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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,701–2,760

Continuing the list — words 2,701 to 2,760 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. dasAufgebot contingent, posse, squad (number of people summoned and assembled for some task); squad noun pl. Aufgebote C1
  2. dieGeldverschwendung noun pl. Geldverschwendungen C1
  3. derKriegsgefangener prisoner of war (POW) noun pl. Kriegsgefangene C1
  4. derSchadensersatz indemnification, restitution of damage noun C1
  5. dasVokabular vocabulary (stock of words); vocabulary (list of words, typically with concise glosses) noun pl. Vokabulare C1
  6. derSaboteur saboteur noun pl. Saboteure C1
  7. derSuizid suicide noun pl. Suizide C1
  8. dieWachsamkeit vigilance noun C1
  9. Eichen plural of Eiche noun C1
  10. derKonkurrent competitor noun pl. Konkurrenten C1
  11. derFahrgast passenger (in road- or rail-based public transport) noun pl. Fahrgäste C1
  12. derGesandter envoy noun pl. Gesandte C1
  13. dieErrungenschaft accomplishment, achievement, attainment (usually by a community, group of people,… noun pl. Errungenschaften C1
  14. dieAnmerkung remark; note; comment; annotation noun pl. Anmerkungen C1
  15. derSchränken dative plural of Schrank noun C1
  16. dieArbeitskraft worker, employee; labor force, manpower noun pl. Arbeitskräfte C1
  17. diePatronenhülse shell casing noun pl. Patronenhülsen C1
  18. dieEmpfindung sensation; feeling, emotion noun pl. Empfindungen C1
  19. derProminenter celebrity noun pl. Prominente C1
  20. diePrellung bruise, contusion noun pl. Prellungen C1
  21. dieKontaktlinse contact lens noun pl. Kontaktlinsen C1
  22. dieSicherheitsmaßnahme security measures noun pl. Sicherheitsmaßnahmen C1
  23. dieAnleihe bond (financial); debenture; loan noun pl. Anleihen C1
  24. dieUnmenge huge amount noun pl. Unmengen C1
  25. dasQuartieren dative plural of Quartier noun C1
  26. diePupille pupil noun pl. Pupillen C1
  27. dieMessung measurement, mensuration; metering noun pl. Messungen C1
  28. dasTestergebnis test result noun pl. Testergebnisse C1
  29. dieNaturwissenschaft natural science noun pl. Naturwissenschaften C1
  30. dieAmbition ambition for some particular achievement noun pl. Ambitionen C1
  31. dasHormon hormone noun pl. Hormone C1
  32. dieRöntgenaufnahme radiograph, x-ray image noun pl. Röntgenaufnahmen C1
  33. derUntoter undead noun pl. Untote C1
  34. dasÜberkommen gerund of überkommen noun C1
  35. dasEindrücken gerund of eindrücken noun C1
  36. derImmigrant immigrant (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Immigranten C1
  37. derInteressent interested party, prospective buyer noun pl. Interessenten C1
  38. Härten plural of Härte noun C1
  39. derMittler mediator noun C1
  40. dieKürzung reduction; shortening noun pl. Kürzungen C1
  41. dieStreitkraft armed forces; branch of a country's armed forces (army, navy, air force, etc.) noun pl. Streitkräfte C1
  42. dieVorkehrung precaution noun pl. Vorkehrungen C1
  43. dieHemmung inhibition; scruple noun pl. Hemmungen C1
  44. derHintergedanke ulterior motive; hidden agenda noun pl. Hintergedanken C1
  45. derDemonstrant demonstrator, protester (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Demonstranten C1
  46. dasÜbergreifen gerund of übergreifen noun C1
  47. dasÜberschnappen gerund of überschnappen noun C1
  48. dieStreitigkeit conflict; contention noun pl. Streitigkeiten C1
  49. dasAuserwählen gerund of auserwählen noun C1
  50. dasHinreissen Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of hinreißen noun C1
  51. dasHerausreissen gerund of herausreissen; Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Herausreißen noun C1
  52. dieVoraussetzung prerequisite; precondition noun pl. Voraussetzungen C1
  53. dieAffäre a delicate, problematic or annoying affair, business that forces one to act carefully;… noun pl. Affären C2
  54. dasUniversum universe noun pl. Universen C2
  55. derGouverneur governor (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Gouverneure C2
  56. derBaron baron noun pl. Barone C2
  57. derIrrtum error, mistake noun pl. Irrtümer C2
  58. dasProtokoll protocol; minutes (of a meeting) noun pl. Protokolle C2
  59. derRuhm fame, glory noun C2
  60. dasDrehbuch script, screenplay noun pl. Drehbücher C2

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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