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
  1. dieDecke any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a tablecloth, blanket, quilt, duvet, etc.;… noun pl. Decken B1
  2. dasGras grass (plant); weed, marijuana noun pl. Gräser B1
  3. dieStation stop, stopover, station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping… noun pl. Stationen B1
  4. derBedarf need (that which is desired or required); demand (amount of input that is required for… noun pl. Bedarfe B1
  5. derRoman novel; a male given name from Latin noun pl. Romane B1
  6. dieAussicht scenery, view, outlook (also figuratively) noun pl. Aussichten B1
  7. dasTalent talent noun pl. Talente B1
  8. derDieb thief (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Diebe B1
  9. derGeschmack taste; flavour noun pl. Geschmäcker B1
  10. dasPech pitch (sticky substance); bad luck, misfortune noun pl. Peche B1
  11. dieVerwaltung administration, management, administering, managing noun pl. Verwaltungen B1
  12. derArbeitsplatz workplace; place of employment noun pl. Arbeitsplätze B1
  13. dieAbteilung department; division noun pl. Abteilungen B1
  14. dasInstitut institute (independent research institution); department (subdivision of a faculty) noun pl. Institute B1
  15. dasMaterial material (matter) noun pl. Materialien B1
  16. dieFähigkeit ability, capability noun pl. Fähigkeiten B1
  17. dieSchlange snake; line (of people waiting), queue noun pl. Schlangen B1
  18. dieForschung research noun pl. Forschungen B1
  19. dieHütte hut, cabin, shack, cottage (small house, typically built of light materials rather than… noun pl. Hütten B1
  20. derSack sack (large bag, especially one made of fabric); the sack; ellipsis of Hodensack… noun pl. Säcke B1
  21. dieUnterhaltung conversation; entertainment noun pl. Unterhaltungen B1
  22. derStoff stuff, matter, substance; the contents of a learning programme noun pl. Stoffe B1
  23. derVirus virus; computer virus noun pl. Viren B1
  24. derPassagier passenger (especially of a plane or ship, but applicable to all transport) noun pl. Passagiere B1
  25. diePassagierin passenger noun pl. Passagierinnen B1
  26. dieKlinik clinic noun pl. Kliniken B1
  27. derHammer hammer, mallet; sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative) noun pl. Hämmer B1
  28. dieGeschwindigkeit speed, pace, tempo, velocity, rate noun pl. Geschwindigkeiten B1
  29. dieTräne tear (in the eye) noun pl. Tränen B1
  30. dasForum forum; legal venue, territorially competent jurisdiction noun pl. Foren B1
  31. derZweck purpose; point noun pl. Zwecke B1
  32. derEinwohner inhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region,… noun B1
  33. dieEinwohnerin inhabitant noun pl. Einwohnerinnen B1
  34. dieAusnahme exception; exception (interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error… noun pl. Ausnahmen B1
  35. derZoll custom (duty collected at the borders); customs (authority collecting that duty) noun pl. Zölle B1
  36. dasHolz wood (material); a particular kind of wood noun pl. Hölzer B1
  37. dasAsyl asylum (shelter, refuge); political asylum, right of asylum noun pl. Asyle B1
  38. derBart beard; bit (the part of a key which interacts with the lock) noun pl. Bärte B1
  39. derStern a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky; a star; the actual… noun pl. Sterne B1
  40. derFortschritt progress, advancement noun pl. Fortschritte B1
  41. dasEreignis event (occurrence of social or personal importance) noun pl. Ereignisse B1
  42. derUnternehmer entrepreneur; trader, any natural or legal person who is acting, including through any… noun B1
  43. dieUnternehmerin noun pl. Unternehmerinnen B1
  44. dieQualifikation qualification noun pl. Qualifikationen B1
  45. dieSchulter shoulder noun pl. Schultern B1
  46. dieLippe lip; Lippe (a river in northwestern Germany) noun pl. Lippen B1
  47. dieUniform uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group) noun pl. Uniformen B1
  48. dasAbenteuer adventure noun B1
  49. derVerbrecher criminal noun B1
  50. dieVerbrecherin female equivalent of Verbrecher noun pl. Verbrecherinnen B1
  51. derMagen stomach, maw noun pl. Mägen B1
  52. dasGewicht weight; importance noun pl. Gewichte B1
  53. dieWissenschaft science (a branch of knowledge or academic discipline dealing with a systematic body of… noun pl. Wissenschaften B1
  54. dieTradition tradition noun pl. Traditionen B1
  55. dieKatastrophe catastrophe, disaster, calamity noun pl. Katastrophen B1
  56. derStil style noun pl. Stile B1
  57. dasDokument document noun pl. Dokumente B1
  58. dieAngehörige member; affiliate noun B1
  59. dieAnlage public green area, site, park, garden; attachment of a letter, document or email, noun pl. Anlagen B1
  60. dieWare goods, merchandise, ware, commodity noun pl. Waren B1

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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