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.
- derEhevertrag prenuptial agreement; prenup
- derEnthusiasmus enthusiasm
- derBefund findings, results; medical report, diagnostic findings
- dieAufrichtigkeit sincerity
- Anfragen plural of Anfrage
- dieSchauspielerei acting profession; acting, playacting
- dasÜberlaufen gerund of überlaufen
- dieBetäubung narcosis, anesthesia (local or general anesthesia), any state of numbness or reduced…
- dieAusstrahlung broadcast; emission, radiance
- derHersteller agent noun of herstellen; manufacturer
- dieAbstammung descent, ancestry, lineage, parentage, genealogy
- dieAbsperrung barrier; blockade
- dieSchwellung swelling
- derVermittler mediator, intermediator, intermediary, go-between, negotiator, broker
- dieBrigade brigade, military unit; the smallest work-group in an industrial plant
- derOptimismus optimism
- derBuchstabe letter (of the alphabet); letter (a division unit of a piece of law marked by letters)
- dieArznei medicine (healing substance); medicine (study and profession)
- dieEinwilligung consent
- dieLebensweise lifestyle, way of life
- derMenschenverstand human reason
- dasRegister register (formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.); register (range of…
- dieVerpflegung catering, the act of nourishing, providing food for (especially a group away from home);…
- dasVeilchen violet; black eye
- dieVernehmung interrogation, questioning; examination (of a witness etc)
- derHerausgeber editor; publisher
- derRedner speaker (one who makes a speech)
- dieWortwahl choice of words
- derRassismus racism
- dieBeachtung regard, heed, attention; observance
- dasGewächshaus greenhouse, hothouse, forcing house
- derBruchteil part, fraction (share of an overall set or value); fragment
- derKomfort a state of relative luxury, ample sufficiency, especially with regard to mod cons;…
- dieZeugenaussage testimony
- dieErregung excitation; arousal, stimulation
- dieMonarchie monarchy
- dieAnstellung job, employment
- dieAnziehungskraft attractive force, such as gravitational force or magnetic force; charm; attractiveness;…
- dieSchriftstellerin authoress (female writer)
- derAufpasser watchdog; minder
- derJournalismus journalism
- derKapitalismus capitalism
- dasMutterschiff mother ship
- dasRasiermesser a razor in the form of a knife, straight razor
- dieBosheit malice, spite, wickedness
- dieVerehrung adoration; reverence
- dieVorahnung premonition
- dieKriegsführung alternative form of Kriegführung
- derVerteidigungsminister minister of defence
- derHistoriker historian (writer of history; a chronicler)
- dasBlutbild blood count
- dieUnfähigkeit inability
- dasFachgebiet discipline, field of expertise
- dasHauptfach major (principal subject or course)
- dasUnterfangen undertaking, endeavour
- dieZiellinie finish line
- dasJahrbuch yearbook
- dieAbneigung aversion (dislike)
- derZufluchtsort a shelter
- dasKriegsschiff warship
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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