Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,621–1,680

Continuing the list — words 1,621 to 1,680 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.

  1. dieGeschwindigkeit speed, pace, tempo, velocity, rate noun pl. Geschwindigkeiten C1
  2. derBetrüger fraud, impostor, imposter, fraudster (person); con artist, con man, scammer, cheat,… noun C1
  3. dasKönigreich kingdom noun pl. Königreiche C1
  4. dasGeständnis confession (open admittance of having done something) noun pl. Geständnisse C1
  5. dieEntführung abduction, kidnapping noun pl. Entführungen C1
  6. dieAnwesenheit presence noun C1
  7. dieExistenz existence; subsistence noun pl. Existenzen C1
  8. dasSymbol symbol, icon noun pl. Symbole C1
  9. dasHeilmittel remedy (a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease) noun C1
  10. derApparat apparatus, device, machine (complex instrument); apparat, apparatus (organisation,… noun pl. Apparate C1
  11. derEinbruch burglary, break-in; slump noun pl. Einbrüche C1
  12. dasGemälde painting noun C1
  13. dieVerhandlung negotiation; hearing, trial noun pl. Verhandlungen C1
  14. derProfi pro (professional sports player); pro (expert, one who is very good at something) noun pl. Profis C1
  15. derEinspruch objection, protest, appeal noun pl. Einsprüche C1
  16. dieKaution bail; caution noun pl. Kautionen C1
  17. dieKreatur creature noun pl. Kreaturen C1
  18. derAutor author noun pl. Autoren C1
  19. derPsychiater psychiatrist (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  20. derRegisseur director (male or of unspecified gender); trainer, coach (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Regisseure C1
  21. dieKanone cannon; gun noun pl. Kanonen C1
  22. dieVergebung pardon (forgiveness for an offense), forgiveness (action of forgiving); remission… noun pl. Vergebungen C1
  23. derVersager loser, failure, deadbeat (someone who fails) noun C1
  24. derAnlass cause, starting, motive, occasion; occasion, event, gathering noun pl. Anlässe C1
  25. dieAtmosphäre atmosphere; atmosphere, ambiance, mood noun pl. Atmosphären C1
  26. dieTarnung camouflage noun pl. Tarnungen C1
  27. derSpruch short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself;… noun pl. Sprüche C1
  28. dasEigentum ownership; an item of owned property, e.g. estate, belonging, etc. noun pl. Eigentümer C1
  29. derDiebstahl theft noun pl. Diebstähle C1
  30. dieOberfläche surface noun pl. Oberflächen C1
  31. derPolitiker politician noun C1
  32. derSchriftsteller author, writer noun C1
  33. dieJury panel of judges, jury in a competition; panel of jurors, jury in a trial (nonexistent in… noun pl. Jurys C1
  34. dieTrennung separation, parting; breakup noun pl. Trennungen C1
  35. dieKanzlei office, chambers; chancellery noun pl. Kanzleien C1
  36. derAnschlag attack (terror attack or assassination); notice, bulletin (printed or written note… noun pl. Anschläge C1
  37. dasObjekt object (inanimate being, thing); object (that around which an emotion or activity centers) noun pl. Objekte C1
  38. dieEpisode episode (something that took place) noun pl. Episoden C1
  39. dieNadel needle; hook (implement for sewing, knitting, or crocheting); pin (implement for fixing… noun pl. Nadeln C1
  40. dieSorte a sort, variety, grade of a good produced for sale or consumption; a sort, kind, type of… noun pl. Sorten C1
  41. derExperte expert noun pl. Experten C1
  42. dieVerschwörung conspiracy noun pl. Verschwörungen C1
  43. dieZeremonie ceremony noun pl. Zeremonien C1
  44. derErsatz replacement, substitute; compensation noun pl. Ersätze C1
  45. dieZeitverschwendung waste of time (meaningless or fruitless activity) noun pl. Zeitverschwendungen C1
  46. dieAnlage public green area, site, park, garden; attachment of a letter, document or email, noun pl. Anlagen C1
  47. dieKonkurrenz competition (act of competing); competitors, competition (rival businesses) noun pl. Konkurrenzen C1
  48. dieIntelligenz intelligence (capacity of mind) noun pl. Intelligenzen C1
  49. derRückzug retreat noun pl. Rückzüge C1
  50. derSonnenuntergang sunset (time of day) noun pl. Sonnenuntergänge C1
  51. dieOper opera (theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance); opera house,… noun pl. Opern C1
  52. dieAgentur agency noun pl. Agenturen C1
  53. derPfeil arrow (missile); arrow (sign) noun pl. Pfeile C1
  54. derSektor sector noun pl. Sektoren C1
  55. Quellen plural of Quelle noun C1
  56. derUmschlag envelope; wrapper, cover of a book, dust jacket noun pl. Umschläge C1
  57. derKommentar comment; commentary noun pl. Kommentare C1
  58. dieMeldung report, notification; report, news item noun pl. Meldungen C1
  59. diePrivatsphäre privacy, private sphere noun pl. Privatsphären C1
  60. derPfad path noun pl. Pfade C1

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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