Vocabulary · Nouns

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

Words 1,981 to 2,040 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. dasHirn brain (organ); brain (meat) noun pl. Hirne B2
  2. dieMulde hollow (lowered area on a surface); hollow; depression noun pl. Mulden B2
  3. derKader squad (body of the players of a team or club); cadre (body of officers forming a new… noun B2
  4. dieAgentur agency noun pl. Agenturen B2
  5. derHöhepunkt highlight; climax; high; high point; orgasm, climax noun pl. Höhepunkte B2
  6. dieEröffnung opening noun pl. Eröffnungen B2
  7. dieLektion lesson (chapter of a textbook, section into which a course is divided); synonym of… noun pl. Lektionen B2
  8. dieInstitution institution noun pl. Institutionen B2
  9. dasDutzend dozen noun pl. Dutzende B2
  10. dieRatte rat noun pl. Ratten B2
  11. dasMitleid pity, compassion noun B2
  12. dieSpekulation speculation, venture (risky investment); guesswork, conjecture noun pl. Spekulationen B2
  13. derArbeitnehmer employee, worker (chiefly in the context of labor contracts and the labor market, male… noun B2
  14. dasVerdienst merit (something worthy of a high rating); wages, earnings, income noun pl. Verdienste B2
  15. dieBedrohung threat (indication of imminent danger) noun pl. Bedrohungen B2
  16. derEsslöffel tablespoon (spoon used for eating soup etc.) noun B2
  17. derJunior junior noun pl. Junioren B2
  18. dieLeidenschaft passion (powerful emotion); passion (desire, often sexual) noun pl. Leidenschaften B2
  19. derGeliebter lover, romantic partner (male or of unspecified gender; now usually implying an affair,… noun pl. Geliebte B2
  20. dieDarstellung exhibition; depiction, presentation noun pl. Darstellungen B2
  21. derGraf count (a member of the German nobility); earl (a British or Irish nobleman next in rank… noun pl. Grafen B2
  22. dieRegelung regulation; control (method of governing the performance of an apparatus) noun pl. Regelungen B2
  23. dasLebensmittel any item or substance intended for human consumption (excluding drugs other than… noun B2
  24. dasKilo kilo noun pl. Kilos B2
  25. derWeltkrieg world war noun pl. Weltkriege B2
  26. derDeutscher German (male or unspecified) noun pl. Deutsche B2
  27. dieBegründung reason, rationale, grounds; explanation, justification noun pl. Begründungen B2
  28. dieLehrerin female equivalent of Lehrer (“teacher”) noun pl. Lehrerinnen B2
  29. derJäger hunter (male or of unspecified sex); fighter noun B2
  30. dieProvinz province (administrative subdivision); hinterland; backwater (remote area unaffected by… noun pl. Provinzen B2
  31. derPfarrer pastor (clergyman who serves a parish) noun B2
  32. derZauber charm, spell, an instance of magic action; magic noun B2
  33. derIndianer Indian, American Indian, Native American; the constellation Indus noun B2
  34. dieKorruption corruption noun pl. Korruptionen B2
  35. derStahl steel noun pl. Stähle B2
  36. derAffe monkey or ape (male or female or of unspecified sex); drunkenness, alcohol intoxication noun pl. Affen B2
  37. dieKindheit childhood noun pl. Kindheiten B2
  38. derEuropäer European (person) noun B2
  39. derStrich stroke; line noun pl. Striche B2
  40. dieAnleihe bond (financial); debenture; loan noun pl. Anleihen B2
  41. dieJungfrau virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse); maiden (young… noun pl. Jungfrauen B2
  42. dasMilitär military; a military officer, typically high-ranking, sometimes especially one who is… noun B2
  43. dieVerbesserung improvement; correction noun pl. Verbesserungen B2
  44. derAusblick outlook, view, vista noun pl. Ausblicke B2
  45. dieEinrichtung facility, institution; constitution, installation, establishment noun pl. Einrichtungen B2
  46. dieAtmosphäre atmosphere; atmosphere, ambiance, mood noun pl. Atmosphären B2
  47. derGeruch smell, odour; sense of smell, olfaction noun pl. Gerüche B2
  48. dieInstallation installation; wiring (in a building) noun pl. Installationen B2
  49. dasHalbfinale semifinal noun B2
  50. dieAbmachung deal, bargain, agreement, arrangement noun pl. Abmachungen B2
  51. derTrailer trailer (preview of a film, TV show, or video game) noun B2
  52. dieSMS SMS (text message); SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff (His Majesty's Ship) noun B2
  53. dieSchätzung estimate, estimation, guess; appraisal, assessment, valuation noun pl. Schätzungen B2
  54. dieKorrektur correction noun pl. Korrekturen B2
  55. derDoctor Former spelling of Doktor which is no longer standard. noun pl. Doctoren B2
  56. derHolm rail, bar (on which to hold on to); spar noun pl. Holme B2
  57. derUmfang perimeter, circumference; extent, scale, reach, scope, range noun pl. Umfänge B2
  58. diePlanung planning noun pl. Planungen B2
  59. dieHöhle cave; cavity (of the body) noun pl. Höhlen B2
  60. dieInflation inflation noun pl. Inflationen 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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