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.
- derAusrutscher slip (An act or instance of slipping on a slippery surface.); lapsus, gaffe
- derBurrito burrito
- derChaot chaotic person; violent anarchist
- derChristdemokrat Christian Democrat
- derSeelenverwandter soulmate (male or of unspecified gender)
- derHausfriedensbruch the crime of trespassing, the unlawful entry to, or presence in, a house etc.
- dieDiagonale diagonal (something arranged diagonally or obliquely); screen diagonal (measurement for…
- dieGewähr guarantee, warranty
- dieHausdurchsuchung house-search
- derSioux member of the Sioux
- dasSägewerk sawmill
- derSabbat the Sabbath; Sunday
- derUnterleib abdomen
- dasMare mare (such as the large black plains on the Moon)
- dieGegenseitigkeit reciprocity
- dasPanel panel (group of people gathered to discuss); panel (single image in a comic)
- dieWahrung maintenance
- derWarschauer Varsovian (inhabitant of Warsaw); Varsovian (of Warsaw)
- dasWirtshaus inn, tavern
- dieWohltätigkeit charity, benefaction
- dasSozialamt welfare agency; benefits office
- derNachfahre descendant; scion
- dieVollzeit full time
- dieAnklagebank dock (part of a courtroom where the accused sits)
- derWachhund guard dog
- dieVorschule preschool
- dasBauvorhaben building ordered
- derBudapester Budapester (native or inhabitant of Budapest); a kind of brogue shoe
- derBörsenhandel exchange trading, floor trading (the buying and selling of securities, commodities, or…
- dieChancengleichheit equal opportunity
- dasAroma a (generally rather pleasant) spicy or fragrant taste or smell; aroma
- derProtestant Protestant (person); protester
- dasEigenheim privately owned home
- derEnergieträger energy carrier
- derFährmann ferryman, one who operates a ferryboat (male or unspecified sex)
- dieGeschäftsstelle office, branch, agency
- dieGlückseligkeit beatitude; bliss
- derImmigrant immigrant (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieSchlaflosigkeit sleeplessness, insomnia
- dieKilowattstunde kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- dieLöschung deletion; extinction
- derMaschinenbauer machine builder; especially, machine tool builder
- dieKämpferin a sexless or female fighter
- dieZimmernummer room number
- dieMuttersprache mother tongue; native language; the language one has learnt from one’s mother (chiefly…
- derChefarzt chief physician (male or of unspecified gender)
- dasVakuum vacuum
- diePersonenfreizügigkeit people's freedom of movement across national borders, and right to reside and work in…
- dieRichtigkeit correctness
- dieMemme breast; sissy, coward
- dasWrestling professional wrestling
- derSteg A path, footbridge, or catwalk, usually made of wooden planks, often over water or wet…
- dieStromerzeugung power generation
- derKaktus cactus
- derUnterhändler negotiator (male or of unspecified sex)
- dieWehrmacht armed forces; Wehrmacht (German armed forces from 1935 to 1945)
- dieWirtschaftlichkeit efficiency, economic efficiency, profitability, cost-effectiveness, economic viability;…
- derYoutuber YouTuber (video creator of the video-sharing website YouTube)
- dasHoroskop horoscope
- dasSkateboard skateboard (wheeled platform for skating)
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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