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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,281–2,340

Continuing the list — words 2,281 to 2,340 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. dasLebensjahr year of one's life; at the age of noun pl. Lebensjahre C1
  2. dieVerbrennung burning, combustion; burn noun pl. Verbrennungen C1
  3. derHorrorfilm horror film noun pl. Horrorfilme C1
  4. dieReportage a report of some length and depth, including first-hand accounts, sometimes… noun pl. Reportagen C1
  5. dieLektüre reading (act of having read a book or other written material); reading, reading material… noun pl. Lektüren C1
  6. derThronfolger heir to the throne noun C1
  7. dieSkizze sketch noun pl. Skizzen C1
  8. dasPatent patent; license noun pl. Patente C1
  9. dieVielzahl multitude noun C1
  10. dieProgrammierung programming (domain); programming (the act of programming) noun pl. Programmierungen C1
  11. dieEssenz essence noun pl. Essenzen C1
  12. dieErzählung tale, story; narration; narrative (presentation of an event or story in a way to promote… noun pl. Erzählungen C1
  13. dasDepot depot, repository; deposit, depository noun pl. Depots C1
  14. dasGewerbe business, commercial enterprise, industry, trade noun C1
  15. dieErbschaft estate (of inheritance); heritage noun pl. Erbschaften C1
  16. dieBerechnung calculation; computation noun pl. Berechnungen C1
  17. dieRedewendung expression, figure of speech, idiom, phrase, turn of phrase noun pl. Redewendungen C1
  18. dieWertschätzung appreciation, esteem, high regard; appraisal, estimation, valuation noun pl. Wertschätzungen C1
  19. derGelehrter scholar, savant, pundit, man of letters, academic (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Gelehrte C1
  20. derVandalismus vandalism noun C1
  21. dieErnennung appointment noun pl. Ernennungen C1
  22. dieBeruhigung reassurance, calming; sedation, pacification noun pl. Beruhigungen C1
  23. derAufbruch departure; crack, tear noun pl. Aufbrüche C1
  24. dieInventur stocktaking noun pl. Inventuren C1
  25. derReflex reflex noun pl. Reflexe C1
  26. dieVergiftung poisoning noun pl. Vergiftungen C1
  27. dieLähmung paralysis noun pl. Lähmungen C1
  28. dieFüllung filling; stuffing noun pl. Füllungen C1
  29. dasWortspiel pun, wordplay noun pl. Wortspiele C1
  30. dasNachhinein only used in im Nachhinein noun C1
  31. dieDirektion management, administration (function of running an organization); directorate, board… noun pl. Direktionen C1
  32. derRegent regent (ruler); regent (one who rules in place of the monarch) noun pl. Regenten C1
  33. dasFormat stature; format noun pl. Formate C1
  34. diePetition petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an official person) noun pl. Petitionen C1
  35. dieDelegation delegation noun pl. Delegationen C1
  36. dasMarkenzeichen trademark noun C1
  37. dieRenovierung renovation noun pl. Renovierungen C1
  38. dieAufforderung demand; request noun pl. Aufforderungen C1
  39. dasModul module noun pl. Module C1
  40. dieLandstraße state road; country road, rural road noun pl. Landstraßen C1
  41. dasLazarett any military hospital; a military hospital under war conditions noun pl. Lazarette C1
  42. derMathematiker mathematician (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  43. dieAnspannung the act or process of tensing, straining; tension noun pl. Anspannungen C1
  44. derAutodiebstahl car theft noun pl. Autodiebstähle C1
  45. dieDetektei detective agency noun pl. Detekteien C1
  46. dieDiktatur dictatorship noun pl. Diktaturen C1
  47. dasKrächzen gerund of krächzen noun C1
  48. Nachfahren genitive singular of Nachfahre; dative singular of Nachfahre noun C1
  49. dasVakuum vacuum noun pl. Vakua C1
  50. dieAgenda agenda (a temporally organized plan or list of things to be addressed) noun pl. Agenden C1
  51. dasForum forum; legal venue, territorially competent jurisdiction noun pl. Foren C1
  52. dieZusammensetzung composition; compound (word) noun pl. Zusammensetzungen C1
  53. dieGesichtserkennung facial recognition noun pl. Gesichtserkennungen C1
  54. dieVorwahl area code, prefix; primary election noun pl. Vorwahlen C1
  55. dieVerführung seduction noun pl. Verführungen C1
  56. dasErmessen gerund of ermessen noun C1
  57. dieErwärmung warming noun pl. Erwärmungen C1
  58. derAnstoß impetus, initiation, trigger; offense noun pl. Anstöße C1
  59. derVerstärker amplifier; reinforcer noun C1
  60. derAufsichtsrat supervisory board; a member of the supervisory board noun pl. Aufsichtsräte 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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