cartridge, blank
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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