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.
- dasVorurteil prejudice (preconceived opinion); stereotype, cliché
- dieKühnheit boldness, daring, audacity, hardihood, temerity
- derNachdruck emphasis (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important)
- dieErgänzung supplement, addition, complement, supplementation; object, complement
- dieGesinnung mentality, attitude
- Tendenzen plural of Tendenz
- dieKomplexität complexity
- dasMerkmal feature, characteristic, attribute (important or main item)
- dasGesamtbild big picture; general impression
- dieSkepsis skepticism (general disposition to doubt)
- dasDiktat dictation (the act of making someone write down one's words; the text itself); dictation…
- dieAusrichtung alignment, orientation; justification (of text margins)
- dieProfessionalität
- dieTheologie theology
- dieTransparenz transparency
- dieRegelung regulation; control (method of governing the performance of an apparatus)
- dieEinzelheit detail
- derZusammenhalt cohesion; solidarity
- dieDominanz dominance
- dieProduktivität productivity
- dasEntzücken gerund of entzücken
- dieTrägheit inertia
- dieEinschränkung constraint, restraint
- dieInnovation innovation
- dieErschütterung concussion; vibration
- dieReproduktion reproduction, replication; facsimile
- dieSoziologie sociology
- dieSchadenfreude malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; schadenfreude;…
- dieBeständigkeit resistance; stability, constancy
- dieBeeinflussung interference, manipulation; impact, influence
- dieKonstellation constellation
- dieAnekdote anecdote
- derAffront affront
- dieBerücksichtigung consideration, provision, allowance
- dieBeweisführung argumentation; evidence
- derAufschluss outcrop (of a mineral); information, explanation
- dieBeschaffenheit state, condition, property
- derKitsch kitsch
- dieMetamorphose metamorphosis
- derRealismus realism
- derIdealismus idealism
- dieGültigkeit validity
- dieGestaltung design, styling, arrangement
- dieMittelmäßigkeit mediocrity
- derÜberschuss surplus, excess
- dieVerbitterung exasperation (the act of turning bitter); bitterness, embitterment, acrimony,…
- dieReflexion reflection (act of reflecting; thinking); reflection (the state of being reflected)
- dieIntoleranz intolerance
- dieKlärung clarification; treatment
- dieKonsistenz consistency
- derRückgang decline, diminution
- derKlimawandel climate change (any large-scale, long-term climate change); climate change…
- dieFlexibilität flexibility
- dieSchnittstelle interface; point of intersection
- dieBegrenzung margin, boundary, limit, border; demarcation
- dieFrömmigkeit piety
- dieEskalation escalation
- derVerbrauch consumption; usage
- derSachverhalt circumstance (surrounding the facts), factual findings
- dieHybride hybrid; crossbreed
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.