Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 7,981–8,040

Continuing the list — words 7,981 to 8,040 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. dasVerweilen delay; to stay, dwell noun C2
  2. derDampfer steamer (steamboat, steamship) noun C2
  3. dieRenovierung renovation noun pl. Renovierungen C2
  4. dieMassenpanik crowd crush noun pl. Massenpaniken C2
  5. dasSodbrennen heartburn noun C2
  6. dieWonne bliss, joy; delight; lust noun pl. Wonnen C2
  7. derPförtner porter, concierge, custodian, doorman, janitor noun C2
  8. dieLichtgeschwindigkeit speed of light noun pl. Lichtgeschwindigkeiten C2
  9. dieTextilie textile(s) noun pl. Textilien C2
  10. derTofu tofu noun C2
  11. dieUngereimtheit inconsistency noun pl. Ungereimtheiten C2
  12. dieUtopie utopia noun pl. Utopien C2
  13. dasAnrecht claim to a title or right; title noun pl. Anrechte C2
  14. derDickkopf someone with a big head; stubborn person; mule noun pl. Dickköpfe C2
  15. dieWetterlage atmospheric conditions, weather conditions noun pl. Wetterlagen C2
  16. dieWindenergie wind power (power harnessed from the wind) noun C2
  17. derZeitgeist spirit of the age; zeitgeist noun pl. Zeitgeister C2
  18. derStickstoff nitrogen noun C2
  19. dieStube living room; room (a room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in… noun pl. Stuben C2
  20. derSchlumpf smurf; hoodie, hooded sweatshirt noun pl. Schlümpfe C2
  21. dieKaffeemaschine coffeemaker noun pl. Kaffeemaschinen C2
  22. dasLazarett any military hospital; a military hospital under war conditions noun pl. Lazarette C2
  23. dasEisenkraut Verbena (a genus of herbaceous plants); common vervain (Verbena officinalis) noun pl. Eisenkräuter C2
  24. derMathematiker mathematician (male or of unspecified gender) noun C2
  25. dieAnlehnung dependence (on); borrowing (from) noun pl. Anlehnungen C2
  26. derAustragungsort venue (place, especially the one where a given event is to happen) noun pl. Austragungsorte C2
  27. derBarometer barometer (instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) noun C2
  28. dasWeingut wine estate; winery noun pl. Weingüter C2
  29. dieBleibe abode, accommodation, residence noun pl. Bleiben C2
  30. dieAdaption adaptation noun pl. Adaptionen C2
  31. dieArmbrust crossbow, arbalest noun pl. Armbrüste C2
  32. derEndstand final score, final result noun pl. Endstände C2
  33. derEntscheidungsträger decisionmaker noun C2
  34. dieGesinnung mentality, attitude noun pl. Gesinnungen C2
  35. dieEingangstür entrance door noun pl. Eingangstüren C2
  36. dasHeizöl heating oil noun pl. Heizöle C2
  37. derInfarkt infarct noun pl. Infarkte C2
  38. dieKompatibilität compatibility noun pl. Kompatibilitäten C2
  39. dieDetektei detective agency noun pl. Detekteien C2
  40. dieMerle blackbird; a female given name of modern usage noun pl. Merlen C2
  41. dasLayout layout noun pl. Layouts C2
  42. derEgoismus egoism noun C2
  43. derMontagvormittag Monday morning (time before noon) noun pl. Montagvormittage C2
  44. dasOutdoor outdoor activities (especially hiking, running, etc.) noun C2
  45. dieProduktpalette assortment, product line, product range noun pl. Produktpaletten C2
  46. derGeheimagent secret agent (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Geheimagenten C2
  47. dasRecycling recycling (process) noun C2
  48. derReferent referee (person who gives a reference); consultant, advisor noun pl. Referenten C2
  49. dasGebiss set of teeth; dentures noun pl. Gebisse C2
  50. dieVideokamera video camera noun pl. Videokameras C2
  51. dieTeilnehmerin participant noun pl. Teilnehmerinnen C2
  52. derThorn Þ, thorn (letter); Toruń (a city in Poland) noun pl. Thorns C2
  53. dieHenne hen (female chicken) noun pl. Hennen C2
  54. dasSyndrom syndrome noun pl. Syndrome C2
  55. dasSchläfchen nap, sleep ((countable) act or instance of sleeping) noun C2
  56. derGewissensbiss pang of conscience; compunction noun pl. Gewissensbisse C2
  57. derSelbstmordversuch suicide attempt noun pl. Selbstmordversuche C2
  58. dasRöntgenbild X-ray image noun pl. Röntgenbilder C2
  59. derAirbag airbag noun pl. Airbags C2
  60. derSmalltalk small talk; a conversation involving small talk noun pl. Smalltalks 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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