Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 1,921–1,980

Words 1,921 to 1,980 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

9,109 entries
269 at A1
407 at A2
858 at B1
  1. dieÜbersicht overview; bird's-eye view; big picture (view of the entirety, both literally and… noun pl. Übersichten B2
  2. derJänner synonym of Januar (“January”) noun B2
  3. dieRote female Red (communist or socialist) noun pl. Roten B2
  4. derPack package, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag; rabble, mob, vermin, rascals noun pl. Packs B2
  5. dieTruppe troupe (company of actors, etc.); force noun pl. Truppen B2
  6. derKommandant commander (of small or medium-sized units); commander (of any unit) noun pl. Kommandanten B2
  7. derLandkreis county (administrative region of various countries); district (see Districts of Germany,… noun pl. Landkreise B2
  8. dasBundesamt federal office noun pl. Bundesämter B2
  9. dieNotenbank central bank noun pl. Notenbanken B2
  10. derReuter cavalryman; a surname noun B2
  11. derHass hatred, hate noun B2
  12. derWähler voter noun B2
  13. dasReferendum referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law or other political decision) noun pl. Referenden B2
  14. derSeparatist separatist noun pl. Separatisten B2
  15. derSenator senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, or of the… noun pl. Senatoren B2
  16. derBetreiber operator noun B2
  17. derRitter knight; a surname originating as an occupation noun B2
  18. derAbschied parting, farewell noun pl. Abschiede B2
  19. derMolly ecstasy, molly, mandy (the drug MDMA) noun pl. Mollys B2
  20. derSchock shock (mental or medical condition); three score (a unitless measure indicating sixty of… noun pl. Schocks B2
  21. derEmpfang receipt, acceptance, welcome (act of receiving someone or something); reception (social… noun pl. Empfänge B2
  22. dasTurnier tournament noun pl. Turniere B2
  23. derAufwand expenditure, effort, expense (amount of work and/or means required for something) noun pl. Aufwände B2
  24. derFingerabdruck fingerprint noun pl. Fingerabdrücke B2
  25. dieAnweisung directive, order; instructions noun pl. Anweisungen B2
  26. derBrite Briton (inhabitant of Great Britain) noun pl. Briten B2
  27. dieFarm farm (see usage notes); a farm that specialises in a particular agricultural product noun pl. Farmen B2
  28. dasBusiness business noun B2
  29. derSchwachsinn nonsense; mental retardation, amentia noun B2
  30. dieMiete rent; clamp (heap of potatoes or other root vegetables stored under straw or earth) noun pl. Mieten B2
  31. dieWüste desert; wilderness, waste, wasteland noun pl. Wüsten B2
  32. dieGabe gift, present, donation, alms; administration, dose (act of giving medication) noun pl. Gaben B2
  33. dasComeback comeback (return to success or popularity); comeback; retort (witty reply) noun pl. Comebacks B2
  34. dasGerücht rumor / rumour noun pl. Gerüchte B2
  35. derUmstand circumstance (an event; a fact; a particular incident); fuss, trouble, bother… noun pl. Umstände B2
  36. dieAngelegenheit matter, issue, affair noun pl. Angelegenheiten B2
  37. dieVorgabe specification, guideline, provision; setting, default noun pl. Vorgaben B2
  38. dasFazit conclusion, bottom line, upshot, result; summary, conclusion (e.g. of a scientific paper) noun pl. Fazite B2
  39. dasVorbild model; exemplar (praiseworthy example); role model noun pl. Vorbilder B2
  40. derRegisseur director (male or of unspecified gender); trainer, coach (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Regisseure B2
  41. derGouverneur governor (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Gouverneure B2
  42. dieEinstellung attitude, mindset, disposition; hiring, beginning of an employment noun pl. Einstellungen B2
  43. derMontagabend Monday evening noun pl. Montagabende B2
  44. dasGedächtnis memory (ability to recall); remembrance noun pl. Gedächtnisse B2
  45. derAttentäter attacker, assassin (one who kills, or attempts to kill, for ideological reasons) noun B2
  46. dieWirklichkeit reality noun pl. Wirklichkeiten B2
  47. derStaatsanwalt public prosecutor (UK), district attorney (US); a state counsel, Crown attorney, and… noun pl. Staatsanwälte B2
  48. dieEwigkeit eternity noun pl. Ewigkeiten B2
  49. dieHardware hardware noun pl. Hardwares B2
  50. dieStörung disturbance, disruption, nuisance, bother; dysfunction, disorder noun pl. Störungen B2
  51. derSturz fall; architrave, lintel noun pl. Stürze B2
  52. derTiger tiger noun B2
  53. derHauptmann captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann) noun pl. Hauptleute B2
  54. dieNot need, imminence; necessity, poverty noun pl. Nöte B2
  55. derSachschaden material damage noun pl. Sachschäden B2
  56. diePremiere premiere noun pl. Premieren B2
  57. derAktionär shareholder noun pl. Aktionäre B2
  58. diePressemitteilung press release (an official written statement) noun pl. Pressemitteilungen B2
  59. dieIdentität sameness, identicalness, identity; recurring characteristics that enable recognition,… noun pl. Identitäten B2
  60. derGroßer great (referring to a male); adult (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Große B2

Common questions

How many German nouns should I know?

This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 676 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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