Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,861–1,920

Continuing the list — words 1,861 to 1,920 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. derEntwurf draft; design, model, sketch noun pl. Entwürfe C1
  2. dieTäuschung deception noun pl. Täuschungen C1
  3. dasHindernis obstacle noun pl. Hindernisse C1
  4. derMillionär millionaire (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Millionäre C1
  5. derForscher agent noun of forschen: researcher noun C1
  6. dieDepression depression noun pl. Depressionen C1
  7. derBeamter government employee, (government) official, civil servant, public servant, (police)… noun pl. Beamte C1
  8. dieMehrheit majority; bulk; majority (specified as absolute Mehrheit) noun pl. Mehrheiten C1
  9. dasKapital capital; capitalists collectively noun pl. Kapitalien C1
  10. dieAttacke attack noun pl. Attacken C1
  11. dieBefreiung liberation; exemption noun pl. Befreiungen C1
  12. dieAnzahlung deposit, down payment (portion of a price paid before service/delivery as a security for… noun pl. Anzahlungen C1
  13. derMieter renter; tenant noun C1
  14. dieFassung a device which holds something else, e.g. a socket for a lightbulb, the setting of a… noun pl. Fassungen C1
  15. dieVerwendung use, usage, application, utilization (function or purpose for which something may be… noun pl. Verwendungen C1
  16. dieGratulation congratulation noun pl. Gratulationen C1
  17. dieEvakuierung evacuation noun pl. Evakuierungen C1
  18. dieVernichtung destruction (the act of destroying); annihilation, extinction (the act of annihilating… noun pl. Vernichtungen C1
  19. dasMeisterwerk masterwork, masterpiece (outstanding work, especially of art); chef d'oeuvre, magnum… noun pl. Meisterwerke C1
  20. dieÄnderung change, modification noun pl. Änderungen C1
  21. dasParlament parliament; legislative building noun pl. Parlamente C1
  22. derMittelpunkt centre; centre of attention noun pl. Mittelpunkte C1
  23. derAnschein appearance, semblance, impression noun C1
  24. dieHöflichkeit courtesy, politeness, courtliness (the state of being polite); courtesy, politeness (an… noun pl. Höflichkeiten C1
  25. dieAufzeichnung record, recording; outline, note noun pl. Aufzeichnungen C1
  26. dieRichterin female judge noun pl. Richterinnen C1
  27. derEindringling intruder, interloper, trespasser noun pl. Eindringlinge C1
  28. derWahlkampf election campaign, run for office noun pl. Wahlkämpfe C1
  29. dieAdoption adoption (voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own… noun pl. Adoptionen C1
  30. dieImmunität immunity noun pl. Immunitäten C1
  31. dasTabu taboo noun pl. Tabus C1
  32. dieAuskunft enquiry; information noun pl. Auskünfte C1
  33. derKreislauf loop, cycle; circuit (electrical) noun pl. Kreisläufe C1
  34. derAußenseiter outsider (who is not part of a particular group); loner, outsider (who is socially… noun C1
  35. derSchwur oath noun pl. Schwüre C1
  36. derAtemzug breath (a single act of breathing in and out) noun pl. Atemzüge C1
  37. derSenior father, senior, the elder (older of two close male relatives, especially with the same… noun pl. Senioren C1
  38. dasHandwerk labour, especially of a manual type; trade (skilled practice) noun pl. Handwerke C1
  39. dieBuchhaltung accounting, bookkeeping noun pl. Buchhaltungen C1
  40. dasZitat quotation noun pl. Zitate C1
  41. derHeuchler hypocrite (person practising hypocrisy) noun C1
  42. dasUrteilsvermögen discernment, judgment noun C1
  43. derImpfstoff vaccine noun pl. Impfstoffe C1
  44. dieBestechung bribery; corruption noun pl. Bestechungen C1
  45. dieSicherung fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit); securing, safeguarding noun pl. Sicherungen C1
  46. dieDemonstration demonstration (act of demonstrating); demonstration (show of military force) noun pl. Demonstrationen C1
  47. dieKonversation conversation (talking, especially small talk) noun pl. Konversationen C1
  48. Speisen plural of Speise noun C1
  49. dasDarlehen loan noun C1
  50. dieSenatorin female equivalent of Senator noun pl. Senatorinnen C1
  51. dasSchmerzmittel painkiller, analgesic noun C1
  52. dieUnruhe turbulence, perturbation, moving more than biding, budging more than considered… noun pl. Unruhen C1
  53. dasManuskript manuscript noun pl. Manuskripte C1
  54. derAbdruck imprint, impression (the mark left behind by pressing on or printing something); print… noun pl. Abdrücke C1
  55. derAbgang exit; departure noun pl. Abgänge C1
  56. derWohlstand prosperity; affluence, wealth noun C1
  57. dieStraftat criminal offence noun pl. Straftaten C1
  58. dieUnterbrechung interruption; interrupt noun pl. Unterbrechungen C1
  59. derMentor mentor noun pl. Mentoren C1
  60. dieKlientin female equivalent of Klient noun pl. Klientinnen 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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