Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 7,801–7,860
Continuing the list — words 7,801 to 7,860 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.
- dieZustellung delivery
- dieInnereien guts, innards
- dieEssenz essence
- derLügendetektor lie detector
- dieOrchestermusik orchestral music
- dieHeimkehr homecoming
- derKaiserschnitt Caesarean section
- dieAbdeckung cover, covering; coverage
- derAlkoholkonsum alcohol consumption
- derBaumarkt home improvement center, DIY store; large hardware store, typically run by a chain,…
- derLieblingsfilm favorite film
- derDachverband umbrella organization / umbrella organisation
- dieZigeunerin gypsy woman
- derVergaser carburetor, carburettor
- dasElternhaus parents' house
- dieErsatzbank substitutes' bench
- dieFachzeitschrift professional / specialist journal
- derGeiselnehmer hostage-taker, kidnapper, captor
- dasWunderkind wunderkind, child prodigy (highly talented person who rises to excellence in their field…
- derGesundheitsminister minister of health, secretary of health
- dasGrundwasser groundwater (water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and…
- dieGänze totality
- dieHäme ridicule; scorn; spite; gloating; schadenfreude
- derKranker sick person, sufferer (from a disease), patient, invalid (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieErbschaft estate (of inheritance); heritage
- dasRauschgift drug, narcotic, junk (psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal)
- dieLegitimation mandate (the authority to do something or to act)
- dasAneurysma aneurysm
- dieNormalisierung normalization
- dasMikroskop microscope; Microscopium (constellation)
- derPlaner planner; organizer
- dieKrücke crutch; crotch; prop
- dieRandale tumult; riot (loud and unrestrained behaviour by one or more people, often with property…
- dieRedewendung expression, figure of speech, idiom, phrase, turn of phrase
- dieReligionsfreiheit freedom of religion
- derRepräsentant representative, agent
- derSchotte Scot; Scotsman; sperling (young herring)
- dieSorgfalt carefulness, care, diligence
- dasGelaber chit-chat, blather (shallow talk of little reliability)
- dieUnternehmensführung corporate management, corporate governance, business leadership (the process of leading…
- derStrolch a rascal
- derGelehrter scholar, savant, pundit, man of letters, academic (male or of unspecified gender)
- derVandalismus vandalism
- dieFete party (social event)
- derLeichenwagen hearse
- derCamper camper (a person who camps, especially in a tent etc); camper (a person who stays in one…
- dieTapete wallpaper (paper-like covering applied to interior walls)
- dieBallerina ballerina (a female ballet dancer); ballet flat (type of women's shoe similar to a…
- derAusnahmefall exception (exceptional case)
- derBorn well, spring (water source)
- dasEbenbild counterpart (something that resembles something else); spitting image
- dasGerichtsgebäude courthouse
- dieBesuchszeit visiting hours
- dieEntsendung delegation; dispatch
- dasErfolgserlebnis sense of achievement
- derErfurter Erfurter (native or inhabitant of the city of Erfurt, capital of Thuringia, Germany)…
- dasFoyer foyer, lobby
- dasFasten fasting; to fast
- dasFreibad outdoor public swimming pool
- derFremdenhass xenophobia
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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