Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 8,041–8,100

Continuing the list — words 8,041 to 8,100 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. derAusrutscher slip (An act or instance of slipping on a slippery surface.); lapsus, gaffe noun C2
  2. derBurrito burrito noun pl. Burritos C2
  3. derChaot chaotic person; violent anarchist noun pl. Chaoten C2
  4. derChristdemokrat Christian Democrat noun pl. Christdemokraten C2
  5. derSeelenverwandter soulmate (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Seelenverwandte C2
  6. derHausfriedensbruch the crime of trespassing, the unlawful entry to, or presence in, a house etc. noun pl. Hausfriedensbrüche C2
  7. dieDiagonale diagonal (something arranged diagonally or obliquely); screen diagonal (measurement for… noun pl. Diagonalen C2
  8. dieGewähr guarantee, warranty noun C2
  9. dieHausdurchsuchung house-search noun pl. Hausdurchsuchungen C2
  10. derSioux member of the Sioux noun C2
  11. dasSägewerk sawmill noun pl. Sägewerke C2
  12. derSabbat the Sabbath; Sunday noun pl. Sabbate C2
  13. derUnterleib abdomen noun pl. Unterleiber C2
  14. dasMare mare (such as the large black plains on the Moon) noun C2
  15. dieGegenseitigkeit reciprocity noun pl. Gegenseitigkeiten C2
  16. dasPanel panel (group of people gathered to discuss); panel (single image in a comic) noun pl. Panels C2
  17. dieWahrung maintenance noun C2
  18. derWarschauer Varsovian (inhabitant of Warsaw); Varsovian (of Warsaw) noun C2
  19. dasWirtshaus inn, tavern noun pl. Wirtshäuser C2
  20. dieWohltätigkeit charity, benefaction noun pl. Wohltätigkeiten C2
  21. dasSozialamt welfare agency; benefits office noun pl. Sozialämter C2
  22. derNachfahre descendant; scion noun pl. Nachfahren C2
  23. dieVollzeit full time noun C2
  24. dieAnklagebank dock (part of a courtroom where the accused sits) noun pl. Anklagebänke C2
  25. derWachhund guard dog noun pl. Wachhunde C2
  26. dieVorschule preschool noun pl. Vorschulen C2
  27. dasBauvorhaben building ordered noun C2
  28. derBudapester Budapester (native or inhabitant of Budapest); a kind of brogue shoe noun C2
  29. derBörsenhandel exchange trading, floor trading (the buying and selling of securities, commodities, or… noun C2
  30. dieChancengleichheit equal opportunity noun pl. Chancengleichheiten C2
  31. dasAroma a (generally rather pleasant) spicy or fragrant taste or smell; aroma noun pl. Aromen C2
  32. derProtestant Protestant (person); protester noun pl. Protestanten C2
  33. dasEigenheim privately owned home noun pl. Eigenheime C2
  34. derEnergieträger energy carrier noun C2
  35. derFährmann ferryman, one who operates a ferryboat (male or unspecified sex) noun pl. Fährleute C2
  36. dieGeschäftsstelle office, branch, agency noun pl. Geschäftsstellen C2
  37. dieGlückseligkeit beatitude; bliss noun pl. Glückseligkeiten C2
  38. derImmigrant immigrant (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Immigranten C2
  39. dieSchlaflosigkeit sleeplessness, insomnia noun C2
  40. dieKilowattstunde kilowatt-hour (kWh) noun pl. Kilowattstunden C2
  41. dieLöschung deletion; extinction noun pl. Löschungen C2
  42. derMaschinenbauer machine builder; especially, machine tool builder noun C2
  43. dieKämpferin a sexless or female fighter noun pl. Kämpferinnen C2
  44. dieZimmernummer room number noun pl. Zimmernummern C2
  45. dieMuttersprache mother tongue; native language; the language one has learnt from one’s mother (chiefly… noun pl. Muttersprachen C2
  46. derChefarzt chief physician (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Chefärzte C2
  47. dasVakuum vacuum noun pl. Vakua C2
  48. diePersonenfreizügigkeit people's freedom of movement across national borders, and right to reside and work in… noun C2
  49. dieRichtigkeit correctness noun pl. Richtigkeiten C2
  50. dieMemme breast; sissy, coward noun pl. Memmen C2
  51. dasWrestling professional wrestling noun C2
  52. derSteg A path, footbridge, or catwalk, usually made of wooden planks, often over water or wet… noun pl. Stege C2
  53. dieStromerzeugung power generation noun pl. Stromerzeugungen C2
  54. derKaktus cactus noun pl. Kakteen C2
  55. derUnterhändler negotiator (male or of unspecified sex) noun C2
  56. dieWehrmacht armed forces; Wehrmacht (German armed forces from 1935 to 1945) noun pl. Wehrmächte C2
  57. dieWirtschaftlichkeit efficiency, economic efficiency, profitability, cost-effectiveness, economic viability;… noun pl. Wirtschaftlichkeiten C2
  58. derYoutuber YouTuber (video creator of the video-sharing website YouTube) noun C2
  59. dasHoroskop horoscope noun pl. Horoskope C2
  60. dasSkateboard skateboard (wheeled platform for skating) noun pl. Skateboards 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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