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.
- dieVorlage source material, original, inspiration (the material that is adapted into a piece of…
- dasWappen coat of arms
- derErpresser blackmailer; extortionist, extortioner
- dasUnwetter severe weather, storm, rainstorm (an instance of weather characterized by strong wind…
- derStabschef chief of staff
- dieFürstin princess
- dieFeindseligkeit hostility, resentment, antagonism
- derKläger plaintiff (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant)
- dieEthik ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)
- derVorsatz malice, intention, premeditation; intention, something undertaken; resolution
- derFeldzug campaign
- diePatrone cartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun); cartridge case, casing (parts of a round…
- dieVerwarnung verbal noun of verwarnen
- derRückruf recall, callback; callback
- diePsychiaterin female psychiatrist
- dieInfrastruktur infrastructure
- dieFrustration frustration
- dieKomplizin female equivalent of Komplize
- dieTransaktion transaction
- dasSpezialgebiet
- dieOpposition the opposition, political opposition; opposition party; a group opposed (to something or…
- dieEleganz elegance
- dieKonsole console; corbel
- dieVerlängerung prolongation; lengthening (process of making something longer, in space or duration);…
- derKonzern business group, corporate group
- dieKandidatur candidacy, candidature
- dieFeuchtigkeit moisture, humidity, wetness
- dieResidenz residence, abode; residency
- dasRegime regime (government); system, regimen
- dieSolidarität solidarity
- dieVorrichtung device, rig, contrivance, facility; jig (tool)
- dieEmotion emotion
- dieNächstenliebe charity; altruism
- dieAuslieferung delivery, distribution; extradition
- dieZauberin sorceress, female magician, enchantress
- derFluchtversuch escape attempt
- derWohnsitz domicile, residence (place where one lives)
- dieSchnelligkeit speed, velocity, rapidness, quickness (state/degree of moving or proceeding fast);…
- derInvestor investor
- derSchauplatz scene, venue
- derStatthalter regent, vicegerent, viceroy, governor, proconsul; stadtholder (chief magistrate of the…
- dieMitgliedschaft membership (fact of being a member)
- dieAnziehung attraction; pull; draw
- derHerausforderer challenger, contender; opponent
- dasGeschütz generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret…
- dieBetreuung care; a person who takes care
- dieErniedrigung humiliation, abasement; degradation
- dieSchätzung estimate, estimation, guess; appraisal, assessment, valuation
- derMundgeruch halitosis (condition of having foul-smelling breath)
- derFehlschlag failure, miss
- dasAluminium aluminium (atomic number 13); woodwork, the post or crossbar of a goal
- derAlgorithmus algorithm (well-defined procedure)
- dieAussprache pronunciation; discussion, debate, talk
- dasRaunen gerund of raunen; murmur
- dieWirtin female host; landlady
- dasLiebespaar couple
- derRundgang walk, tour; rounds
- dieAnspielung allusion (indirect reference; a hint), innuendo
- dasHeimatland homeland, home country
- derBankraub bank robbery
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.