Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 961–1,020
Words 961 to 1,020 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- dieDemokratie democracy
- dieEU-Kommission synonym of Europäische Kommission
- dasFinale final; finale
- derInhalt content
- derAuftrag assignment, job, mission; order, instructions
- derTommy a Briton, particularly but not exclusively a soldier
- dieAnsicht view (a depiction of a subject, especially from a specific perspective); view (a state…
- dieSteuer tax; helm, rudder
- derEngel angel; a surname transferred from the given name
- dieGelegenheit opportunity, chance, instance, occasion; facility (facilities), accommodation
- derFang catch, capture; booty, prey
- dieTelekom telecommunications company
- derFokus focus
- dieBrücke bridge; The bridge pattern
- dasDate date (romantic meeting); date (person with whom one has such a meeting)
- derHaufen heap, hive, pile; crowd, lot, group
- dieOma grandma, granny, nan; any elderly woman
- dieIndustrie industry
- derAuftritt appearance, look, comportment, behavior; entry, entrance
- dasMaul mouth of an animal; mouth of a person
- dieFlüchtlingskrise refugee crisis; the 2015 European migrant crisis
- dieVettel an old, slovenly woman; a crone; a surname, Vettel
- derHut hat; head, top
- dasFeld field (plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops); area where action, often…
- derBau building, construction (the act of constructing); building site, construction site…
- dieFahrt drive; ride
- dieBombe bomb (explosive device); bombe, a bomb-shaped (cylindrical, spherical or semispherical)…
- derAnstieg increase, rise, surge; ascent
- derZweifel doubt
- dasKonzept blueprint, draft; concept (something understood, and retained in the mind)
- dieInitiative initiative
- dieOperation operation
- derTreffer hit (A blow, punch, strike hitting a target.); results (online search)
- dasDach roof; circumflex
- dieFunktion role; feature (beneficial capability of a piece of software)
- dasGehirn brain
- derDienst service; work, duty
- dasMädel girl (especially member of a group of female friends)
- derMut courage; bravery; mood; emotional state
- derHeiliger saint (male or of unspecified gender); virtuous, honest person (male or of unspecified…
- derWahnsinn insanity, madness; awesome!, wow!, that's crazy!
- derHintern The backside, bottom, butt, behind, hinder
- dieVerletzung injury; violation
- dieUmsetzung implementation, execution, realisation
- derSteig climb (steep upward path); pass (in mountainous terrain)
- dieMitteilung message (communications: Information which is sent from a source to a receiver)
- dieLeiter ladder; agent noun of leiten
- derTrend trend (tendency, direction of development); trend (fab, fashion, popular inclination)
- dieNutzung use
- derLehrer agent noun of lehren: one who teaches, teacher, instructor, especially a school teacher
- dieIntegration integration
- dieAuswirkung implication, effect, consequence, ramification, repercussion
- derHeld hero; protagonist
- dieSzene scene; tableau; scene (subculture)
- derZeuge witness, wit (slang), deponent, attestor (attester), voucher (male or of unspecified…
- derStein stone, rock; any stone-like material such as brick or concrete
- dieHerausforderung challenge, that which encourages someone to dare more; (loosely) any task or condition…
- derAnspruch entitlement, demand, expectation of what should come from someone or something; claim,…
- derVorwurf reproach; accusation
- derZustand condition; state; state pattern
Common questions
How many German nouns should I know?
This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 676 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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