Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,801–1,860

Continuing the list — words 1,801 to 1,860 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. derLebenslauf curriculum vitae (UK), résumé (US) noun pl. Lebensläufe C1
  2. dieWahrscheinlichkeit probability; likelihood noun pl. Wahrscheinlichkeiten C1
  3. dieMaterie matter; subject matter, the practical realities and collected knowledge regarding the… noun pl. Materien C1
  4. derGlanz gleam, sparkle, glitter; splendor, glory noun C1
  5. dieKassette cassette; coffer noun pl. Kassetten C1
  6. derKandidat candidate noun pl. Kandidaten C1
  7. dieAuktion auction noun pl. Auktionen C1
  8. dieFahndung search noun pl. Fahndungen C1
  9. dieZuflucht refuge, protection, escape noun C1
  10. dieAlarmstufe alert level noun pl. Alarmstufen C1
  11. dieRüstung armament (the act of acquiring or producing weapons); arms industry, ellipsis of… noun pl. Rüstungen C1
  12. derAufenthaltsort whereabouts, place of residence noun pl. Aufenthaltsorte C1
  13. dieFortsetzung continuation, resumption; instalment noun pl. Fortsetzungen C1
  14. dasArchiv archive noun pl. Archive C1
  15. dieHingabe devotion; dedication, commitment noun C1
  16. dieBerührung touch, contact (an act of touching physically) noun pl. Berührungen C1
  17. dieGastfreundschaft hospitality noun pl. Gastfreundschaften C1
  18. dieAufruhr uproar; turmoil noun pl. Aufruhre C1
  19. dieJustiz judiciary; judicial system; judicial authorities and procedures; justice (in this sense) noun C1
  20. dieTaktik tactics, strategy (art of anticipation and planning); tactic, strategy, policy (plan,… noun pl. Taktiken C1
  21. derGerichtssaal courtroom noun pl. Gerichtssäle C1
  22. dasDuell duel (combat between two persons); contention, dispute, debate (a verbal combat between… noun pl. Duelle C1
  23. dasEingreifen gerund of eingreifen noun C1
  24. derVizepräsident vice president noun pl. Vizepräsidenten C1
  25. dieFestnahme arrest noun pl. Festnahmen C1
  26. derPrediger preacher; Ecclesiastes noun C1
  27. dieGegenleistung return, return service, quid pro quo noun pl. Gegenleistungen C1
  28. dieElektrizität electricity noun C1
  29. derSchleier veil; haze, mist noun C1
  30. dieVerwirrung confusion, disarray, clutter; bewilderment, puzzlement noun pl. Verwirrungen C1
  31. dieVerfolgung persecution; pursuit, pursuance noun pl. Verfolgungen C1
  32. dasExemplar exemplar; specimen; copy (e.g. of a book) (an individual from a set of like things,… noun pl. Exemplare C1
  33. dieAnstalt institution, public establishment; an institution for sanatory, educational and/or penal… noun pl. Anstalten C1
  34. derUnterschlupf shelter, hiding place, bolthole; safehouse noun pl. Unterschlüpfe C1
  35. dieAnordnung arrangement, array; order noun pl. Anordnungen C1
  36. derVerteidiger defender (someone who defends something, e.g. a soldier); back; defender noun C1
  37. dieBelästigung harassment noun pl. Belästigungen C1
  38. dieMordkommission homicide division, homicide squad noun pl. Mordkommissionen C1
  39. dieGehirnerschütterung concussion noun pl. Gehirnerschütterungen C1
  40. diePartnerschaft partnership (state of joint association in conducting affairs); partnership,… noun pl. Partnerschaften C1
  41. derBegleiter companion; escort noun C1
  42. derRechtsanwalt lawyer noun pl. Rechtsanwälte C1
  43. derPrivatdetektiv private investigator noun pl. Privatdetektive C1
  44. dieKooperation cooperation noun pl. Kooperationen C1
  45. derSpender agent noun of spenden noun C1
  46. dasManagement management (administration; the process or practice of managing) noun pl. Managements C1
  47. dieEröffnung opening noun pl. Eröffnungen C1
  48. dieHypothek mortgage noun pl. Hypotheken C1
  49. diePräsentation presentation noun pl. Präsentationen C1
  50. derGesichtsausdruck facial expression noun pl. Gesichtsausdrücke C1
  51. dieVerlegenheit embarrassment; an uninvited, but not necessarily embarrassing, situation noun pl. Verlegenheiten C1
  52. derAufsatz essay; attachment, add-on (particularly a superficial one) noun pl. Aufsätze C1
  53. derUntergrund subsurface, substratum; underground noun pl. Untergründe C1
  54. derGeschäftspartner business partner noun C1
  55. dieBindung bond, attachment; commitment, obligation noun pl. Bindungen C1
  56. derUrsprung origin noun pl. Ursprünge C1
  57. derAbsturz crash; downfall, ruin noun pl. Abstürze C1
  58. dasResultat result (that which results) noun pl. Resultate C1
  59. dieAuszeichnung distinction; award noun pl. Auszeichnungen C1
  60. dieAufführung performance noun pl. Aufführungen 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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