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.
- derOrgasmus orgasm
- dieKavallerie cavalry
- dieIntegrität integrity
- dasVermächtnis testamentary gift: bequest, devise, legacy
- dasVorstellungsgespräch a job interview
- dasImperium empire; the right to enforce the law
- dasPrivileg privilege
- dasKaliber calibre
- dieEvolution evolution
- dieDiskretion discretion
- dieSpurensicherung securing of evidence; forensic squad, forensic department
- dieExpedition expedition
- derZauberspruch magic spell
- dieSpezialeinheit special forces; special unit
- dasPhantom phantom
- dasLabyrinth labyrinth; labyrinth, maze (technically not quite correct, compare Labyrinth and Maze)
- diePsychiatrie psychiatry; mental hospital
- derGalgen gallows
- dieVerurteilung conviction, sentence; condemnation
- dasAdrenalin adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)
- dieAtombombe atomic bomb, nuclear bomb
- dieBesessenheit obsession; possession
- dieEinzelhaft solitary confinement
- dieTapferkeit bravery (being brave)
- dasBeweisstück piece of evidence
- dieUnsterblichkeit immortality
- dasAußenministerium ministry of foreign affairs
- derMärtyrer martyr
- dasLeichenschauhaus morgue, mortuary
- dieLordschaft Lordship (title of a lord)
- dasSicherheitssystem security system
- derSichtkontakt visual contact, intervisibility
- Willens genitive singular of Wille; genitive singular of Willen
- dasGeschöpf creature
- derBewährungshelfer probation officer; parole officer
- derReaktor reactor (container for nuclear, chemical or biological processes)
- dasExil exile (the state of being banished from one's home or country)
- dieÄra era
- derPrototyp prototype
- dasUnterbewusstsein subconscious mind
- dieGrausamkeit cruelty; savageness
- dasKartell cartel
- dieVorgeschichte past history; background
- dieUntertitelung subtitling (addition of subtitles); subtitle
- derDoppelgänger doppelganger, doppelgänger (a remarkably similar double)
- derGemahl spouse; husband
- diePerfektion perfection
- dieBescheidenheit modesty
- dasPorträt portrait
- dasAtelier studio (artist's or photographer's workshop)
- dieReinheit purity
- dieDemütigung humiliation
- dasUngeziefer vermin; pests; restricted to small animals, usually insects or spiders, sometimes also…
- dieZündung ignition
- dasSchießpulver gunpowder
- dieBrandstiftung arson
- derEinzelgänger loner
- dieKapitulation capitulation
- dieDurchsuchung search, searching
- dasWohlergehen well-being
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.