Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 8,401–8,460

Continuing the list — words 8,401 to 8,460 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. dieLagerung storage; warehousing noun pl. Lagerungen C2
  2. dieMedizintechnik medical technology / engineering noun C2
  3. dieMitwirkung participation, involvement, the quality of being involved; cooperation noun pl. Mitwirkungen C2
  4. dasPlenum plenum (legislative meeting) noun pl. Plenen C2
  5. derPolitikwissenschaftler political scientist noun C2
  6. dieMundharmonika harmonica noun pl. Mundharmonikas C2
  7. dieZauberkraft magical power, magic power noun pl. Zauberkräfte C2
  8. derAnbeginn beginning noun C2
  9. dasRheinhessen Rhine-Hesse (a region of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) noun C2
  10. derBlutzucker blood sugar noun C2
  11. derSchusswechsel exchange of fire noun C2
  12. derBrauch custom noun pl. Bräuche C2
  13. dieSchwarzarbeit moonlighting; work that is paid for, but not reported to a tax agency and thus not taxed noun pl. Schwarzarbeiten C2
  14. dieSelbstständigkeit independence, autonomy, self-reliance; self-employment noun pl. Selbstständigkeiten C2
  15. derPatenonkel godfather noun C2
  16. dieStrippe string, cord; a short string for pulling, as in a marionette or a jumping jack toy noun pl. Strippen C2
  17. dieVereinbarkeit reconcilability; combinability noun C2
  18. dieMotte moth, any nocturnal butterfly; moth, a member of Tineidae noun pl. Motten C2
  19. dieWasserversorgung water supply noun C2
  20. dasWeltkulturerbe Cultural World Heritage Site noun C2
  21. dieZusammenstellung composition, collocation noun pl. Zusammenstellungen C2
  22. dieBahre bier; litter (A platform mounted on two shafts designed to be carried by two (or more)… noun pl. Bahren C2
  23. dieSchar troop; family noun pl. Scharen C2
  24. derSketch sketch (short musical, dramatic or literary work or idea) noun pl. Sketche C2
  25. dasRelais relay noun C2
  26. derSchlingel scamp noun C2
  27. dieWohlfahrt welfare, weal noun pl. Wohlfahrten C2
  28. dieAbwahl voting someone out of office noun pl. Abwahlen C2
  29. derMädchenname girl's name; maiden name (a woman's surname before marriage) noun pl. Mädchennamen C2
  30. dieAussetzung suspension; abandonment noun pl. Aussetzungen C2
  31. derLadenbesitzer shopkeeper noun C2
  32. dasBankgeheimnis bank secrecy, bank privacy noun C2
  33. derTumult tumult, ruckus, row noun pl. Tumulte C2
  34. dasBlickfeld field of vision noun pl. Blickfelder C2
  35. derBraunschweiger a native or inhabitant of Braunschweig; of Braunschweig noun C2
  36. derDruide druid noun pl. Druiden C2
  37. dieDunkelziffer dark figure (estimated number of unreported cases) noun pl. Dunkelziffern C2
  38. dasFranchise franchise (authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or… noun C2
  39. dieWertsache valuable noun pl. Wertsachen C2
  40. derAusreißer agent noun of ausreißen:; runaway noun C2
  41. dieFührungsriege leadership circles noun pl. Führungsriegen C2
  42. derÜbeltäter malefactor; evildoer noun C2
  43. dieKlimapolitik climate politics noun pl. Klimapolitiken C2
  44. derFeuerball a fireball noun pl. Feuerbälle C2
  45. derAutopilot autopilot noun pl. Autopiloten C2
  46. derRekordhalter recordholder noun C2
  47. derSchaltkreis electric circuit, integrated circuit ("integrierter Schaltkreis") noun pl. Schaltkreise C2
  48. diePünktlichkeit punctuality noun C2
  49. derSchlafsaal dormitory noun pl. Schlafsäle C2
  50. derSlowene Slovene (male or of unspecified gender) (person from Slovenia) noun pl. Slowenen C2
  51. dasKnochenmark bone marrow noun C2
  52. dieUraufführung premiere (debut performance) noun pl. Uraufführungen C2
  53. derSub sub, submissive noun pl. Subs C2
  54. dieVernehmlassung a step in the process of passing a law in Switzerland and Liechtenstein during which… noun pl. Vernehmlassungen C2
  55. derEgoist egoist noun pl. Egoisten C2
  56. dieWohneinheit accommodation unit noun pl. Wohneinheiten C2
  57. dieOrchidee orchid noun pl. Orchideen C2
  58. derDingsbums thingy, thingie, thingamajig, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall);… noun pl. Dingsbumse C2
  59. derSterblicher mortal (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Sterbliche C2
  60. derPott large cup; pot (cooking vessel) noun pl. Pötte 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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