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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 961–1,020

Continuing the list — words 961 to 1,020 of 3,165, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

3,165 entries
182 at A1
286 at A2
363 at B1

Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.

  1. derArbeitgeber employer (male or of unspecified gender) noun B2
  2. derEhrgeiz ambition noun pl. Ehrgeize B2
  3. diePerspektive perspective; prospects noun pl. Perspektiven B2
  4. dieErfüllung fulfillment noun pl. Erfüllungen B2
  5. dieInvestition investment (a placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its… noun pl. Investitionen B2
  6. dasSelbstvertrauen self-confidence noun B2
  7. dasPotenzial potential noun pl. Potenziale B2
  8. dieAnpassung adaptation, customization, adjustment noun pl. Anpassungen B2
  9. dieÜberzeugung conviction, belief; persuasion, convincing noun pl. Überzeugungen B2
  10. dieVorschrift regulation, rule; prescription noun pl. Vorschriften B2
  11. dieSubstanz substance, matter, material; substance (concrete arguments or points being presented) noun pl. Substanzen B2
  12. dieVerpflichtung obligation, responsibility; commitment noun pl. Verpflichtungen B2
  13. dieÜbergabe handover, handoff, transfer, delivery; surrender, capitulation noun pl. Übergaben B2
  14. dieGrundlage foundation; basis noun pl. Grundlagen B2
  15. dieReihenfolge order, sequence noun pl. Reihenfolgen B2
  16. dieBehörde authority (governmental institution) noun pl. Behörden B2
  17. dieApokalypse apocalypse noun pl. Apokalypsen B2
  18. dieVorgehensweise approach; procedure noun pl. Vorgehensweisen B2
  19. dieScham shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something… noun B2
  20. dasStreben gerund of streben noun B2
  21. dieKorruption corruption noun pl. Korruptionen B2
  22. derAuslöser trigger (event that initiates others, or incites a response); shutter-release button,… noun B2
  23. dieKündigung a declaration of will ending a continuing obligation, termination, dismissal,… noun pl. Kündigungen B2
  24. dieVermittlung intermediation; agency noun pl. Vermittlungen B2
  25. derVorwurf reproach; accusation noun pl. Vorwürfe B2
  26. derVorgesetzter boss, superior (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Vorgesetzte B2
  27. dieBereitschaft readiness; willingness noun pl. Bereitschaften B2
  28. Ausweise nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Ausweis noun B2
  29. diePsychologie psychology noun pl. Psychologien B2
  30. dieBelastung load, weight, pressure, strain; burden noun pl. Belastungen B2
  31. derImpuls impulse, momentum; impetus noun pl. Impulse B2
  32. dieÜbereinstimmung agreement; accordance noun pl. Übereinstimmungen B2
  33. dieUnabhängigkeit independence noun pl. Unabhängigkeiten B2
  34. dieBeteiligung participation (act of participating) noun pl. Beteiligungen B2
  35. dasMisstrauen gerund of misstrauen; mistrust noun B2
  36. dasPhänomen phenomenon noun pl. Phänomene B2
  37. derLebensunterhalt livelihood noun B2
  38. dasTemperament temperament noun pl. Temperamente B2
  39. derAufwand expenditure, effort, expense (amount of work and/or means required for something) noun pl. Aufwände B2
  40. dieRechenschaft account, accountability; reckoning noun pl. Rechenschaften B2
  41. dieAngewohnheit habit, custom noun pl. Angewohnheiten B2
  42. dasAusmaß extent, scale noun pl. Ausmaße B2
  43. dieGewissheit certainty noun pl. Gewissheiten B2
  44. dieMetapher metaphor noun pl. Metaphern B2
  45. dieDefinition definition noun pl. Definitionen B2
  46. derAblauf process, procedure; expiry, expiration noun pl. Abläufe B2
  47. dieErkenntnis realization, recognition, insight, perception noun pl. Erkenntnisse B2
  48. dieVerzögerung delay noun pl. Verzögerungen B2
  49. derKompromiss compromise noun pl. Kompromisse B2
  50. dasEngagement commitment, dedication; booking (of an artist etc.) noun pl. Engagements B2
  51. dieSteuerung control; steering noun pl. Steuerungen B2
  52. dieBesorgnis worry, concern, anxiety noun pl. Besorgnisse B2
  53. derVerwandter relative (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Verwandte B2
  54. dieIntuition intuition noun pl. Intuitionen B2
  55. dieAmnesie amnesia noun pl. Amnesien B2
  56. dasHeimweh homesickness noun B2
  57. derAnsatz addition; attachment noun pl. Ansätze B2
  58. dieNotwendigkeit necessity noun pl. Notwendigkeiten B2
  59. dieEinschätzung assessment, estimation noun pl. Einschätzungen B2
  60. dieParanoia paranoia noun pl. Paranoien B2

Common questions

How many German nouns should I know?

This list holds 3,165 nouns graded A1 to C2. 468 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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