Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,201–1,260

Continuing the list — words 1,201 to 1,260 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.

  1. dasVorurteil prejudice (preconceived opinion); stereotype, cliché noun pl. Vorurteile B2
  2. dieKühnheit boldness, daring, audacity, hardihood, temerity noun pl. Kühnheiten B2
  3. derNachdruck emphasis (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) noun pl. Nachdrucke B2
  4. dieErgänzung supplement, addition, complement, supplementation; object, complement noun pl. Ergänzungen B2
  5. dieGesinnung mentality, attitude noun pl. Gesinnungen B2
  6. Tendenzen plural of Tendenz noun B2
  7. dieKomplexität complexity noun pl. Komplexitäten B2
  8. dasMerkmal feature, characteristic, attribute (important or main item) noun pl. Merkmale B2
  9. dasGesamtbild big picture; general impression noun pl. Gesamtbilder B2
  10. dieSkepsis skepticism (general disposition to doubt) noun B2
  11. dasDiktat dictation (the act of making someone write down one's words; the text itself); dictation… noun pl. Diktate B2
  12. dieAusrichtung alignment, orientation; justification (of text margins) noun pl. Ausrichtungen B2
  13. dieProfessionalität noun B2
  14. dieTheologie theology noun pl. Theologien B2
  15. dieTransparenz transparency noun pl. Transparenzen B2
  16. dieRegelung regulation; control (method of governing the performance of an apparatus) noun pl. Regelungen B2
  17. dieEinzelheit detail noun pl. Einzelheiten B2
  18. derZusammenhalt cohesion; solidarity noun B2
  19. dieDominanz dominance noun pl. Dominanzen B2
  20. dieProduktivität productivity noun B2
  21. dasEntzücken gerund of entzücken noun B2
  22. dieTrägheit inertia noun pl. Trägheiten B2
  23. dieEinschränkung constraint, restraint noun pl. Einschränkungen B2
  24. dieInnovation innovation noun pl. Innovationen B2
  25. dieErschütterung concussion; vibration noun pl. Erschütterungen B2
  26. dieReproduktion reproduction, replication; facsimile noun pl. Reproduktionen B2
  27. dieSoziologie sociology noun pl. Soziologien B2
  28. dieSchadenfreude malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; schadenfreude;… noun B2
  29. dieBeständigkeit resistance; stability, constancy noun B2
  30. dieBeeinflussung interference, manipulation; impact, influence noun pl. Beeinflussungen B2
  31. dieKonstellation constellation noun pl. Konstellationen B2
  32. dieAnekdote anecdote noun pl. Anekdoten B2
  33. derAffront affront noun pl. Affronts B2
  34. dieBerücksichtigung consideration, provision, allowance noun pl. Berücksichtigungen B2
  35. dieBeweisführung argumentation; evidence noun pl. Beweisführungen B2
  36. derAufschluss outcrop (of a mineral); information, explanation noun pl. Aufschlüsse B2
  37. dieBeschaffenheit state, condition, property noun pl. Beschaffenheiten B2
  38. derKitsch kitsch noun B2
  39. dieMetamorphose metamorphosis noun pl. Metamorphosen B2
  40. derRealismus realism noun B2
  41. derIdealismus idealism noun B2
  42. dieGültigkeit validity noun pl. Gültigkeiten B2
  43. dieGestaltung design, styling, arrangement noun pl. Gestaltungen B2
  44. dieMittelmäßigkeit mediocrity noun pl. Mittelmäßigkeiten B2
  45. derÜberschuss surplus, excess noun pl. Überschüsse B2
  46. dieVerbitterung exasperation (the act of turning bitter); bitterness, embitterment, acrimony,… noun pl. Verbitterungen B2
  47. dieReflexion reflection (act of reflecting; thinking); reflection (the state of being reflected) noun pl. Reflexionen B2
  48. dieIntoleranz intolerance noun pl. Intoleranzen B2
  49. dieKlärung clarification; treatment noun pl. Klärungen B2
  50. dieKonsistenz consistency noun pl. Konsistenzen B2
  51. derRückgang decline, diminution noun pl. Rückgänge B2
  52. derKlimawandel climate change (any large-scale, long-term climate change); climate change… noun B2
  53. dieFlexibilität flexibility noun B2
  54. dieSchnittstelle interface; point of intersection noun pl. Schnittstellen B2
  55. dieBegrenzung margin, boundary, limit, border; demarcation noun pl. Begrenzungen B2
  56. dieFrömmigkeit piety noun pl. Frömmigkeiten B2
  57. dieEskalation escalation noun pl. Eskalationen B2
  58. derVerbrauch consumption; usage noun pl. Verbräuche B2
  59. derSachverhalt circumstance (surrounding the facts), factual findings noun pl. Sachverhalte B2
  60. dieHybride hybrid; crossbreed noun pl. Hybriden B2

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.

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