Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 7,861–7,920
Continuing the list — words 7,861 to 7,920 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.
- dasZuchthaus an aggravated form of prison with harsher conditions of detention; prison
- dasHandicap handicap (allowance to offset skill differences; measure of ability); handicap,…
- dieLenkung steering
- derFüller fountain pen (pen containing a reservoir of ink fed to a writing nib); filler
- derMitschüler schoolmate (person one attends or attended school with); classmate (person who is or was…
- dasNavi GPS receiver; satellite navigation system
- dieTube tube (container for semiliquids, usually with a screw top)
- derSalsa salsa (dance); salsa (sauce in Spanish or Latin American cuisine)
- dasElfenbein ivory (material)
- diePreiserhöhung price increase
- derRandalierer hooligan, brawler
- dieMedina medina (old town in North African cities); Medina (a major city, the capital of Medina…
- dieSatzung statute, bylaw, charter, a body of legal provisions defined by a corporation for itself.
- derMeteor meteor (streak of light caused by extraterrestrial matter entering the atmosphere)
- derBanküberfall bank raid, bank robbery, bank heist
- dasVehikel vehicle (medium for expression of talent or views); vehicle, rattletrap
- derPinkel dandy, toff; type of smoked blood sausage
- derVorlauf notice; heat (preliminary stage of a competition)
- dasWettrennen race
- derKlingelton ring tone
- derRasierer agent noun of rasieren; razor (tool for shaving)
- derKies gravel, shingle (small pebbles collectively); ore containing sulphur or arsenic, being…
- dasLieblingslied favorite song
- derAlleinerziehender single father
- dieAusbeute yield, gain(s) (of a hobby, occupation, etc); yield (of the end product of a chemical…
- derAutofokus autofocus
- dasBewerbungsgespräch a job interview
- dieSchlafmütze nightcap; slowcoach, sleepyhead
- dieUnwissenheit ignorance
- derDoktortitel doctor's degree
- dieEuropapolitik European politics
- derPolizeidirektor police chief (historical name for the head of the security apparatus, especially of a…
- derGrünschnabel greenhorn
- dasSelbstwertgefühl self-esteem, self-worth
- dieCholera cholera
- derFriedensnobelpreis Nobel Peace Prize
- dieSchulzeit schooldays (period of a person's life when they go to school); teaching time (part of…
- dieFunktionsweise functionality, working principle, mode of operation
- dieSchriftrolle scroll
- dasGeleit escort (group of people providing protection)
- derIsraeli Israeli (native or inhabitant of Israel; male or unspecified sex)
- dieKontroverse controversy
- dieAutomatik self-controlled system, an automatic or self-regulating process; device or module that…
- dieKurzarbeit short-time working, furlough
- dasBettlaken bedsheet
- derMausklick click (act of pressing a button on a computer mouse)
- derSchlafsack sleeping bag (padded or insulated bag)
- derAbschleppwagen tow truck
- dasSelbstgespräch soliloquy
- derDrogenhändler drug dealer
- derRealismus realism
- derFlegel flail (historical weapon and agricultural implement); lout, yob
- derSchornstein chimney
- derSonderzug special train, chartered train
- derSprachkurs language course
- derSteuerberater tax adviser / tax advisor, tax consultant, tax counsel, tax preparer (male or of…
- derVorgarten front yard
- derKorken cork (bottle stopper, usually but not necessarily made of cork)
- dieVergiftung poisoning
- dieLähmung paralysis
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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