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.

  1. dieZustellung delivery noun pl. Zustellungen C2
  2. dieInnereien guts, innards noun C2
  3. dieEssenz essence noun pl. Essenzen C2
  4. derLügendetektor lie detector noun pl. Lügendetektoren C2
  5. dieOrchestermusik orchestral music noun C2
  6. dieHeimkehr homecoming noun C2
  7. derKaiserschnitt Caesarean section noun pl. Kaiserschnitte C2
  8. dieAbdeckung cover, covering; coverage noun pl. Abdeckungen C2
  9. derAlkoholkonsum alcohol consumption noun C2
  10. derBaumarkt home improvement center, DIY store; large hardware store, typically run by a chain,… noun pl. Baumärkte C2
  11. derLieblingsfilm favorite film noun pl. Lieblingsfilme C2
  12. derDachverband umbrella organization / umbrella organisation noun pl. Dachverbände C2
  13. dieZigeunerin gypsy woman noun pl. Zigeunerinnen C2
  14. derVergaser carburetor, carburettor noun C2
  15. dasElternhaus parents' house noun pl. Elternhäuser C2
  16. dieErsatzbank substitutes' bench noun pl. Ersatzbänke C2
  17. dieFachzeitschrift professional / specialist journal noun pl. Fachzeitschriften C2
  18. derGeiselnehmer hostage-taker, kidnapper, captor noun C2
  19. dasWunderkind wunderkind, child prodigy (highly talented person who rises to excellence in their field… noun pl. Wunderkinder C2
  20. derGesundheitsminister minister of health, secretary of health noun C2
  21. dasGrundwasser groundwater (water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and… noun C2
  22. dieGänze totality noun C2
  23. dieHäme ridicule; scorn; spite; gloating; schadenfreude noun C2
  24. derKranker sick person, sufferer (from a disease), patient, invalid (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Kranke C2
  25. dieErbschaft estate (of inheritance); heritage noun pl. Erbschaften C2
  26. dasRauschgift drug, narcotic, junk (psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal) noun pl. Rauschgifte C2
  27. dieLegitimation mandate (the authority to do something or to act) noun pl. Legitimationen C2
  28. dasAneurysma aneurysm noun pl. Aneurysmen C2
  29. dieNormalisierung normalization noun pl. Normalisierungen C2
  30. dasMikroskop microscope; Microscopium (constellation) noun pl. Mikroskope C2
  31. derPlaner planner; organizer noun C2
  32. dieKrücke crutch; crotch; prop noun pl. Krücken C2
  33. dieRandale tumult; riot (loud and unrestrained behaviour by one or more people, often with property… noun C2
  34. dieRedewendung expression, figure of speech, idiom, phrase, turn of phrase noun pl. Redewendungen C2
  35. dieReligionsfreiheit freedom of religion noun pl. Religionsfreiheiten C2
  36. derRepräsentant representative, agent noun pl. Repräsentanten C2
  37. derSchotte Scot; Scotsman; sperling (young herring) noun pl. Schotten C2
  38. dieSorgfalt carefulness, care, diligence noun C2
  39. dasGelaber chit-chat, blather (shallow talk of little reliability) noun C2
  40. dieUnternehmensführung corporate management, corporate governance, business leadership (the process of leading… noun pl. Unternehmensführungen C2
  41. derStrolch a rascal noun pl. Strolche C2
  42. derGelehrter scholar, savant, pundit, man of letters, academic (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Gelehrte C2
  43. derVandalismus vandalism noun C2
  44. dieFete party (social event) noun pl. Feten C2
  45. derLeichenwagen hearse noun C2
  46. derCamper camper (a person who camps, especially in a tent etc); camper (a person who stays in one… noun C2
  47. dieTapete wallpaper (paper-like covering applied to interior walls) noun pl. Tapeten C2
  48. dieBallerina ballerina (a female ballet dancer); ballet flat (type of women's shoe similar to a… noun pl. Ballerinen C2
  49. derAusnahmefall exception (exceptional case) noun pl. Ausnahmefälle C2
  50. derBorn well, spring (water source) noun pl. Borne C2
  51. dasEbenbild counterpart (something that resembles something else); spitting image noun pl. Ebenbilder C2
  52. dasGerichtsgebäude courthouse noun C2
  53. dieBesuchszeit visiting hours noun pl. Besuchszeiten C2
  54. dieEntsendung delegation; dispatch noun pl. Entsendungen C2
  55. dasErfolgserlebnis sense of achievement noun pl. Erfolgserlebnisse C2
  56. derErfurter Erfurter (native or inhabitant of the city of Erfurt, capital of Thuringia, Germany)… noun C2
  57. dasFoyer foyer, lobby noun pl. Foyers C2
  58. dasFasten fasting; to fast noun C2
  59. dasFreibad outdoor public swimming pool noun pl. Freibäder C2
  60. derFremdenhass xenophobia 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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