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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,981–2,040

Continuing the list — words 1,981 to 2,040 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. dieSimulation simulation noun pl. Simulationen C1
  2. dieUnverschämtheit cheekiness, impudence, impertinence, insolence noun pl. Unverschämtheiten C1
  3. diePlattform platform noun pl. Plattformen C1
  4. dasBündnis alliance, confederation noun pl. Bündnisse C1
  5. diePlanänderung alteration in the plan noun pl. Planänderungen C1
  6. dieHorde horde; troop of monkeys noun pl. Horden C1
  7. dieVorwarnung warning noun pl. Vorwarnungen C1
  8. dieBeihilfe benefit, allowance, grant, subsidy; aiding, abetting noun pl. Beihilfen C1
  9. dieVorliebe predilection; preference; liking; penchant noun pl. Vorlieben C1
  10. derJuwel gem, jewel (precious stone); jewel, piece of jewellery noun pl. Juwelen C1
  11. derSekt sparkling wine; sack (light-colored dry wine from southern Europe, especially Spain) noun pl. Sekte C1
  12. dieEntschädigung compensation, indemnification noun pl. Entschädigungen C1
  13. dieExpertin a female expert noun pl. Expertinnen C1
  14. dieFakultät factorial; faculty, school (department within a college) noun pl. Fakultäten C1
  15. derOrganismus organism noun pl. Organismen C1
  16. dasPotential alternative spelling of Potenzial noun pl. Potentiale C1
  17. dieVorladung summons (a notice summoning someone to appear in court); the wad in a muzzleloader noun pl. Vorladungen C1
  18. dieLebensversicherung life insurance, life assurance noun pl. Lebensversicherungen C1
  19. dieMeisterschaft mastery; championship noun pl. Meisterschaften C1
  20. dieRückendeckung backing, support noun pl. Rückendeckungen C1
  21. dieGehaltserhöhung pay rise noun pl. Gehaltserhöhungen C1
  22. dieSiedlung settlement (the act of settling); settlement (place that has been settled) noun pl. Siedlungen C1
  23. dasPreisen gerund of preisen noun C1
  24. dasAsyl asylum (shelter, refuge); political asylum, right of asylum noun pl. Asyle C1
  25. derNotar notary public noun pl. Notare C1
  26. dieAbfindung settlement, compensation noun pl. Abfindungen C1
  27. derJahrgang vintage (wine identified by year and vineyard); vintage, year (all of a kind that were… noun pl. Jahrgänge C1
  28. dieWiedergutmachung amends, compensation, remediation, reparation noun pl. Wiedergutmachungen C1
  29. derSchwarzmarkt black market noun pl. Schwarzmärkte C1
  30. derFreiraum space, leeway, open space noun pl. Freiräume C1
  31. dieAnkündigung announcement, notice noun pl. Ankündigungen C1
  32. dieSelbstverteidigung self-defense, self-defence noun C1
  33. dieLungenentzündung pneumonia noun pl. Lungenentzündungen C1
  34. dieÜbernahme taking possession; assumption, acceptance noun pl. Übernahmen C1
  35. diePräsenz presence, attendance (being present at a specific location or function) noun pl. Präsenzen C1
  36. dieÖffnung opening; orifice noun pl. Öffnungen C1
  37. dieRecherche research, investigation (many contexts, but especially journalism) noun pl. Recherchen C1
  38. dieAnleitung guidance; manual noun pl. Anleitungen C1
  39. derKlartext cleartext, plain text; straight talk noun pl. Klartexte C1
  40. dieAufstellung installation, deployment, establishment, erection; schedule, list noun pl. Aufstellungen C1
  41. derSpezialist specialist noun pl. Spezialisten C1
  42. dieVersetzung transfer; redeployment noun pl. Versetzungen C1
  43. dasExamen exam (particularly at the end of university studies e.g. Final Exam) noun C1
  44. derOberleutnant first lieutenant noun pl. Oberleutnants C1
  45. dasHonorar honorarium; royalty payment noun pl. Honorare C1
  46. dieWendung turn; expression, phrase noun pl. Wendungen C1
  47. dieArtillerie artillery (weapon); artillery (army unit) noun pl. Artillerien C1
  48. dasNaturtalent natural, prodigy (someone very talented who naturally exhibits skills for which others… noun pl. Naturtalente C1
  49. dieMandantin noun pl. Mandantinnen C1
  50. derRückstand residue; backlog noun pl. Rückstände C1
  51. dieHerrlichkeit glory, splendour noun pl. Herrlichkeiten C1
  52. dieBalance balance noun pl. Balancen C1
  53. dieEpidemie epidemic (widespread disease) noun pl. Epidemien C1
  54. dieBewunderung admiration noun pl. Bewunderungen C1
  55. dieVerachtung contempt, disdain noun C1
  56. dieProvision commission (remuneration) noun pl. Provisionen C1
  57. dieFackel torch noun pl. Fackeln C1
  58. dieDämmerung twilight at the beginning or end of a day, dawn and dusk; any twilight noun pl. Dämmerungen C1
  59. dasSubjekt subject; person noun pl. Subjekte C1
  60. derGeschlechtsverkehr sexual intercourse noun pl. Geschlechtsverkehre 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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