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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 8,761–8,820

Continuing the list — words 8,761 to 8,820 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. derBarbier barber (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Barbiere C2
  2. dieSure sura (of the Qur'an) noun pl. Suren C2
  3. derEdelmann nobleman, noble noun pl. Edelmänner C2
  4. dieGerichtsverhandlung trial noun pl. Gerichtsverhandlungen C2
  5. derBürokrat bureaucrat noun pl. Bürokraten C2
  6. derAnleihemarkt bond market (a financial market where participants can issue new debt, known as the… noun pl. Anleihemärkte C2
  7. derHilferuf call for help noun pl. Hilferufe C2
  8. dasBesatzungsmitglied crew member noun pl. Besatzungsmitglieder C2
  9. derBewerb synonym of Wettbewerb noun pl. Bewerbe C2
  10. derBundeshaushalt federal budget noun pl. Bundeshaushalte C2
  11. derOberstleutnant lieutenant colonel; wing commander noun pl. Oberstleutnante C2
  12. dasEstablishment establishment (long-standing elite or authority group) noun pl. Establishments C2
  13. derMeeresgrund ocean floor noun pl. Meeresgründe C2
  14. derHausen Huso, genus of sturgeon; to dwell, to reside (under poor or makeshift conditions, or… noun C2
  15. dieWidmung dedication noun pl. Widmungen C2
  16. derGendarm gendarme noun pl. Gendarmen C2
  17. derSpiritus alcohol, chiefly for technical use; breathing; a glottal consonant, usually /h/; a… noun C2
  18. dasHandelsabkommen trade agreement noun C2
  19. dieInstandhaltung maintenance noun pl. Instandhaltungen C2
  20. derKarikaturist caricaturist (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Karikaturisten C2
  21. derMilchshake milkshake noun pl. Milchshakes C2
  22. dieKonzeption conception; doctrine noun pl. Konzeptionen C2
  23. dieKunsthalle kunsthalle (facility that holds temporary art exhibitions) noun pl. Kunsthallen C2
  24. diePriesterin priestess (female priest); churchwoman noun pl. Priesterinnen C2
  25. dieZwangsjacke straitjacket noun pl. Zwangsjacken C2
  26. dieRune rune (letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient… noun pl. Runen C2
  27. dieStaatspolizei state police; police of a state (federal subdivision), German equivalent Landespolizei noun pl. Staatspolizeien C2
  28. dieMittelkonsole center console or centre console noun pl. Mittelkonsolen C2
  29. derCroissant croissant noun pl. Croissants C2
  30. dieMuttergesellschaft parent company noun pl. Muttergesellschaften C2
  31. dieSpirale spiral; intrauterine device noun pl. Spiralen C2
  32. dieWiederbelebung reanimation; revival noun pl. Wiederbelebungen C2
  33. dasKauderwelsch gibberish, gobbledygook; The variety of Romansch spoken in the Swiss town of Chur… noun C2
  34. derBluterguss bruise noun pl. Blutergüsse C2
  35. dieAndeutung adumbration, hint noun pl. Andeutungen C2
  36. dieSchadensbegrenzung damage control (the limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be… noun pl. Schadensbegrenzungen C2
  37. dasSchiedsgericht arbitration, arbitral court noun pl. Schiedsgerichte C2
  38. dieMännerstimme male voice, man's voice noun pl. Männerstimmen C2
  39. derWichtigtuer busybody, stuffed shirt, blowhard, pompous ass (US) / pompous git (UK) (male or of… noun C2
  40. dasSorgenkind problem child noun pl. Sorgenkinder C2
  41. dieAnsammlung gathering, collection, accumulation, assemblage; crowd noun pl. Ansammlungen C2
  42. dieSprengung blasting (with explosive); sprinkling noun pl. Sprengungen C2
  43. dasStanding standing (position or reputation in society or a profession) noun C2
  44. dieWarteschleife hold (telephone queue) noun pl. Warteschleifen C2
  45. derZeiger hand (of a clock or watch); pointer (similar device on other objects, typically in the… noun C2
  46. dieZeitlupe slow motion noun pl. Zeitlupen C2
  47. dieZivilcourage moral courage noun C2
  48. dasHufeisen horseshoe noun C2
  49. dieSpeisekammer pantry; larder noun pl. Speisekammern C2
  50. derBypass bypass noun pl. Bypässe C2
  51. Schwiegereltern parents-in-law noun C2
  52. derKolben club, beetle; butt of a rifle noun C2
  53. dieLuftröhre windpipe, trachea noun pl. Luftröhren C2
  54. derPuppenspieler puppeteer noun C2
  55. dieGegenüberstellung comparison; lineup; police lineup; identity parade noun pl. Gegenüberstellungen C2
  56. derAnalytiker analyst, analyser noun C2
  57. derHecht pike (fish), luce; a bloke, a guy, especially an admired, self-confident, or arrogant one noun pl. Hechte C2
  58. dieTraumfrau dreamgirl, girl of one's dreams, dream woman noun pl. Traumfrauen C2
  59. dieWenigkeit paucity noun C2
  60. dasRentier reindeer; rentier (individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends,… noun pl. Rentiere 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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