Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 1,021–1,080
Words 1,021 to 1,080 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- derZufall chance, coincidence, randomness; synonym of Anfall (“fit; seizure”)
- derStrom a large river; stream; current
- derKandidat candidate
- diePresse press (device used to apply pressure); press (printed media)
- dieVeranstaltung public event or community gathering with a specific theme or purpose and a specific…
- dasLager place where one sleeps, such as a bed or a spot in a barn, etc.; lair of an animal (but…
- derViertel quarter, fourth; one-quarter liter (250 milliliter) of a specified liquid, often used in…
- derGegensatz opposition, antagonism; opposite
- derGang motion, movement, progress, way, going; gait, way (someone walks), an instance of walking
- dieUntersuchung examination, investigation
- derAutor author
- dieAusgabe edition, issue (literary work); version, copy (of a book or booklet)
- derDirektor principal (administrator of a school); director (leader of an organisation)
- dieDirektorin headmistress; director
- derAntrag application, request; motion, proposition, petition
- derNerv nerve
- diePflicht duty
- dasKnie knee
- dieReform reform
- derKuss kiss
- dasWerk work, achievement (the result of working); work, piece (of art, literature, or the like)
- derSchatten shade, shadow
- dieTatsache fact (a true observation); truly, that is the case, it's true
- dasVerhältnis relation, ratio; relationship
- derDreck dirt; filth
- dieMühe effort, difficulty
- derMigrant migrant
- derKreis circle; range, scope
- derBewohner occupant; inhabitant
- derAlltag everyday life, daily routine
- derKonflikt conflict
- dasStadion stadium (venue for sporting events); stadion (Ancient Greek unit of length)
- dieUrsache cause (source or reason of an event or action)
- dieBeschreibung description
- derVerdacht suspicion
- dieBotschaft message; news, tidings
- dasNetzwerk network
- derAlkohol alcohol, ethanol (substance); alcohol, liquor (beverage containing the former substance)
- dasGebiet area, region; territory
- dieStrafe punishment; penalty
- dasPersonal staff, personnel, employees; personal
- dieAbsicht intention; intent
- derWissenschaftler scientist; scholar, researcher, academic (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieGewerkschaft labor union, trade union
- dieKommunikation communication, exchange of signs; the imparting or sharing between of anything,…
- dieVorstellung idea, image, representation (the transcript, image, or picture of a visible object that…
- dasTempo tempo, pace (rate, speed); tissue (paper handkerchief)
- derCousin male cousin
- derSpiegel mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the…
- dieGeduld patience; a surname
- derSchauspieler actor
- dieSumme sum (maths)
- dieMedizin medicine (the study of disease and treatment; the profession based thereon); medicine…
- derHof yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses); court (residence…
- dieKiste chest, box; crate, case (a box that contains beverage bottles)
- derAlarm alert, alarm
- derSturm A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall; storm, tempest
- dasGift poison; toxin; venom; gift; something given
- dieUmgebung environment (area around something), vicinity, surroundings
- dieGeburt birth
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.