Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 2,461–2,520
Words 2,461 to 2,520 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- dasHeroin heroin; female hero
- dieKutsche carriage, coach (a wagon, usually upholstered, pulled by horses); a large automobile,…
- dieCommunity community
- derKiel keel (beam at the underside of a ship); quill (shaft of a feather)
- dieSingle single (45rpm vinyl record); single (song from an album, released individually)
- diePrivatsphäre privacy, private sphere
- derVerlag publishing house, publisher (a company that produces and sells books, booklets, magazines)
- dasErbe inheritance; heritage; legacy; bequest (property that is bequeathed and inherited);…
- dieEnergiewende energy transition, the transition from energy generated from fossil fuels to renewable…
- dieFraktion faction, parliamentary group; fraction (component of a mixture)
- dieFusion merger (legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity); more generally,…
- dieAction action (fast-paced, often violent activity or events); a genre characterised by such…
- dasBarrel barrel (unit of volume)
- derInsider insider (person with special knowledge); in-joke; inside joke
- dieKanone cannon; gun
- dieMarine navy
- derKöder bait
- dieKleinigkeit bagatelle, trifle, little something, minor thing (insignificant, minor, or little thing)
- derTrost consolation
- derSpinner agent noun of spinnen; spinner (someone who makes yarn)
- dieBegegnung encounter, meeting; match
- dieVergebung pardon (forgiveness for an offense), forgiveness (action of forgiving); remission…
- dasVieh livestock; farm animals (animals kept for their milk, meat, skin, etc.); beast; swine…
- dieReichweite range (The maximum distance of a weapon, radio station, sensor, vehicle without…
- dieSchicht layer, stratum, seam; sheet, ply, coat (e.g. of paint)
- derMarktanteil market share
- derStaatschef head of state
- dieVernunft reason, good sense
- dasDrama drama
- derGangster gangster
- dieAufzeichnung record, recording; outline, note
- derCowboy cowboy
- dieBerichterstattung reporting, reportage; the result of reporting; coverage, reportage
- dieDrohne drone (male bee); sponger, parasite
- derWodka vodka
- derBestandteil component, element; ingredient
- dasSiemens siemens; a surname
- dieAuflage condition or conditions (for example, as placed on a parolee); edition (a whole set of…
- derLohn wage; reward
- derHinblick regard, view
- derSchnaps spirit, booze, hard liquor
- dieAbwehr defence; repulse
- dieScheune barn
- dieBeschwerde complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining);…
- dieUnabhängigkeit independence
- derSpaziergang walk (trip made by walking); walk in the park
- dasHurra hooray
- dasSymptom symptom, sign
- dieTelefonnummer telephone number
- dieAuswertung evaluation, score; analysis, appraisal
- dieEtappe stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally); rear,…
- derInteressent interested party, prospective buyer
- dieHochschule college; university; graduate school; institute; academy (educational institution for…
- dieKlinge blade (of a weapon or tool); a bladed weapon, sword, saber, etc.
- dasBeileid condolence, sympathy (especially over death)
- dieUnschuld innocence; virginity
- dieKürze brevity; shortness
- derLike like (individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the…
- derRückzug retreat
- dasBiest animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive…
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.
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