Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,681–1,740

Continuing the list — words 1,681 to 1,740 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. Wellen plural of Welle noun C1
  2. diePille pill, tablet; ball noun pl. Pillen C1
  3. derTransport transport noun pl. Transporte C1
  4. derStatus status (standing); status (notification in social networking) noun C1
  5. derSkandal scandal; noise, a racket noun pl. Skandale C1
  6. derInstinkt instinct noun pl. Instinkte C1
  7. dieKombination combination; outfit (combination of clothes in matching colours, e.g. trousers and jacket) noun pl. Kombinationen C1
  8. dasProfil profile noun pl. Profile C1
  9. derSchrecken fright; terror noun C1
  10. derGeschäftsmann businessman noun pl. Geschäftsleute C1
  11. derKäufer agent noun of kaufen; shopper, buyer noun C1
  12. dieOption option noun pl. Optionen C1
  13. dieAnzahl number, an amount; a few noun C1
  14. dieErfindung invention; fabrication noun pl. Erfindungen C1
  15. dasPflichten gerund of pflichten noun C1
  16. derRuhestand retirement noun C1
  17. dieInfektion infection noun pl. Infektionen C1
  18. dieErpressung blackmail; coercion (the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing someone to some behaviour… noun pl. Erpressungen C1
  19. dieSammlung collection; raising noun pl. Sammlungen C1
  20. dieBeförderung transportation; promotion noun pl. Beförderungen C1
  21. dieKonferenz conference noun pl. Konferenzen C1
  22. dieDiagnose diagnosis noun pl. Diagnosen C1
  23. dieDatenbank database noun pl. Datenbanken C1
  24. derFahrstuhl elevator, lift noun pl. Fahrstühle C1
  25. derKrachen coombe, dell noun pl. Krächen C1
  26. dieVersammlung gathering, meeting, assembly, congregation; assembly noun pl. Versammlungen C1
  27. dieAblenkung diversion; distraction noun pl. Ablenkungen C1
  28. dieZuneigung affection, attachment noun pl. Zuneigungen C1
  29. dieDosis dose; a shot (of an illicit drug) noun pl. Dosen C1
  30. derAbzug trigger (of a gun); hood, fume hood (covering of a vent to suck away smoke or fumes) noun pl. Abzüge C1
  31. dieAnweisung directive, order; instructions noun pl. Anweisungen C1
  32. dieGeste gesture noun pl. Gesten C1
  33. derStandort location, place, site; base noun pl. Standorte C1
  34. dieBegleitung Accompaniment; working together in partnership.; The act of enabling individuals and… noun pl. Begleitungen C1
  35. dieAllianz alliance noun pl. Allianzen C1
  36. derVertreter representative, agent noun C1
  37. dieHinrichtung execution (act of putting to death) noun pl. Hinrichtungen C1
  38. derAlptraum alternative spelling of Albtraum noun pl. Alpträume C1
  39. dieFormel formula (in mathematics or chemistry) noun pl. Formeln C1
  40. derTumor tumor, tumour noun pl. Tumoren C1
  41. dieIllusion illusion noun pl. Illusionen C1
  42. dieÜberwachung surveillance, monitoring noun pl. Überwachungen C1
  43. dieNiederlage defeat, loss noun pl. Niederlagen C1
  44. derIngenieur engineer noun pl. Ingenieure C1
  45. dieStaatsanwaltschaft public prosecutor's office noun pl. Staatsanwaltschaften C1
  46. dieEntdeckung discovery noun pl. Entdeckungen C1
  47. dieHerkunft origin, source; descent (lineage or hereditary derivation) noun pl. Herkünfte C1
  48. dieBefragung interrogation (act of interrogating or questioning) noun pl. Befragungen C1
  49. dieStudie study (academic publication) noun pl. Studien C1
  50. derVortrag talk, lecture noun pl. Vorträge C1
  51. derDurchbruch breakthrough (sudden progress overcoming an obstacle); aperture noun pl. Durchbrüche C1
  52. dieKampagne campaign noun pl. Kampagnen C1
  53. dieVersuchung temptation noun pl. Versuchungen C1
  54. dieDrohung threat (expression of intent to injure or punish another) noun pl. Drohungen C1
  55. derHändler trader, merchant noun C1
  56. dieBesatzung crew (group of people operating a ship, plane, or large facility); occupation (of a… noun pl. Besatzungen C1
  57. dieSchwangerschaft pregnancy noun pl. Schwangerschaften C1
  58. dieHeilung healing noun pl. Heilungen C1
  59. derProfit profit noun pl. Profite C1
  60. derStadtrat city council noun pl. Stadträte 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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