Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,741–1,800

Continuing the list — words 1,741 to 1,800 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. diePressekonferenz press conference noun pl. Pressekonferenzen C1
  2. dieRegie direction (work of the director in cinema or theater) noun pl. Regien C1
  3. dasGefecht combat, action, enemy contact; fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle noun pl. Gefechte C1
  4. diePension boarding house, pension; retirement benefit, old age pension noun pl. Pensionen C1
  5. derStab rod, staff, baton; staff (employees) noun pl. Stäbe C1
  6. dieAuszeit time-out; time-out, hiatus noun pl. Auszeiten C1
  7. dieReinigung cleaning, cleansing, purification; dry cleaner noun pl. Reinigungen C1
  8. dieBatterie battery (unit of artillery); a row (an array of similar things) noun pl. Batterien C1
  9. derRhythmus rhythm (variation of strong and weak emphasis over time, e.g. in music or speech);… noun pl. Rhythmen C1
  10. dieSchüssel bowl, platter; basin noun pl. Schüsseln C1
  11. derEntführer agent noun of entführen; abductor noun C1
  12. dieSackgasse dead-end street; cul-de-sac; dead end (something that does not lead one to the intended… noun pl. Sackgassen C1
  13. dieFlüssigkeit liquid noun pl. Flüssigkeiten C1
  14. derVorsprung projection, prominence, protrusion; ledge noun pl. Vorsprünge C1
  15. derAusbruch outbreak, beginning (of an epidemic, war, etc); escape; breakout, breaking out (of… noun pl. Ausbrüche C1
  16. dieBeleidigung insult (action or speech deliberately intended to be rude) noun pl. Beleidigungen C1
  17. derNachfolger successor noun C1
  18. dasMotto motto, slogan noun pl. Mottos C1
  19. derRekord record (most extreme known value of some achievement) noun pl. Rekorde C1
  20. dieKlaviermusik noun pl. Klaviermusiken C1
  21. dieMischung mix, mixture; shuffle noun pl. Mischungen C1
  22. derSchwung a swinging motion, sweep; a quantity so swept, (hence colloquial) any large amount noun pl. Schwünge C1
  23. dasGeschlecht sex; gender noun pl. Geschlechter C1
  24. dieDistanz distance noun pl. Distanzen C1
  25. dieEmpfehlung recommendation noun pl. Empfehlungen C1
  26. dasStipendium scholarship (grant-in-aid to a student) noun pl. Stipendien C1
  27. dieInspiration inspiration (exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or… noun pl. Inspirationen C1
  28. derGewahrsam custody (effective control of a physical object, possessio naturalis); custody of a… noun pl. Gewahrsame C1
  29. diePräsidentin president (female); chairman, chairperson, chair (female), chairwoman noun pl. Präsidentinnen C1
  30. dieEntlassung release; dismissal noun pl. Entlassungen C1
  31. dieTodesstrafe capital punishment, death penalty noun pl. Todesstrafen C1
  32. derUmkreis surroundings; circumcircle noun pl. Umkreise C1
  33. dieGarantie guarantee; warranty noun pl. Garantien C1
  34. derSprecher a speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially: noun C1
  35. dieChemie chemistry noun pl. Chemien C1
  36. derTechniker technician, technologist, engineer (male or of unspecified gender) (frequently used in… noun C1
  37. derErmittler investigator, detective noun C1
  38. dieFälschung counterfeit, forgery noun pl. Fälschungen C1
  39. dasLebewesen organism (any living thing); creature; an animal or human noun C1
  40. dasLösegeld ransom (money paid for the freeing of a hostage) noun pl. Lösegelder C1
  41. Nachkommen inflection of Nachkomme: noun C1
  42. dieStiftung foundation noun pl. Stiftungen C1
  43. dieMörderin murderer, assassin, assassinator, cutthroat, killer, slayer (all female) noun pl. Mörderinnen C1
  44. dieAbkürzung abbreviation; shortcut noun pl. Abkürzungen C1
  45. dieBestrafung punishment noun pl. Bestrafungen C1
  46. derSturz fall; architrave, lintel noun pl. Stürze C1
  47. derMandant client (of a lawyer) noun pl. Mandanten C1
  48. dasSprichwort saying, proverb, adage, maxim (phrase) noun pl. Sprichwörter C1
  49. dasMinisterium ministry noun pl. Ministerien C1
  50. dieRückseite back, reverse side noun pl. Rückseiten C1
  51. dieWildnis wilderness noun pl. Wildnisse C1
  52. derSchlamassel trouble, difficult situation, misfortune noun C1
  53. derSenat senate noun pl. Senate C1
  54. Punkten dative plural of Punkt noun C1
  55. dieVerschwendung waste noun pl. Verschwendungen C1
  56. derWettkampf contest (competition) noun pl. Wettkämpfe C1
  57. dieBeschwerde complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining);… noun pl. Beschwerden C1
  58. dasTrommeln gerund of trommeln noun C1
  59. diePremiere premiere noun pl. Premieren C1
  60. derGeschäftsführer managing director (male or of unspecified gender) noun 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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