Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 1,321–1,380
Words 1,321 to 1,380 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- dieMetropole metropolis; very large city; city which dominates its surroundings due to its…
- dieWolle wool
- dasRohr duct, pipe, tube; blowpipe
- dasGeschlecht sex; gender
- derZuschlag surcharge, additional charge, extra fee; extra pay, bonus, premium, compensation,…
- dieRecherche research, investigation (many contexts, but especially journalism)
- derArchitekt architect (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieAufforderung demand; request
- dasDessert dessert
- derMechaniker mechanic, repairman, fitter, mechanician, machinist
- dieBesserung amelioration; improvement
- dasTaschentuch handkerchief; tissue; paper handkerchief
- dieSahne cream (milkfat)
- dieJournalistin journalist (female)
- dasSemester semester
- dieKassette cassette; coffer
- dasRegal a rack of shelves, shelving, a shelf (in this collective sense), e.g. an open bookcase;…
- dieMehrwertsteuer value added tax (tax levied on added value of an exchange)
- Zutaten plural of Zutat
- dieÜberschrift heading; headline
- derPlastik plastic (synthetic material); sculpture
- derSchmutz dirt; fat
- dieDurchsage An announcement over loudspeakers or on the radio.
- dieGewohnheit habit
- dasOrchester orchestra
- dasEck synonym of Ecke f (“corner”)
- derPilz mushroom; fungus
- dieQuittung a receipt, an undersigned document issued to someone to enable him with evidence that…
- dieRichterin female judge
- derSessel armchair, easy chair (comfortable chair with supports for the arms or elbows); chair…
- derAbfall waste, garbage, rubbish, litter; decrease, decline, drop
- dieEisenbahn railway, railroad (transporting system); train
- dieReihenfolge order, sequence
- dasBallett ballet
- derRabatt discount (reduction in price)
- derOber waiter (usually the head waiter, but sometimes any waiter); over knave, queen
- derMonitor monitor (display)
- derBeleg piece of evidence, a supporting fact; a document that serves as such evidence, record
- dieVermittlung intermediation; agency
- dieHeldin heroine
- dieTerrasse terrace (raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides); patio, porch, veranda,…
- derSekretär secretary (male or unspecified sex); official of an organization
- dieHausfrau housewife; hostess
- derSchreck fright
- dieVase vase
- dasVorstellungsgespräch a job interview
- derBub lad; little boy
- dieGratulation congratulation
- dieAnleitung guidance; manual
- dasMenü a set of dishes with few choices to be made, usually consisting of two or more courses;…
- dasPflaster plaster, cement, mortar, a mixture of gypsum, sand and chalk applied to floors;…
- derHandwerker craftsman (male or of unspecified gender); contractor (male or of unspecified gender)
- dasMehl flour; meal (ground cereal); powder; dust (any result of grinding)
- dasZertifikat certificate
- dasStreichholz match (device to make fire), matchstick
- dasAbitur final exams taken by pupils at the end of their secondary education in Germany and…
- dieSpeise meal, fare (food)
- dasKraftwerk power station, power plant
- dasSchmerzmittel painkiller, analgesic
- derVorort suburb
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.