Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,221–2,280

Continuing the list — words 2,221 to 2,280 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. dieVorlage source material, original, inspiration (the material that is adapted into a piece of… noun pl. Vorlagen C1
  2. dasWappen coat of arms noun C1
  3. derErpresser blackmailer; extortionist, extortioner noun C1
  4. dasUnwetter severe weather, storm, rainstorm (an instance of weather characterized by strong wind… noun C1
  5. derStabschef chief of staff noun pl. Stabschefs C1
  6. dieFürstin princess noun pl. Fürstinnen C1
  7. dieFeindseligkeit hostility, resentment, antagonism noun pl. Feindseligkeiten C1
  8. derKläger plaintiff (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) noun C1
  9. dieEthik ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) noun pl. Ethiken C1
  10. derVorsatz malice, intention, premeditation; intention, something undertaken; resolution noun pl. Vorsätze C1
  11. derFeldzug campaign noun pl. Feldzüge C1
  12. diePatrone cartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun); cartridge case, casing (parts of a round… noun pl. Patronen C1
  13. dieVerwarnung verbal noun of verwarnen noun pl. Verwarnungen C1
  14. derRückruf recall, callback; callback noun pl. Rückrufe C1
  15. diePsychiaterin female psychiatrist noun pl. Psychiaterinnen C1
  16. dieInfrastruktur infrastructure noun pl. Infrastrukturen C1
  17. dieFrustration frustration noun pl. Frustrationen C1
  18. dieKomplizin female equivalent of Komplize noun pl. Komplizinnen C1
  19. dieTransaktion transaction noun pl. Transaktionen C1
  20. dasSpezialgebiet noun pl. Spezialgebiete C1
  21. dieOpposition the opposition, political opposition; opposition party; a group opposed (to something or… noun pl. Oppositionen C1
  22. dieEleganz elegance noun C1
  23. dieKonsole console; corbel noun pl. Konsolen C1
  24. dieVerlängerung prolongation; lengthening (process of making something longer, in space or duration);… noun pl. Verlängerungen C1
  25. derKonzern business group, corporate group noun pl. Konzerne C1
  26. dieKandidatur candidacy, candidature noun pl. Kandidaturen C1
  27. dieFeuchtigkeit moisture, humidity, wetness noun C1
  28. dieResidenz residence, abode; residency noun pl. Residenzen C1
  29. dasRegime regime (government); system, regimen noun C1
  30. dieSolidarität solidarity noun pl. Solidaritäten C1
  31. dieVorrichtung device, rig, contrivance, facility; jig (tool) noun pl. Vorrichtungen C1
  32. dieEmotion emotion noun pl. Emotionen C1
  33. dieNächstenliebe charity; altruism noun C1
  34. dieAuslieferung delivery, distribution; extradition noun pl. Auslieferungen C1
  35. dieZauberin sorceress, female magician, enchantress noun pl. Zauberinnen C1
  36. derFluchtversuch escape attempt noun pl. Fluchtversuche C1
  37. derWohnsitz domicile, residence (place where one lives) noun pl. Wohnsitze C1
  38. dieSchnelligkeit speed, velocity, rapidness, quickness (state/degree of moving or proceeding fast);… noun pl. Schnelligkeiten C1
  39. derInvestor investor noun pl. Investoren C1
  40. derSchauplatz scene, venue noun pl. Schauplätze C1
  41. derStatthalter regent, vicegerent, viceroy, governor, proconsul; stadtholder (chief magistrate of the… noun C1
  42. dieMitgliedschaft membership (fact of being a member) noun pl. Mitgliedschaften C1
  43. dieAnziehung attraction; pull; draw noun pl. Anziehungen C1
  44. derHerausforderer challenger, contender; opponent noun C1
  45. dasGeschütz generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret… noun pl. Geschütze C1
  46. dieBetreuung care; a person who takes care noun pl. Betreuungen C1
  47. dieErniedrigung humiliation, abasement; degradation noun pl. Erniedrigungen C1
  48. dieSchätzung estimate, estimation, guess; appraisal, assessment, valuation noun pl. Schätzungen C1
  49. derMundgeruch halitosis (condition of having foul-smelling breath) noun pl. Mundgerüche C1
  50. derFehlschlag failure, miss noun pl. Fehlschläge C1
  51. dasAluminium aluminium (atomic number 13); woodwork, the post or crossbar of a goal noun C1
  52. derAlgorithmus algorithm (well-defined procedure) noun pl. Algorithmen C1
  53. dieAussprache pronunciation; discussion, debate, talk noun pl. Aussprachen C1
  54. dasRaunen gerund of raunen; murmur noun C1
  55. dieWirtin female host; landlady noun pl. Wirtinnen C1
  56. dasLiebespaar couple noun pl. Liebespaare C1
  57. derRundgang walk, tour; rounds noun pl. Rundgänge C1
  58. dieAnspielung allusion (indirect reference; a hint), innuendo noun pl. Anspielungen C1
  59. dasHeimatland homeland, home country noun pl. Heimatländer C1
  60. derBankraub bank robbery noun pl. Bankraube 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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