Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 8,701–8,760
Continuing the list — words 8,701 to 8,760 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.
- derRiesenspaß a lot of fun; a blast
- derMost fruit juice; must (of grapes); new wine; fruit wine
- derNachgang (later) addition, after the fact
- derOppositionspolitiker politician of the opposition
- derGer throwing spear used by Germanic peoples
- dieEmpfangsdame female receptionist
- dasShooting photo shoot
- dieZwillingsschwester twin sister
- dieSolarzelle solar cell (semiconductor device)
- dasWaffenlager arsenal, armory, weapons store, arms depot, ordnance depot, weapons depot
- dieVerkündung rendition; proclamation
- dieVersorgungssicherheit security of supply (the certainty that a specific good or service, especially energy or…
- derAal eel; bad crease or crumple
- dieWasserkraft hydropower, waterpower
- derNotausgang emergency exit, fire escape
- derLandeplatz landing site, landing field, airfield; landing place
- derAuspuff exhaust (exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle)
- derStoffwechsel metabolism
- derGestaltwandler shapeshifter (male or of unspecified gender); skinwalker (male or of unspecified gender)…
- dieSchatzkammer treasure chamber, treasury; treasury department
- derKronleuchter chandelier
- derHashtag hashtag
- dasBrautkleid A bridal gown, wedding dress as worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony
- diePein torment; agony; pain
- dieÜberlastung overload
- derAnklang appeal, approval; reminiscence
- derEisberg iceberg
- derAperitif apéritif
- derSelbstmörder one who commits suicide; a suicide; suicide victim (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieBraunkohle lignite, brown coal
- derBrühl enclosed land; meadow or wet meadow (swampy or moory meadow),
- derKokon cocoon (protective shell of a pupa)
- derGrenzschutz border guard
- dasKarnickel rabbit
- dieHepatitis hepatitis
- derJenaer A native or inhabitant of Jena, Thuringia; of Jena
- derKabarettist cabaretist
- derRosenkranz rosary (set of prayers; chain of beads used therefore); a wreath made of rose twigs
- derKurssprung price jump, surge in share price (a sudden and significant increase in the value of a…
- dieSphäre sphere (region of activity)
- dasLandei egg from a small, free-range farm; hillbilly; country bumpkin
- dieMusikschule music school
- dasPaderborner a kind of beer from Paderborn, Germany; a kind of mixed rye bread (roggenbrot) shaped…
- derPodcast podcast
- derPublikumsliebling audience favorite
- dieSchippe shovel; used as a typical property of manual labourers
- dieSchutzmaßnahme safeguard, precaution (safety measure)
- derStarkregen intense rain, torrential rain
- dasStimmvolk the electorate, the body of voters (the collective of citizens entitled to vote,…
- derSuperreicher superrich
- dieLauer lurk
- derTatbestand element (required aspect or component of a cause of action) (also collective as…
- derThurgauer a native or inhabitant of Thurgau, a canton of Switzerland.; of Thurgau
- derAnkläger prosecutor, accuser
- dieUntersuchungskommission investigative commission
- derWarnstreik token strike, warning strike
- dieWohnungstür apartment door
- dieVerdauung digestion
- dieSäuberung purge, cleansing, cleanup; purge, cleansing
- dieHexenjagd witch-hunt
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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