Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,161–2,220

Continuing the list — words 2,161 to 2,220 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. derEhevertrag prenuptial agreement; prenup noun pl. Eheverträge C1
  2. derEnthusiasmus enthusiasm noun pl. Enthusiasmen C1
  3. derBefund findings, results; medical report, diagnostic findings noun pl. Befunde C1
  4. dieAufrichtigkeit sincerity noun pl. Aufrichtigkeiten C1
  5. Anfragen plural of Anfrage noun C1
  6. dieSchauspielerei acting profession; acting, playacting noun pl. Schauspielereien C1
  7. dasÜberlaufen gerund of überlaufen noun C1
  8. dieBetäubung narcosis, anesthesia (local or general anesthesia), any state of numbness or reduced… noun pl. Betäubungen C1
  9. dieAusstrahlung broadcast; emission, radiance noun pl. Ausstrahlungen C1
  10. derHersteller agent noun of herstellen; manufacturer noun C1
  11. dieAbstammung descent, ancestry, lineage, parentage, genealogy noun pl. Abstammungen C1
  12. dieAbsperrung barrier; blockade noun pl. Absperrungen C1
  13. dieSchwellung swelling noun pl. Schwellungen C1
  14. derVermittler mediator, intermediator, intermediary, go-between, negotiator, broker noun C1
  15. dieBrigade brigade, military unit; the smallest work-group in an industrial plant noun pl. Brigaden C1
  16. derOptimismus optimism noun C1
  17. derBuchstabe letter (of the alphabet); letter (a division unit of a piece of law marked by letters) noun pl. Buchstaben C1
  18. dieArznei medicine (healing substance); medicine (study and profession) noun pl. Arzneien C1
  19. dieEinwilligung consent noun pl. Einwilligungen C1
  20. dieLebensweise lifestyle, way of life noun pl. Lebensweisen C1
  21. derMenschenverstand human reason noun C1
  22. dasRegister register (formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.); register (range of… noun C1
  23. dieVerpflegung catering, the act of nourishing, providing food for (especially a group away from home);… noun pl. Verpflegungen C1
  24. dasVeilchen violet; black eye noun C1
  25. dieVernehmung interrogation, questioning; examination (of a witness etc) noun pl. Vernehmungen C1
  26. derHerausgeber editor; publisher noun C1
  27. derRedner speaker (one who makes a speech) noun C1
  28. dieWortwahl choice of words noun pl. Wortwahlen C1
  29. derRassismus racism noun pl. Rassismen C1
  30. dieBeachtung regard, heed, attention; observance noun C1
  31. dasGewächshaus greenhouse, hothouse, forcing house noun pl. Gewächshäuser C1
  32. derBruchteil part, fraction (share of an overall set or value); fragment noun pl. Bruchteile C1
  33. derKomfort a state of relative luxury, ample sufficiency, especially with regard to mod cons;… noun C1
  34. dieZeugenaussage testimony noun pl. Zeugenaussagen C1
  35. dieErregung excitation; arousal, stimulation noun pl. Erregungen C1
  36. dieMonarchie monarchy noun pl. Monarchien C1
  37. dieAnstellung job, employment noun pl. Anstellungen C1
  38. dieAnziehungskraft attractive force, such as gravitational force or magnetic force; charm; attractiveness;… noun pl. Anziehungskräfte C1
  39. dieSchriftstellerin authoress (female writer) noun pl. Schriftstellerinnen C1
  40. derAufpasser watchdog; minder noun C1
  41. derJournalismus journalism noun C1
  42. derKapitalismus capitalism noun pl. Kapitalismen C1
  43. dasMutterschiff mother ship noun pl. Mutterschiffe C1
  44. dasRasiermesser a razor in the form of a knife, straight razor noun C1
  45. dieBosheit malice, spite, wickedness noun pl. Bosheiten C1
  46. dieVerehrung adoration; reverence noun pl. Verehrungen C1
  47. dieVorahnung premonition noun pl. Vorahnungen C1
  48. dieKriegsführung alternative form of Kriegführung noun pl. Kriegsführungen C1
  49. derVerteidigungsminister minister of defence noun C1
  50. derHistoriker historian (writer of history; a chronicler) noun C1
  51. dasBlutbild blood count noun pl. Blutbilder C1
  52. dieUnfähigkeit inability noun pl. Unfähigkeiten C1
  53. dasFachgebiet discipline, field of expertise noun pl. Fachgebiete C1
  54. dasHauptfach major (principal subject or course) noun pl. Hauptfächer C1
  55. dasUnterfangen undertaking, endeavour noun C1
  56. dieZiellinie finish line noun pl. Ziellinien C1
  57. dasJahrbuch yearbook noun pl. Jahrbücher C1
  58. dieAbneigung aversion (dislike) noun pl. Abneigungen C1
  59. derZufluchtsort a shelter noun pl. Zufluchtsorte C1
  60. dasKriegsschiff warship noun pl. Kriegsschiffe 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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