Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 8,401–8,460
Words 8,401 to 8,460 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- dieOrchidee orchid
- derDingsbums thingy, thingie, thingamajig, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall);…
- derSterblicher mortal (male or of unspecified gender)
- derPott large cup; pot (cooking vessel)
- derEdelstein gemstone
- derBombenleger bomber; bomb planter (person who secretly sets a bomb and leaves); a member of the far…
- dieSonnencreme sunscreen
- dieBesichtigung inspection; viewing
- derAmoklauf killing spree; gun rampage; mass shooting (form of rather indiscriminate mass murder,…
- dasLampenfieber stage fright
- dieBehinderte disabled woman
- dieFliese tile (on walls or floors)
- derPelzmantel fur coat
- derGulden guilder (currency of the Netherlands until 2001); florin; guilder (mediaeval and early…
- dasEndergebnis end result, final outcome
- diePrärie prairie
- dieEnteignung expropriation
- dieGattung type, kind, sort; genus
- derFlipper pinball (game); pinball machine
- derAbscheu abhorrence, abomination
- dieHochrechnung projection, forecast; extrapolation
- derInnensenator minister of the interior (in the senate)
- dieInnovationskraft innovative power, innovative strength, capacity for innovation (the ability of an entity…
- derKiez neighbourhood, quarter (of a city); Reeperbahn (entertainment district in Hamburg)
- dieZahnspange braces (for correcting teeth)
- dieMenschenwürde human dignity
- dieNeugestaltung reshaping
- derRuch smell, odour
- dieRupie rupee (monetary currency)
- derPhönix phoenix; the constellation Phoenix
- dieUniklinik university clinic
- dieUnterscheidung differentiation, discrimination
- dasCamping camping
- dieVerhaltensweise behaviour, conduct
- dieVerschnaufpause breather
- dieStoßstange bumper (of vehicle)
- derZahlungsausfall payment default
- dieZumutung imposition, impertinence
- derTrinkspruch toast (salutation)
- dasSperrgebiet no-go area, no-go zone, prohibited area, restricted area
- dieChristin a female Christian
- dasGeschoss projectile; storey, floor
- dasGehege enclosure (fenced-in area for keeping animals)
- dieAbmessung measurement
- derProjektor projector
- derMagistrat city council; magistracy
- dieAuthentifizierung authentication (proofing the identity of something)
- derBeweggrund motive
- derClou the most important or most interesting part of something; a special feature, trick, secret
- dieDiskrepanz discrepancy (inconsistency)
- dasOlivenöl olive oil
- dieVerbannung banishment; exile
- dasSommerhaus summerhouse
- dieGewährleistung guarantee
- derGitarrist guitarist
- derHoffnungsschimmer glimmer of hope
- derWeltfrieden world peace, universal peace
- dieIntoleranz intolerance
- dieJugendarbeitslosigkeit youth unemployment
- dasSchlüsselbein collarbone; clavicle
Common questions
How many German nouns should I know?
This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 676 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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