Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 1,081–1,140
Words 1,081 to 1,140 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- dieDecke any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a tablecloth, blanket, quilt, duvet, etc.;…
- dasGras grass (plant); weed, marijuana
- dieStation stop, stopover, station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping…
- derBedarf need (that which is desired or required); demand (amount of input that is required for…
- derRoman novel; a male given name from Latin
- dieAussicht scenery, view, outlook (also figuratively)
- dasTalent talent
- derDieb thief (male or of unspecified gender)
- derGeschmack taste; flavour
- dasPech pitch (sticky substance); bad luck, misfortune
- dieVerwaltung administration, management, administering, managing
- derArbeitsplatz workplace; place of employment
- dieAbteilung department; division
- dasInstitut institute (independent research institution); department (subdivision of a faculty)
- dasMaterial material (matter)
- dieFähigkeit ability, capability
- dieSchlange snake; line (of people waiting), queue
- dieForschung research
- dieHütte hut, cabin, shack, cottage (small house, typically built of light materials rather than…
- derSack sack (large bag, especially one made of fabric); the sack; ellipsis of Hodensack…
- dieUnterhaltung conversation; entertainment
- derStoff stuff, matter, substance; the contents of a learning programme
- derVirus virus; computer virus
- derPassagier passenger (especially of a plane or ship, but applicable to all transport)
- diePassagierin passenger
- dieKlinik clinic
- derHammer hammer, mallet; sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)
- dieGeschwindigkeit speed, pace, tempo, velocity, rate
- dieTräne tear (in the eye)
- dasForum forum; legal venue, territorially competent jurisdiction
- derZweck purpose; point
- derEinwohner inhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region,…
- dieEinwohnerin inhabitant
- dieAusnahme exception; exception (interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error…
- derZoll custom (duty collected at the borders); customs (authority collecting that duty)
- dasHolz wood (material); a particular kind of wood
- dasAsyl asylum (shelter, refuge); political asylum, right of asylum
- derBart beard; bit (the part of a key which interacts with the lock)
- derStern a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky; a star; the actual…
- derFortschritt progress, advancement
- dasEreignis event (occurrence of social or personal importance)
- derUnternehmer entrepreneur; trader, any natural or legal person who is acting, including through any…
- dieUnternehmerin
- dieQualifikation qualification
- dieSchulter shoulder
- dieLippe lip; Lippe (a river in northwestern Germany)
- dieUniform uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group)
- dasAbenteuer adventure
- derVerbrecher criminal
- dieVerbrecherin female equivalent of Verbrecher
- derMagen stomach, maw
- dasGewicht weight; importance
- dieWissenschaft science (a branch of knowledge or academic discipline dealing with a systematic body of…
- dieTradition tradition
- dieKatastrophe catastrophe, disaster, calamity
- derStil style
- dasDokument document
- dieAngehörige member; affiliate
- dieAnlage public green area, site, park, garden; attachment of a letter, document or email,
- dieWare goods, merchandise, ware, commodity
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.