Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 2,641–2,700
Words 2,641 to 2,700 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- derSchuldenschnitt debt relief
- Hühner nominative/accusative/genitive plural chicken of Huhn; a loud group of women
- dieGalle bile, gall; gallbladder
- derTurner a male gymnast
- dieLuftwaffe air force; The air force of the Third Reich.
- derWagner cartwright, wainwright, wheelwright; a common surname originating as an occupation
- diePfeife whistle; pipe (for smoking)
- diePropaganda propaganda
- derSet place mat, setting; set, combination, collection
- derRadfahrer someone who is meek towards their superiors and despotic towards their inferiors
- dieStraftat criminal offence
- dasMitgefühl compassion
- derBewerber applicant (one who applies)
- dieHeirat marrying; marriage; wedding (the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage)
- derGötze idol; any image; a mask, a mummer
- derSpitzenreiter front runner, leader; bestseller; chart topper
- derAbgang exit; departure
- dieSau sow (female pig); pig (of either gender)
- dieNotaufnahme emergency room; The act or location of receiving refugees from East Germany into West…
- dasTrinkgeld tip (small amount of money given to service providers, such as waiters, hairdressers,…
- derVorstandschef managing director, CEO
- dieSorte a sort, variety, grade of a good produced for sale or consumption; a sort, kind, type of…
- derElefant elephant
- dieKerze candle
- derMarsch march; marsh, marshland, fen
- dasBrett board, plank; energetic, forceful track
- dieManieren manners
- dasLob praise; lob
- derProzentpunkt percentage point
- derTriumph triumph
- derReiter rider (one who rides a horse); mounted man-at-arms, cuirassier
- dasHalloween Halloween (October 31st)
- derAkteur actor, player (participant); actor (theatrical or film performer)
- dieFestnahme arrest
- dieHupe horn, hooter (a sound-emitting device in and for cars); hooter, bazonga, poont
- dieOrtszeit local time
- derSchuppen shed; to scale (a fish)
- derSensor sensor
- dieEinschränkung constraint, restraint
- dieKandidatur candidacy, candidature
- dieEmotion emotion
- dieFerne distance; distant lands
- derVormonat previous month
- derAbschaum dregs, scum (the worst and lowest)
- diePräsidentin president (female); chairman, chairperson, chair (female), chairwoman
- dieDefensive defense (means, attitude or position of defense)
- derNotruf emergency call
- dasHochparterre raised first floor (US), raised ground floor (UK)
- derInsasse a passenger of a vehicle; an inhabitant of a building with multiple inhabitants,…
- dasAis A-sharp
- dieVerschwörung conspiracy
- derKellner waiter (male or of unspecified gender); a surname
- derTransfer transfer (the act of moving money to another country); transfer (the act of moving a…
- derPlayer synonym of Abspielgerät (“playback device”); player, participant (in a market economy)
- derFürst prince (sovereign prince)
- dieFluggesellschaft airline (company that flies airplanes)
- dieRückseite back, reverse side
- dasGebet prayer
- dasErdbeben earthquake; shudder
- dieMotivation motivation (willingness of action especially in behavior)
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.