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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 8,941–9,000

Continuing the list — words 8,941 to 9,000 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. dieDelle dent; hollow noun pl. Dellen C2
  2. derFleiß diligence, industriousness, assiduity, assiduousness, effort, hard work noun C2
  3. dasChloroform chloroform noun C2
  4. dasArbeitslosengeld dole money, unemployment benefit(s), unemployment compensation noun pl. Arbeitslosengelder C2
  5. Cicero cicero; the 5th of the 7 traditional German sizes of type, between Korpus and Mittel,… noun C2
  6. derBergmann miner (male or of unspecified sex); a surname originating as an occupation noun pl. Bergmänner C2
  7. derPatriotismus patriotism noun C2
  8. dasHerzversagen heart failure noun C2
  9. derEinmarsch invasion noun pl. Einmärsche C2
  10. dieEnergiewirtschaft energy industry / sector noun pl. Energiewirtschaften C2
  11. derEntdecker agent noun of entdecken; discoverer noun C2
  12. derRefrain chorus, refrain (repeated part of a song or poem) noun pl. Refrains C2
  13. dieGezeiten tides (periodic change of the sea level) noun C2
  14. dieAttrappe dummy, mockup, decoy noun pl. Attrappen C2
  15. dieHäufigkeit frequency (rate of occurrence of anything; property of occurring often rather than… noun pl. Häufigkeiten C2
  16. dieKirchengemeinde parish; parish church or its congregation noun pl. Kirchengemeinden C2
  17. derFlammenwerfer flamethrower (weapon); blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out… noun C2
  18. dieLocation synonym of Veranstaltungsort noun pl. Locations C2
  19. dasMenschenfleisch human flesh noun C2
  20. derMeeresspiegel sea level (the nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of… noun C2
  21. derSadist sadist noun pl. Sadisten C2
  22. dieNaturwissenschaft natural science noun pl. Naturwissenschaften C2
  23. derOppositioneller member of the opposition (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Oppositionelle C2
  24. dasPenaltyschiessen synonym of Elfmeterschießen noun C2
  25. derBauchnabel navel, bellybutton, umbilicus noun C2
  26. dieRegierungserklärung government statement, government policy statement noun pl. Regierungserklärungen C2
  27. dieZählung count (the process and the result of establishing the number or quantity of items);… noun pl. Zählungen C2
  28. Alimente alimony (allowance paid for someone's sustenance under court order) noun C2
  29. dasScheckbuch chequebook, checkbook noun pl. Scheckbücher C2
  30. dieSchifffahrt water transportation, water transport noun pl. Schifffahrten C2
  31. diePosaune trombone noun pl. Posaunen C2
  32. derHitzkopf hothead noun pl. Hitzköpfe C2
  33. dieArbeiterklasse working class noun pl. Arbeiterklassen C2
  34. derGeizhals miser, skinflint noun pl. Geizhälse C2
  35. dieNordseite north side noun pl. Nordseiten C2
  36. dieGouvernante governess noun pl. Gouvernanten C2
  37. derUnglücksort scene of the accident noun pl. Unglücksorte C2
  38. dieHandgranate hand grenade noun pl. Handgranaten C2
  39. dieVereinfachung simplification noun pl. Vereinfachungen C2
  40. dieAnschrift an address noun pl. Anschriften C2
  41. dasFragment fragment noun pl. Fragmente C2
  42. dasMetier métier, profession noun pl. Metiers C2
  43. dasLacrosse lacrosse noun C2
  44. derIgel hedgehog noun C2
  45. derCougar cougar (woman who has sexual relations with younger men) noun pl. Cougars C2
  46. derBalkanstaat Balkan state noun pl. Balkanstaaten C2
  47. dieBegutachtung assessment noun pl. Begutachtungen C2
  48. dieRevolte revolt noun pl. Revolten C2
  49. derTeer tar noun pl. Teere C2
  50. dieEmanzipation emancipation noun pl. Emanzipationen C2
  51. dieAorta aorta noun pl. Aorten C2
  52. dieAbtei abbey; a municipality of South Tyrol noun pl. Abteien C2
  53. derExporteur exporter (male of unspecified sex) (can also be an organization) noun pl. Exporteure C2
  54. dasFeindbild A prejudiced image or stereotype of a declared enemy of a group noun pl. Feindbilder C2
  55. dasGotteshaus place of worship, house of God noun pl. Gotteshäuser C2
  56. derGroßaktionär major shareholder, large shareholder (an individual or entity that holds a significant… noun pl. Großaktionäre C2
  57. dieKoje cabin; berth (sleeping room on a ship); bunk (built-in bed on a ship) noun pl. Kojen C2
  58. derUreinwohner native inhabitant (often applied to indigenous people) noun C2
  59. derBlindgänger UXO; unexploded ordnance; bungler noun C2
  60. derPersonalausweis identity card, ID card noun pl. Personalausweise 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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