Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,321–1,380
Continuing the list — words 1,321 to 1,380 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.
- dieFortbildung further education, continuing education
- dieVertiefung depression, recess (spot that is deeper/lower than its surroundings)
- dieMethodik methodology; methods (collectively)
- derGedankengang reasoning; train of thought
- dieNachhaltigkeit sustainability
- derCharakterzug character trait
- dieEignung aptitude, qualification, suitability
- dieTurbulenz turbulence
- dieRelation relation
- dieEingrenzung containment, barrier; limitation
- derBrennpunkt focus, focal point (point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge); focus…
- derFanatismus fanaticism
- dieHinterlist deceitfulness; insidiousness
- dasAuseinanderfallen gerund of auseinanderfallen
- dieVerlogenheit mendacity, dishonesty, disingenuity
- dieBeeinträchtigung impairment
- dieLegitimität legitimacy
- dieIntention intention
- dasMisslingen gerund of misslingen
- derJargon jargon, intalk, slang, cant; jargon, technical language, technolect
- derQuerschnitt profile; cross section
- derFrühstückstisch breakfast table
- dieKlarstellung clarification
- derKnotenpunkt junction
- diePeripherie periphery
- dieDeutlichkeit clarity, clearness (the quality or state of being clear); unambiguity (the quality or…
- dieVerfügbarkeit availability, the being there to be utilized; disposability, the quality of being…
- dieAllegorie allegory
- dieModifikation modification
- dasGefälle downwards slope, precipice; gradient; gap
- derStellenwert position, status (value that depends upon position); place value
- dieScheinheiligkeit sanctimony, hypocrisy
- dieResignation resignation (accepting, uncomplaining frustration); resignation (act of resigning a…
- dieVorgabe specification, guideline, provision; setting, default
- derEigensinn stubbornness, obstinacy, self-willedness, the quality of refusing to change one's mind,…
- dieExtravaganz extravagance
- dieKennzeichnung flagging, marking; definite description
- dieSachkenntnis expert knowledge
- dieThematik topic, subject, collection of related topics
- dieStabilisierung stabilization
- dieKurzsichtigkeit short-sightedness, myopia; short-sightedness
- dieEinbeziehung inclusion, involvement
- dieÜberschneidung overlap, intersection
- dieProblematik problematics (problems, set of problems, problematic aspect or concern)
- derStarrsinn stubbornness
- dieAbleitung derivative (something derived); derivation
- dieVerhinderung prevention, hindrance
- dieBesonnenheit prudence, caution, circumspection, calmness, levelheadedness; sophrosyne
- dasPathos pathos
- dieParabel parable; parabola
- dasPlagiat plagiarism (a copying of someone's ideas, text or other creative work and claiming it as…
- dieAttitüde attitude
- dieVerschreibung prescription
- derKonjunktiv subjunctive mood; conjunctive mode
- dieErschließung development; indexing
- dieEntfaltung unfolding, development
- dieBanalität banality
- dieRationalität rationality
- dieAbgrenzung demarcation; differentiation
- dieVerlässlichkeit reliability
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.