Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 2,401–2,460
Words 2,401 to 2,460 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- derLeipziger Leipziger (native or inhabitant of the city of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) (usually male)
- derMatch match
- derWhiskey whiskey
- derAufsteiger climber (student who makes quick progress); promoted team
- derThron throne; the monarchy
- derAkzent accent (modulation of the voice); accent (stress mark)
- dasKompliment compliment
- derTitelverteidiger title holder, defending champion
- dasGemälde painting
- derChip chip; chip (piece of plastic or metal used as a token for money, entrance tickets, etc.)
- dieLoyalität loyalty
- dasDankeschön thanks, thank-you message, word of thanks
- dieSicherheitskraft security forces
- dasArgument proof, reason, point; argument
- dieLandesregierung state government; federal government
- derKeks cookie (US), biscuit (UK)
- dieVielzahl multitude
- derChrist a Christian
- dieLänge length; longitude
- derPenis penis
- derWhisky whisky (alcoholic drink)
- dasGelächter laughter, laughing; object of ridicule
- derVerkehrsunfall traffic accident
- derAusbruch outbreak, beginning (of an epidemic, war, etc); escape; breakout, breaking out (of…
- derEinspruch objection, protest, appeal; objection! (kind of protest in the court procedures of some…
- dieKaution bail; caution
- derBoy bellboy; pageboy; boy
- derFrühling spring
- derBürgerkrieg civil war
- dasMuss necessity, a must
- dieKoordinate coordinate
- derHerzinfarkt myocardial infarction (necrosis of heart muscle), heart attack
- derStrass rhinestone, paste (lead crystal used as gemstone)
- dieNahrung nourishment, food
- derKnall crack; bang
- dieDividende dividend
- derFallout radioactive fallout (radioactive particles that fall to the ground)
- dieZwischenzeit meantime, interim (period), intervening period, (First, Second, and Third) Intermediate…
- dieSteigerung increase; comparison
- dieSammlung collection; raising
- dasFeature feature (beneficial capability); documentary
- dieKreatur creature
- derBlutdruck blood pressure
- derPapi daddy
- derClown clown (male or of unspecified gender)
- dasAnliegen request; concern (matter of concern)
- dieFiliale branch (office of an organization with several locations)
- dieKenntnis knowledge; skills
- dasBundesland federal state (non-sovereign state); One of the 16 federal states of Germany
- dieTragödie tragedy
- derLuftangriff airstrike
- derPsychiater psychiatrist (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieRasse race (subspecies), breed; quality, class, classiness, temperament
- derKummer grief, sorrow; trouble
- derDortmunder Dortmunder (native or inhabitant of the city of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia,…
- dieEinsatzkraft responder, a member of a rescue team; forces, emergency crew, personnel
- dieRegistrierung registration
- dasTestament will, testament; testament (part of the Bible)
- dieEntfernung distance; removal
- dasGehäuse casing, case, housing, shell (frame or box around something)
Common questions
How many German nouns should I know?
This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 676 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.