Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 1,501–1,560

Words 1,501 to 1,560 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

9,109 entries
269 at A1
407 at A2
858 at B1
  1. dieBedienungsanleitung operating manual, user's guide noun pl. Bedienungsanleitungen B1
  2. derFührerausweis noun pl. Führerausweise B1
  3. dieArchitektin architect (female) noun pl. Architektinnen B1
  4. dieIngenieurin engineer (female) (woman qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) noun pl. Ingenieurinnen B1
  5. dieAnrede salutation, form of address (e.g., in a letter), appellation, title; a (short) speech to… noun pl. Anreden B1
  6. dieMechanikerin mechanic, repairwoman, fitter, mechanician, machinist, grease monkey (colloquial - auto… noun pl. Mechanikerinnen B1
  7. dieDoktorin female doctor, woman doctor noun pl. Doktorinnen B1
  8. dasTrottoir sidewalk, pavement noun pl. Trottoirs B1
  9. dasCouvert envelope noun pl. Couverts B1
  10. dasKuvert envelope noun pl. Kuverts B1
  11. dasKraftfahrzeug motor vehicle (any land vehicle) noun pl. Kraftfahrzeuge B1
  12. derPerron train platform noun pl. Perrons B1
  13. derFleischhauer butcher; a surname originating as an occupation noun B1
  14. dieStiege narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft); stairs in general, staircase noun pl. Stiegen B1
  15. dasZündholz match (device to make fire), matchstick noun pl. Zündhölzer B1
  16. dasPoulet chicken (meat) noun pl. Poulets B1
  17. dieJause snack noun pl. Jausen B1
  18. derParadeiser tomato noun B1
  19. dieOrdination consultation hours, surgery hours; prescription, doctor's orders noun pl. Ordinationen B1
  20. dieBankleitzahl bank code, (UK) sort code noun pl. Bankleitzahlen B1
  21. derCoiffeur hairdresser; barber noun pl. Coiffeure B1
  22. dieNichtraucherin non-smoker noun pl. Nichtraucherinnen B1
  23. dieMarille apricot noun pl. Marillen B1
  24. dasRüebli carrot noun B1
  25. dasSchwammerl mushroom; fool noun B1
  26. dieMigrantin noun pl. Migrantinnen B1
  27. derZivilstand noun pl. Zivilstände B1
  28. derAbwart caretaker, janitor (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Abwarte B1
  29. derFauteuil armchair noun pl. Fauteuils B1
  30. Faschierte noun B1
  31. dieFleischhauerin noun pl. Fleischhauerinnen B1
  32. derPersonal Computer personal computer noun B1
  33. derPersonenstand marital status; civil status noun B1
  34. Pommes frites french fries, chips noun B1
  35. derKnast jail, the nick, the slammer; hunger noun pl. Knäste B2
  36. dieRückkehr return noun B2
  37. derAnalyst business analyst noun pl. Analysten B2
  38. derBundestag Bundestag; federal/state parliament noun pl. Bundestage B2
  39. derKanton canton (state of Switzerland); canton noun pl. Kantone B2
  40. derSchwanz tail; cock, dick, penis noun pl. Schwänze B2
  41. derLord lord, Lord (British nobleman) noun pl. Lords B2
  42. dieSchulden debt; faults noun B2
  43. derGroßvater grandfather noun pl. Großväter B2
  44. derBrand fire, blaze (destructive occurrence); hell noun pl. Brände B2
  45. dieLuke hatch (opening in the ceiling/floor of a room, in the deck of a ship, etc.) noun pl. Luken B2
  46. dieKate hut, cot, cottage noun pl. Katen B2
  47. derGeschäftsführer managing director (male or of unspecified gender) noun B2
  48. dieCity city center, downtown, central business district noun pl. Citys B2
  49. derPrinz prince noun pl. Prinzen B2
  50. derVorteil advantage, plus, benefit, perk (of a job); profit, gain noun pl. Vorteile B2
  51. dieAlternative alternative; option, choice noun pl. Alternativen B2
  52. derGeschlechtsverkehr sexual intercourse noun pl. Geschlechtsverkehre B2
  53. dieMami mom, mum noun pl. Mamis B2
  54. derBundesrat a federal council, especially: the federal council of the Federal Republic of Germany,… noun pl. Bundesräte B2
  55. derAngreifer attacker (someone who attacks), assailant noun B2
  56. dieAnzahl number, an amount; a few noun B2
  57. derReal real (former Spanish currency unit); real (Brazilian and former Portuguese currency unit) noun B2
  58. dieKugel a ball, usually solid; bullet, projectile noun pl. Kugeln B2
  59. dieSanktion sanction, restrictive measure, punishment noun pl. Sanktionen B2
  60. derUmgang dealings, (social) intercourse; acquaintances noun pl. Umgänge B2

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.

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