Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,261–1,320
Continuing the list — words 1,261 to 1,320 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.
- dieVerdrängung displacement; replacement
- dieInformationsquelle source of information
- dieEinreise entry (into a country)
- dieZuverlässigkeit reliability, steadiness, trustworthiness
- dieAnforderung request; requirement
- dasÄquivalent equivalent
- dieEinhaltung adherence, compliance (with a law, etc.)
- dieInterferenz interference
- dieRichtlinie directive; guideline
- derEigennutz self-interest
- dieKarikatur caricature, cartoon
- dieEffektivität efficiency, effectiveness
- dieSpiritualität spirituality
- dieVariation variation
- dasKriterium criterion
- dieOriginalität originality
- derNarzissmus narcissism
- derKonsens consensus (general agreement)
- dieNeutralität neutrality; contingency
- dieEmanzipation emancipation
- derVorbehalt caveat
- dieUmkehrung inversion; reversal
- dieImplosion implosion
- dieEruption eruption, usually of a volcano
- dieBagatelle bagatelle
- dieÜberwindung overcoming, surmounting; conquest
- dieKontinuität continuity
- dieSpontaneität spontaneity
- dieBestimmtheit resolution
- dieRessource resource, reserve (means, material that one can use)
- derRückschritt regression, backsliding, step backwards
- dieErhebung elevation; uprising
- dieWirksamkeit effectiveness, efficacy
- dieLeistungsfähigkeit efficiency, effectiveness, performance, capability, ability
- dieGlobalisierung globalisation
- dieKoexistenz coexistence
- dieBemühung effort; endeavor
- dieWeiterbildung further education
- dieBourgeoisie bourgeoisie, (upper) middle class
- derSchlafmangel sleep deficit (lack of sleep)
- dieBerufserfahrung work experience, professional experience
- dieAutonomie autonomy
- dieWertung rating, score; assessment, evaluation, grading
- dieEigenart peculiarity, characteristic
- dieSelbstüberschätzung overconfidence; hubris
- diePrahlerei bragging
- dieRückkopplung feedback
- dieMissgunst jealousy, resentment
- dieBeschränkung restriction
- dieErosion erosion
- dieBestürzung dismay, consternation
- dieVerschleierung veiling; concealment, disguise, obfuscation
- dieFolgerung deduction; conclusion
- dieRegulierung regulation
- dieZielstrebigkeit The concentration on reaching a goal or pursuing a given direction; single-mindedness
- dieAusweitung increase; expansion, extension
- derPessimismus pessimism
- dieSchilderung description, portrayal, depiction; narrative
- derGesichtspunkt standpoint, aspect, view; point of view
- derIndikator indicator (all senses); bellwether
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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