Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 8,581–8,640

Continuing the list — words 8,581 to 8,640 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. derCampingplatz an area where people may place tents, caravans, and the like; a campsite; a caravan site noun pl. Campingplätze C2
  2. derOger ogre (in fairy tales, a brutish giant) noun C2
  3. derCupcake cupcake noun pl. Cupcakes C2
  4. derZusammenprall crash noun pl. Zusammenpralle C2
  5. derBarren bar, ingot; parallel bars noun C2
  6. derKeil a wedge; a pile noun pl. Keile C2
  7. derKnirps little chap; folding umbrella noun pl. Knirpse C2
  8. derZahnschmerz toothache noun pl. Zahnschmerzen C2
  9. dieKonserve preserved food; tin, can noun pl. Konserven C2
  10. dieKorrespondenz correspondence noun pl. Korrespondenzen C2
  11. dieKommunion communion (ecclesiastical unity); Communion (sacrament) noun pl. Kommunionen C2
  12. derAbschiedskuss farewell kiss noun pl. Abschiedsküsse C2
  13. dieÖffentlichkeitsarbeit public relations (profession); outreach noun pl. Öffentlichkeitsarbeiten C2
  14. derAbschlussbericht final report noun pl. Abschlussberichte C2
  15. derBadener someone from Baden noun C2
  16. derBaumeister master builder noun C2
  17. dasBeisein presence, company; to be with or in the presence of someone noun C2
  18. dasFerienhaus holiday home noun pl. Ferienhäuser C2
  19. derBergbau mining; mining industry noun C2
  20. dieBeschimpfung name-calling, slander noun pl. Beschimpfungen C2
  21. derDienstwagen official car, company car noun C2
  22. dieDoppelspitze dual leadership; attack formation with two strikers noun pl. Doppelspitzen C2
  23. dieEigenkapitalquote equity ratio (a financial ratio that indicates the relative proportion of equity used to… noun pl. Eigenkapitalquoten C2
  24. dieErkennung recognition, identification; detection noun pl. Erkennungen C2
  25. derBienenstock hive, beehive (artificial structure for housing bees, including the swarm and its combs) noun pl. Bienenstöcke C2
  26. dasGlühwürmchen glowworm, firefly noun C2
  27. derTeint complexion noun pl. Teints C2
  28. dasGraffiti graffiti noun pl. Graffitis C2
  29. dieHilflosigkeit helplessness noun C2
  30. dasTestosteron testosterone noun C2
  31. derKlacks something unimportant or easy; blob, dab noun pl. Klackse C2
  32. dieLeistungssteigerung performance enhancement noun pl. Leistungssteigerungen C2
  33. dasNebenzimmer neighbouring room, adjacent room noun C2
  34. derGaumen palate (roof of the mouth); the sense of taste noun C2
  35. dieLiege a flat or slightly inclined piece of furniture upon which one can recline or lie down,… noun pl. Liegen C2
  36. derSpray spray noun pl. Sprays C2
  37. dieMietwohnung rented apartment noun pl. Mietwohnungen C2
  38. derMilchbauer dairy farmer (of male or unspecified sex); milkman noun pl. Milchbauern C2
  39. dasNachspiel postlude, epilogue (final part of a piece); synonym of Nachspielzeit (“injury time”) noun pl. Nachspiele C2
  40. dieEkstase ecstasy noun pl. Ekstasen C2
  41. dieNationalversammlung national assembly noun pl. Nationalversammlungen C2
  42. dieRaupe caterpillar (larva) noun pl. Raupen C2
  43. derPneu air tyre noun pl. Pneus C2
  44. dieGarnele shrimp (decapod crustacean) noun pl. Garnelen C2
  45. derPopulist populist (male or of unspecified sex) (usually in a negative sense, one who… noun pl. Populisten C2
  46. derPrivatsender commercial broadcaster noun C2
  47. derTrieb sprout; drive (desire or interest) noun pl. Triebe C2
  48. derRostocker a native or inhabitant of Rostock; of Rostock noun C2
  49. derHühnerstall henhouse (house for chickens to live in) noun pl. Hühnerställe C2
  50. derRückbau dismantling, demolition noun C2
  51. dasCholesterin cholesterol noun C2
  52. dieFanfare fanfare noun pl. Fanfaren C2
  53. derPfau peacock; the constellation Pavo noun pl. Pfauen C2
  54. derWahltag election day noun pl. Wahltage C2
  55. dasKriegsrecht martial law; laws of war noun C2
  56. derPolizeischutz police protection noun C2
  57. derSpargel asparagus noun C2
  58. derPolizeiwagen police car (vehicle used by a police officer) noun C2
  59. derSchulhof schoolyard noun pl. Schulhöfe C2
  60. derSpuk collective word for apparitions or actions of ghosts, haunting, supernatural (usually… noun pl. Spuke 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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