Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,021–1,080
Continuing the list — words 1,021 to 1,080 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.
- dieErleuchtung epiphany; enlightenment
- dieZufriedenheit contentment, satisfaction
- dieDarstellung exhibition; depiction, presentation
- dieEntschlossenheit determination, resolution
- Ersparnisse nominative plural of Ersparnis; genitive plural of Ersparnis
- dieFrist term, period (time limit), deadline
- derWiderspruch objection, protest; contradiction
- dieWahrnehmung perception
- dieStrömung current, stream, flux, flow; movement (in politics, ideas, the arts, etc.)
- dasKlischee cliché; printing plate, stereotype
- dasOrakel oracle
- dieEitelkeit vanity
- dieSequenz sequence (series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated)
- dieIdentifizierung identification
- dieArroganz arrogance
- dasDilemma dilemma, predicament, quandary, conundrum, pickle, catch-22 (a situation with two (or…
- dasFundament foundation; base
- derVorgang process; event
- dieStellungnahme statement, comment, expression of an opinion; opinion, view on a particular subject
- dieAuseinandersetzung altercation; controversy; argument, dispute, debate; examination, analysis (mit of)
- dieBeurteilung judgement, assessment
- derLumpen rag, tatter, shred
- derSarkasmus sarcasm
- dieManipulation manipulation
- derZeitraum period (of time)
- derAspekt aspect
- dieDemut humility, meekness (comprehension or expression of one’s own lowliness)
- dasSymptom symptom, sign
- Erkenntnisse nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Erkenntnis
- dieMissachtung disregard (for), flouting (of); disrespect, disdain
- Kenntnisse nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kenntnis
- dieSchwachstelle weakness, weak point; vulnerability
- dieSchlussfolgerung conclusion; implication
- derEinblick insight
- dieGenugtuung satisfaction; compensation
- dieNorm norm (rule that is enforced by members of a community); technical norm, such as DIN
- dieEinigung unification; agreement
- dieNeigung propensity; inclination, incline
- dieBeschäftigung occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
- derFaktor factor (integral part); factor
- dieTyrannei tyranny
- dieThese thesis
- dieKonfrontation confrontation (the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face)
- dieSpekulation speculation, venture (risky investment); guesswork, conjecture
- dieStabilität stability
- dieKrankenversicherung health insurance
- derBlickwinkel perspective; angle, point of view
- derBestandteil component, element; ingredient
- dieBegründung reason, rationale, grounds; explanation, justification
- dieWährung currency, bank notes and cents, die Münzen und Banknoten
- dieErschöpfung depletion; exhaustion
- dieZuständigkeit responsibility
- dieFiktion fiction (something fictitious)
- dieTrübsal a sad, troubled emotional state
- derAusgleich compensation; hotchpot
- dieAnarchie anarchy
- derSpielraum leeway, elbow room, latitude (extent to which means and circumstances allow one to be…
- dieAusführung execution, implementation; design, model
- dieToleranz tolerance
- derFachmann expert, specialist, professional
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.