Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 2,521–2,580
Words 2,521 to 2,580 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- derDurchgang passage, passageway, corridor, aisle, thoroughfare; transit
- dieNachbarschaft neighbourhood; neighbourship
- dieVilla villa
- dasHauptquartier headquarters
- derNazi a member or (ideological) supporter of the Nazi Party, Nazism, or neo-Nazism; a National…
- Geheimdienste nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Geheimdienst; several intelligence agencies
- derSchläger agent noun of schlagen; brawler
- dieAssistentin A female assistant.
- derMaster master's degree; master graduate
- derGürtel belt (band worn around the waist); belt; strip (e.g. of villages around a city, etc.)
- dieEnttäuschung disappointment, let-down, bummer, frustration; disenchantment, disillusionment,…
- dieKundgebung rally, demonstration
- diePflege care; fostering (of a child)
- dieKrankenstation infirmary
- dieLeine line, cord (a rope, usually relatively thin), especially; washing line
- derBundestrainer national / state coach / trainer
- dieMine a mine; pencil lead, refill, ballpoint pen reservoir (tube)
- dasPodium podium
- derSauerstoff oxygen
- dasAchtelfinale round of 16, last 16, octafinal (the round before the quarterfinal)
- dieTätigkeit activity; job
- derVersager loser, failure, deadbeat (someone who fails)
- dasModel model; mould
- derPanzer armour, armour plating, shield; suit of armour
- derAngestellter employee, worker, clerk, servant, staffer, staff member (male or of unspecified gender)
- derBach brook, stream; any of a great number of locations, including
- dieGebühr fee; a surname
- dasPhänomen phenomenon
- dasStimmengewirr babble of voices
- dieZerstörung destruction, demolition; overthrow, ruin
- dieStirn forehead, brow (often used as an indicator of emotion); frons
- dieWende turn (change in temperament or circumstance); turnaround (reversal of policy)
- dasKloster convent, monastery, cloister
- dieAirline airline
- derErsatz replacement, substitute; compensation
- dieLeber liver; someplace deep within one
- dasPortal portal
- dieKrawatte necktie
- dieUnsicherheit uncertainty; insecurity
- derKongress congress, Congress; conference, convention
- dieTarnung camouflage
- dasAlpha alpha (Greek letter)
- dieFaust fist
- derLandtag Landtag (representative assembly or parliament in some German-speaking countries)
- dieSchießerei shootout, gunfight
- dieFrisur haircut (way hair is cut); hairdo; hairstyle (way hair is arranged)
- derSpruch short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself; stock…
- dieMoral moral, morality; morale
- dieSpezies species
- derÖkonom economist
- derBrunnen well
- derNeubau new building
- derKleiner boy, young man
- dasEigentum ownership; an item of owned property, e.g. estate, belonging, etc.
- derSchwung a swinging motion, sweep; a quantity so swept, (hence colloquial) any large amount
- derDiebstahl theft
- dieSperre barrier; cut
- dieAufhebung abolition, nullification, abrogation; annulment
- dasVergehen misdemeanor, summary offence; to pass, to elapse
- derHerzog duke
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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