Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 8,281–8,340
Continuing the list — words 8,281 to 8,340 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.
- dieStrebe strut, brace
- dieStückzahl quantity (number of items)
- dieTeilung sharing, splitting, division; division
- dieUnternehmenskultur corporate culture, company culture (the shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that…
- dieVariation variation
- dieVerhinderung prevention, hindrance
- dasVolksfest fair, festival (typically large and lasting several days)
- dieHysterie hysteria
- derKlau theft
- dieMenschenseele human soul
- derWegweiser signpost
- dieAnmache advance; pick-up line, chat-up line
- dasZwinkern gerund of zwinkern; blink, wink
- dasLaub foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the…
- derAbstecher detour, side trip
- derAktionismus actionism
- dieRobe a long, formal dress worn only on special occasions; a judicial or (in other cultures)…
- derBaubeginn commencement / start of construction (the point at which construction began or will begin)
- dieBoutique boutique, a small shop selling fashion, jewellery, or (less often) other “artsy” items…
- derDoppelschlag a kind of firecracker; a phenomenon of a die printing a transposed picture on a coin
- dasQuecksilber mercury (chemical element, Hg)
- dasDuett duet
- derFundort locality; habitat
- dasHandelsvolumen trading volume (the total amount of a specific security or the total value of all…
- dieHierarchie hierarchy (body of ruling officials)
- derSonnenbrand the burning heat of the sun; sunburn (condition of the skin)
- derInbegriff embodiment
- dasKreditinstitut bank
- dieSozialversicherungsnummer social security number, social insurance number
- derGasthof inn, pub, guesthouse
- dasKulturgut cultural property, cultural heritage
- dieLandeswährung national currency
- derLiebesbrief love letter
- derProzentsatz percentage
- dieRehabilitation vindication (restoration of reputation); rehabilitation (process of returning or…
- derRumäne Romanian (native of Romania)
- dieRadioaktivität radioactivity
- dasSchwergewicht heavyweight
- dasMünztelefon payphone
- dasStrafrecht criminal law
- dieUmweltverträglichkeitsprüfung audit for environmental compatibility
- dieUmgestaltung transfiguration
- dieInkompetenz incompetence
- dasWaldstück forested area
- derSchießstand shooting range (facility for firearms practice)
- Gedärme guts, viscera
- dieHecke hedge
- derWeinberg vineyard; Any of a large number of places in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other…
- derSprengkopf warhead
- dasBlutkörperchen blood cell, blood corpuscle
- dieFortpflanzung reproduction (act of reproducing new individuals biologically)
- dieRückfahrt return trip
- derWettstreit competition (the act of competing or a situation characterised by it); contest; match;…
- dieDeadline deadline (time when something must be completed)
- derAdenauer a native or inhabitant of Adenau; Adenau
- dieBauweise design, construction (way something is built)
- derGeburtsort birthplace, place of birth
- derSchwätzer windbag, babbler, prattler, chatterer
- dieDiözese diocese; diocese (Roman administrative division)
- dieEinflussnahme exertion of influence
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.