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
- dasHirn brain (organ); brain (meat)
- dieMulde hollow (lowered area on a surface); hollow; depression
- derKader squad (body of the players of a team or club); cadre (body of officers forming a new…
- dieAgentur agency
- derHöhepunkt highlight; climax; high; high point; orgasm, climax
- dieEröffnung opening
- dieLektion lesson (chapter of a textbook, section into which a course is divided); synonym of…
- dieInstitution institution
- dasDutzend dozen
- dieRatte rat
- dasMitleid pity, compassion
- dieSpekulation speculation, venture (risky investment); guesswork, conjecture
- derArbeitnehmer employee, worker (chiefly in the context of labor contracts and the labor market, male…
- dasVerdienst merit (something worthy of a high rating); wages, earnings, income
- dieBedrohung threat (indication of imminent danger)
- derEsslöffel tablespoon (spoon used for eating soup etc.)
- derJunior junior
- dieLeidenschaft passion (powerful emotion); passion (desire, often sexual)
- derGeliebter lover, romantic partner (male or of unspecified gender; now usually implying an affair,…
- dieDarstellung exhibition; depiction, presentation
- derGraf count (a member of the German nobility); earl (a British or Irish nobleman next in rank…
- dieRegelung regulation; control (method of governing the performance of an apparatus)
- dasLebensmittel any item or substance intended for human consumption (excluding drugs other than…
- dasKilo kilo
- derWeltkrieg world war
- derDeutscher German (male or unspecified)
- dieBegründung reason, rationale, grounds; explanation, justification
- dieLehrerin female equivalent of Lehrer (“teacher”)
- derJäger hunter (male or of unspecified sex); fighter
- dieProvinz province (administrative subdivision); hinterland; backwater (remote area unaffected by…
- derPfarrer pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)
- derZauber charm, spell, an instance of magic action; magic
- derIndianer Indian, American Indian, Native American; the constellation Indus
- dieKorruption corruption
- derStahl steel
- derAffe monkey or ape (male or female or of unspecified sex); drunkenness, alcohol intoxication
- dieKindheit childhood
- derEuropäer European (person)
- derStrich stroke; line
- dieAnleihe bond (financial); debenture; loan
- dieJungfrau virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse); maiden (young…
- dasMilitär military; a military officer, typically high-ranking, sometimes especially one who is…
- dieVerbesserung improvement; correction
- derAusblick outlook, view, vista
- dieEinrichtung facility, institution; constitution, installation, establishment
- dieAtmosphäre atmosphere; atmosphere, ambiance, mood
- derGeruch smell, odour; sense of smell, olfaction
- dieInstallation installation; wiring (in a building)
- dasHalbfinale semifinal
- dieAbmachung deal, bargain, agreement, arrangement
- derTrailer trailer (preview of a film, TV show, or video game)
- dieSMS SMS (text message); SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff (His Majesty's Ship)
- dieSchätzung estimate, estimation, guess; appraisal, assessment, valuation
- dieKorrektur correction
- derDoctor Former spelling of Doktor which is no longer standard.
- derHolm rail, bar (on which to hold on to); spar
- derUmfang perimeter, circumference; extent, scale, reach, scope, range
- diePlanung planning
- dieHöhle cave; cavity (of the body)
- dieInflation inflation
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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