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.
- derLebenslauf curriculum vitae (UK), résumé (US)
- dieWahrscheinlichkeit probability; likelihood
- dieMaterie matter; subject matter, the practical realities and collected knowledge regarding the…
- derGlanz gleam, sparkle, glitter; splendor, glory
- dieKassette cassette; coffer
- derKandidat candidate
- dieAuktion auction
- dieFahndung search
- dieZuflucht refuge, protection, escape
- dieAlarmstufe alert level
- dieRüstung armament (the act of acquiring or producing weapons); arms industry, ellipsis of…
- derAufenthaltsort whereabouts, place of residence
- dieFortsetzung continuation, resumption; instalment
- dasArchiv archive
- dieHingabe devotion; dedication, commitment
- dieBerührung touch, contact (an act of touching physically)
- dieGastfreundschaft hospitality
- dieAufruhr uproar; turmoil
- dieJustiz judiciary; judicial system; judicial authorities and procedures; justice (in this sense)
- dieTaktik tactics, strategy (art of anticipation and planning); tactic, strategy, policy (plan,…
- derGerichtssaal courtroom
- dasDuell duel (combat between two persons); contention, dispute, debate (a verbal combat between…
- dasEingreifen gerund of eingreifen
- derVizepräsident vice president
- dieFestnahme arrest
- derPrediger preacher; Ecclesiastes
- dieGegenleistung return, return service, quid pro quo
- dieElektrizität electricity
- derSchleier veil; haze, mist
- dieVerwirrung confusion, disarray, clutter; bewilderment, puzzlement
- dieVerfolgung persecution; pursuit, pursuance
- dasExemplar exemplar; specimen; copy (e.g. of a book) (an individual from a set of like things,…
- dieAnstalt institution, public establishment; an institution for sanatory, educational and/or penal…
- derUnterschlupf shelter, hiding place, bolthole; safehouse
- dieAnordnung arrangement, array; order
- derVerteidiger defender (someone who defends something, e.g. a soldier); back; defender
- dieBelästigung harassment
- dieMordkommission homicide division, homicide squad
- dieGehirnerschütterung concussion
- diePartnerschaft partnership (state of joint association in conducting affairs); partnership,…
- derBegleiter companion; escort
- derRechtsanwalt lawyer
- derPrivatdetektiv private investigator
- dieKooperation cooperation
- derSpender agent noun of spenden
- dasManagement management (administration; the process or practice of managing)
- dieEröffnung opening
- dieHypothek mortgage
- diePräsentation presentation
- derGesichtsausdruck facial expression
- dieVerlegenheit embarrassment; an uninvited, but not necessarily embarrassing, situation
- derAufsatz essay; attachment, add-on (particularly a superficial one)
- derUntergrund subsurface, substratum; underground
- derGeschäftspartner business partner
- dieBindung bond, attachment; commitment, obligation
- derUrsprung origin
- derAbsturz crash; downfall, ruin
- dasResultat result (that which results)
- dieAuszeichnung distinction; award
- dieAufführung performance
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.