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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,341–2,400

Continuing the list — words 2,341 to 2,400 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. dieWartung maintenance noun pl. Wartungen C1
  2. dieVertuschung cover-up noun pl. Vertuschungen C1
  3. dieGehaltsliste payroll (list of employees who receive salary, together with the amounts due to each) noun pl. Gehaltslisten C1
  4. derLeckerbissen delicacy, tidbit noun C1
  5. dieEilmeldung breaking news noun pl. Eilmeldungen C1
  6. dieChemikalie chemical (chemical substance) produced industrially or in a laboratory noun pl. Chemikalien C1
  7. derStaatssekretär Secretary of State noun pl. Staatssekretäre C1
  8. dieDemenz dementia noun pl. Demenzen C1
  9. diePsychose psychosis noun pl. Psychosen C1
  10. dieOrgelmusik noun pl. Orgelmusiken C1
  11. derParagraph article, paragraph (section of a legal document) noun pl. Paragraphen C1
  12. derVeteran veteran (old soldier); vintage car noun pl. Veteranen C1
  13. dieUnterredung discussion, talk (especially to resolve an issue) noun pl. Unterredungen C1
  14. dieVorschau preview; trailer noun pl. Vorschauen C1
  15. dasZusammentreffen gerund of zusammentreffen noun C1
  16. dasPodium podium noun pl. Podien C1
  17. dasInventar inventory; stock noun pl. Inventare C1
  18. dieErhöhung increase, elevation, rise, increment; enhancement noun pl. Erhöhungen C1
  19. derGasthof inn, pub, guesthouse noun pl. Gasthöfe C1
  20. dieVerordnung regulation, ordinance, statutory instrument noun pl. Verordnungen C1
  21. dieBeraterin female equivalent of Berater noun pl. Beraterinnen C1
  22. dieMaklerin noun pl. Maklerinnen C1
  23. dasReferat oral report, presentation (brief verbal or slideshow-supported introduction to a topic,… noun pl. Referate C1
  24. dieFortpflanzung reproduction (act of reproducing new individuals biologically) noun C1
  25. derVerhörraum interrogation room noun pl. Verhörräume C1
  26. dieAktivierung activation noun pl. Aktivierungen C1
  27. derWettstreit competition (the act of competing or a situation characterised by it); contest; match;… noun pl. Wettstreite C1
  28. dieVerlegung relocation, transfer; laying (of bricks, tiles etc) noun pl. Verlegungen C1
  29. derAlleingang solo action / effort noun pl. Alleingänge C1
  30. dieGewinnerin female equivalent of Gewinner noun pl. Gewinnerinnen C1
  31. dieWitzfigur laughing stock, buffoon, clown noun pl. Witzfiguren C1
  32. dieKörpertemperatur body temperature noun pl. Körpertemperaturen C1
  33. dieUntertreibung understatement, trivialization noun pl. Untertreibungen C1
  34. derLungenkrebs lung cancer noun pl. Lungenkrebse C1
  35. derGeldgeber financial backer, sponsor, funder; donor (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  36. dieEntzündung inflammation noun pl. Entzündungen C1
  37. dieErforschung exploration noun pl. Erforschungen C1
  38. dasAtom atom noun pl. Atome C1
  39. dieBetonung emphasis; accent, stress noun pl. Betonungen C1
  40. dieMeinungsverschiedenheit difference of opinion, disagreement, argument noun pl. Meinungsverschiedenheiten C1
  41. dieNutzung use noun pl. Nutzungen C1
  42. dieZauberkraft magical power, magic power noun pl. Zauberkräfte C1
  43. derBestatter agent noun of bestatten; mortician, undertaker (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  44. derTumult tumult, ruckus, row noun pl. Tumulte C1
  45. derAusreißer agent noun of ausreißen: noun C1
  46. dieVerteilung distribution noun pl. Verteilungen C1
  47. dieLesung reading (incl. poetry, prose, legislative, and liturgical); reading, lection, lesson noun pl. Lesungen C1
  48. diePünktlichkeit punctuality noun C1
  49. dieGründung foundation (act of founding) noun pl. Gründungen C1
  50. dieBesichtigung inspection; viewing noun pl. Besichtigungen C1
  51. dieAusübung practice, exertion noun pl. Ausübungen C1
  52. dieSozialhilfe income support, minimal social assistance noun pl. Sozialhilfen C1
  53. dieAbsprache agreement; collusion noun pl. Absprachen C1
  54. derTrinkspruch toast (salutation) noun pl. Trinksprüche C1
  55. dieLeichtigkeit easiness, ease; lightness noun C1
  56. dasDrumherum something that accompanies something, surroundings, dealings, extras, sideshow noun C1
  57. dasOlivenöl olive oil noun pl. Olivenöle C1
  58. dasEntsetzen gerund of entsetzen; horror noun C1
  59. dasVoraussagen gerund of voraussagen noun C1
  60. dieAttraktion attraction noun pl. Attraktionen 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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