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.

  1. dieStrebe strut, brace noun pl. Streben C2
  2. dieStückzahl quantity (number of items) noun pl. Stückzahlen C2
  3. dieTeilung sharing, splitting, division; division noun pl. Teilungen C2
  4. dieUnternehmenskultur corporate culture, company culture (the shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that… noun pl. Unternehmenskulturen C2
  5. dieVariation variation noun pl. Variationen C2
  6. dieVerhinderung prevention, hindrance noun pl. Verhinderungen C2
  7. dasVolksfest fair, festival (typically large and lasting several days) noun pl. Volksfeste C2
  8. dieHysterie hysteria noun pl. Hysterien C2
  9. derKlau theft noun C2
  10. dieMenschenseele human soul noun pl. Menschenseelen C2
  11. derWegweiser signpost noun C2
  12. dieAnmache advance; pick-up line, chat-up line noun pl. Anmachen C2
  13. dasZwinkern gerund of zwinkern; blink, wink noun C2
  14. dasLaub foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the… noun C2
  15. derAbstecher detour, side trip noun C2
  16. derAktionismus actionism noun C2
  17. dieRobe a long, formal dress worn only on special occasions; a judicial or (in other cultures)… noun pl. Roben C2
  18. derBaubeginn commencement / start of construction (the point at which construction began or will begin) noun C2
  19. dieBoutique boutique, a small shop selling fashion, jewellery, or (less often) other “artsy” items… noun pl. Boutiquen C2
  20. derDoppelschlag a kind of firecracker; a phenomenon of a die printing a transposed picture on a coin noun pl. Doppelschläge C2
  21. dasQuecksilber mercury (chemical element, Hg) noun C2
  22. dasDuett duet noun pl. Duette C2
  23. derFundort locality; habitat noun pl. Fundorte C2
  24. dasHandelsvolumen trading volume (the total amount of a specific security or the total value of all… noun C2
  25. dieHierarchie hierarchy (body of ruling officials) noun pl. Hierarchien C2
  26. derSonnenbrand the burning heat of the sun; sunburn (condition of the skin) noun pl. Sonnenbrände C2
  27. derInbegriff embodiment noun pl. Inbegriffe C2
  28. dasKreditinstitut bank noun pl. Kreditinstitute C2
  29. dieSozialversicherungsnummer social security number, social insurance number noun pl. Sozialversicherungsnummern C2
  30. derGasthof inn, pub, guesthouse noun pl. Gasthöfe C2
  31. dasKulturgut cultural property, cultural heritage noun pl. Kulturgüter C2
  32. dieLandeswährung national currency noun pl. Landeswährungen C2
  33. derLiebesbrief love letter noun pl. Liebesbriefe C2
  34. derProzentsatz percentage noun pl. Prozentsätze C2
  35. dieRehabilitation vindication (restoration of reputation); rehabilitation (process of returning or… noun pl. Rehabilitationen C2
  36. derRumäne Romanian (native of Romania) noun pl. Rumänen C2
  37. dieRadioaktivität radioactivity noun C2
  38. dasSchwergewicht heavyweight noun pl. Schwergewichte C2
  39. dasMünztelefon payphone noun pl. Münztelefone C2
  40. dasStrafrecht criminal law noun pl. Strafrechte C2
  41. dieUmweltverträglichkeitsprüfung audit for environmental compatibility noun pl. Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungen C2
  42. dieUmgestaltung transfiguration noun pl. Umgestaltungen C2
  43. dieInkompetenz incompetence noun pl. Inkompetenzen C2
  44. dasWaldstück forested area noun pl. Waldstücke C2
  45. derSchießstand shooting range (facility for firearms practice) noun pl. Schießstände C2
  46. Gedärme guts, viscera noun C2
  47. dieHecke hedge noun pl. Hecken C2
  48. derWeinberg vineyard; Any of a large number of places in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other… noun pl. Weinberge C2
  49. derSprengkopf warhead noun pl. Sprengköpfe C2
  50. dasBlutkörperchen blood cell, blood corpuscle noun C2
  51. dieFortpflanzung reproduction (act of reproducing new individuals biologically) noun C2
  52. dieRückfahrt return trip noun pl. Rückfahrten C2
  53. derWettstreit competition (the act of competing or a situation characterised by it); contest; match;… noun pl. Wettstreite C2
  54. dieDeadline deadline (time when something must be completed) noun pl. Deadlines C2
  55. derAdenauer a native or inhabitant of Adenau; Adenau noun C2
  56. dieBauweise design, construction (way something is built) noun pl. Bauweisen C2
  57. derGeburtsort birthplace, place of birth noun pl. Geburtsorte C2
  58. derSchwätzer windbag, babbler, prattler, chatterer noun C2
  59. dieDiözese diocese; diocese (Roman administrative division) noun pl. Diözesen C2
  60. dieEinflussnahme exertion of influence noun pl. Einflussnahmen 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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