Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,821–2,880

Continuing the list — words 2,821 to 2,880 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. derOrgasmus orgasm noun pl. Orgasmen C2
  2. dieKavallerie cavalry noun pl. Kavallerien C2
  3. dieIntegrität integrity noun pl. Integritäten C2
  4. dasVermächtnis testamentary gift: bequest, devise, legacy noun pl. Vermächtnisse C2
  5. dasVorstellungsgespräch a job interview noun pl. Vorstellungsgespräche C2
  6. dasImperium empire; the right to enforce the law noun pl. Imperien C2
  7. dasPrivileg privilege noun pl. Privilegien C2
  8. dasKaliber calibre noun C2
  9. dieEvolution evolution noun pl. Evolutionen C2
  10. dieDiskretion discretion noun C2
  11. dieSpurensicherung securing of evidence; forensic squad, forensic department noun pl. Spurensicherungen C2
  12. dieExpedition expedition noun pl. Expeditionen C2
  13. derZauberspruch magic spell noun pl. Zaubersprüche C2
  14. dieSpezialeinheit special forces; special unit noun pl. Spezialeinheiten C2
  15. dasPhantom phantom noun pl. Phantome C2
  16. dasLabyrinth labyrinth; labyrinth, maze (technically not quite correct, compare Labyrinth and Maze) noun pl. Labyrinthe C2
  17. diePsychiatrie psychiatry; mental hospital noun pl. Psychiatrien C2
  18. derGalgen gallows noun C2
  19. dieVerurteilung conviction, sentence; condemnation noun pl. Verurteilungen C2
  20. dasAdrenalin adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter) noun C2
  21. dieAtombombe atomic bomb, nuclear bomb noun pl. Atombomben C2
  22. dieBesessenheit obsession; possession noun C2
  23. dieEinzelhaft solitary confinement noun C2
  24. dieTapferkeit bravery (being brave) noun pl. Tapferkeiten C2
  25. dasBeweisstück piece of evidence noun pl. Beweisstücke C2
  26. dieUnsterblichkeit immortality noun C2
  27. dasAußenministerium ministry of foreign affairs noun pl. Außenministerien C2
  28. derMärtyrer martyr noun C2
  29. dasLeichenschauhaus morgue, mortuary noun pl. Leichenschauhäuser C2
  30. dieLordschaft Lordship (title of a lord) noun pl. Lordschaften C2
  31. dasSicherheitssystem security system noun pl. Sicherheitssysteme C2
  32. derSichtkontakt visual contact, intervisibility noun pl. Sichtkontakte C2
  33. Willens genitive singular of Wille; genitive singular of Willen noun C2
  34. dasGeschöpf creature noun pl. Geschöpfe C2
  35. derBewährungshelfer probation officer; parole officer noun C2
  36. derReaktor reactor (container for nuclear, chemical or biological processes) noun pl. Reaktoren C2
  37. dasExil exile (the state of being banished from one's home or country) noun pl. Exile C2
  38. dieÄra era noun pl. Ären C2
  39. derPrototyp prototype noun pl. Prototypen C2
  40. dasUnterbewusstsein subconscious mind noun C2
  41. dieGrausamkeit cruelty; savageness noun pl. Grausamkeiten C2
  42. dasKartell cartel noun pl. Kartelle C2
  43. dieVorgeschichte past history; background noun pl. Vorgeschichten C2
  44. dieUntertitelung subtitling (addition of subtitles); subtitle noun pl. Untertitelungen C2
  45. derDoppelgänger doppelganger, doppelgänger (a remarkably similar double) noun C2
  46. derGemahl spouse; husband noun pl. Gemahle C2
  47. diePerfektion perfection noun C2
  48. dieBescheidenheit modesty noun C2
  49. dasPorträt portrait noun pl. Porträts C2
  50. dasAtelier studio (artist's or photographer's workshop) noun pl. Ateliers C2
  51. dieReinheit purity noun pl. Reinheiten C2
  52. dieDemütigung humiliation noun pl. Demütigungen C2
  53. dasUngeziefer vermin; pests; restricted to small animals, usually insects or spiders, sometimes also… noun C2
  54. dieZündung ignition noun pl. Zündungen C2
  55. dasSchießpulver gunpowder noun C2
  56. dieBrandstiftung arson noun pl. Brandstiftungen C2
  57. derEinzelgänger loner noun C2
  58. dieKapitulation capitulation noun pl. Kapitulationen C2
  59. dieDurchsuchung search, searching noun pl. Durchsuchungen C2
  60. dasWohlergehen well-being noun 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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