Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 721–780

Continuing the list — words 721 to 780 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. dieErscheinung appearance (way of being perceived by others); apparition, vision (act or instance of… noun pl. Erscheinungen B1
  2. derNeid envy, jealousy noun B1
  3. derVerlauf course (of a border, etc.); course, progress, development noun pl. Verläufe B1
  4. dieTraurigkeit sadness, unhappiness noun pl. Traurigkeiten B1
  5. derStandard standard; set piece noun pl. Standards B1
  6. dieKlarheit clarity; brightness, glory noun pl. Klarheiten B1
  7. derVerein association, club, society noun pl. Vereine B1
  8. Zutaten plural of Zutat noun B1
  9. diePlanung planning noun pl. Planungen B1
  10. derStau congestion, stagnancy of water or anything dammed or otherwise backed-up; weir noun pl. Staus B1
  11. dieKategorie category noun pl. Kategorien B1
  12. derAbsatz verbal noun of absetzen (“to interrupt, put down, sit down”); verbal noun of absetzen… noun pl. Absätze B1
  13. dasPraktikum internship (job taken by a student), apprenticeship; a practical course as opposed to a… noun pl. Praktika B1
  14. dieMitteilung message (communications: Information which is sent from a source to a receiver) noun pl. Mitteilungen B1
  15. dieBewerbung application (for a job or position), candidature; promotion (of a product, etc.) noun pl. Bewerbungen B1
  16. dasKlima climate noun pl. Klimata B1
  17. dieReservierung reservation, booking noun pl. Reservierungen B1
  18. dieMotivation motivation (willingness of action especially in behavior) noun pl. Motivationen B1
  19. derÜberblick overview; bird's-eye view; big picture (view of the entirety, both literally and… noun pl. Überblicke B1
  20. dieForderung a demand, a (financial) claim; call (i.e., decision made publicly) noun pl. Forderungen B1
  21. dasWachstum growth noun B1
  22. dieEigenschaft feature, property, characteristic; quality noun pl. Eigenschaften B1
  23. dasFitnessstudio fitness centre; health club; gym (large, usually commercial, sporting facility for… noun pl. Fitnessstudios B1
  24. derÜbergang crossing; transition noun pl. Übergänge B1
  25. dieErnährung nutrition noun B1
  26. dieErholung recovery, convalescence; recreation noun pl. Erholungen B1
  27. derNachteil disadvantage, demerit; drawback noun pl. Nachteile B1
  28. dieAnstrengung effort; strenuousness, strain noun pl. Anstrengungen B1
  29. dieEntspannung relaxation; recreation noun pl. Entspannungen B1
  30. dasVerbot prohibition, ban noun pl. Verbote B1
  31. dieVerbesserung improvement; correction noun pl. Verbesserungen B1
  32. dasVisum visa (permit to enter a country); visa (stamp on a passport) noun pl. Visa B1
  33. dasFamilienmitglied a family member noun pl. Familienmitglieder B1
  34. dieNeugierde curiosity noun B1
  35. dieBezeichnung designation, denomination, name, term; denotation, representation noun pl. Bezeichnungen B1
  36. dieBeleuchtung lighting, illumination noun pl. Beleuchtungen B1
  37. dieAllergie allergy noun pl. Allergien B1
  38. dieEinführung introduction noun pl. Einführungen B1
  39. dieBehauptung claim, assertion noun pl. Behauptungen B1
  40. dieVorspeise appetizer, starter (food) noun pl. Vorspeisen B1
  41. derWandel transformation, change; lifestyle; way of life noun B1
  42. dieGeldbörse wallet, purse noun pl. Geldbörsen B1
  43. dieAuflösung resolution; dissolution noun pl. Auflösungen B1
  44. dieAblehnung rejection noun pl. Ablehnungen B1
  45. dieÜberlegung consideration (the process of considering) noun pl. Überlegungen B1
  46. dieErwartung expectation, expectancy noun pl. Erwartungen B1
  47. dieKreativität creativity noun B1
  48. dieHerstellung production (act of producing) noun pl. Herstellungen B1
  49. dieAnwendung application, usage, utilization noun pl. Anwendungen B1
  50. dieAuffassung notion, conception, view noun pl. Auffassungen B1
  51. dieOrientierung orientation noun pl. Orientierungen B1
  52. dieBewertung evaluation, rating; expert opinion, assessment (in a professional capacity) noun pl. Bewertungen B1
  53. Erlebnisse nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Erlebnis noun B1
  54. dieÜberarbeitung revision noun pl. Überarbeitungen B1
  55. derVorort suburb noun pl. Vororte B1
  56. dieKompetenz competence, power, authority noun pl. Kompetenzen B1
  57. derBeleg piece of evidence, a supporting fact; a document that serves as such evidence, record noun pl. Belege B1
  58. dieTendenz tendency noun pl. Tendenzen B1
  59. dieFitness fitness noun B1
  60. derWendepunkt turning point; inflection point noun pl. Wendepunkte 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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