Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 2,821–2,880
Words 2,821 to 2,880 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- derTransport transport
- derLaptop laptop computer
- dasSegment segment
- dieRegie direction (work of the director in cinema or theater)
- derAbzug trigger (of a gun); hood, fume hood (covering of a vent to suck away smoke or fumes)
- derPapierkram paperwork, red tape, admin
- derBeschäftigter nominalization of beschäftigt: employee (male or of unspecified gender)
- derInstinkt instinct
- dieFlitterwochen honeymoon (vacation after a wedding)
- dieNarbe scar; stigma
- dieAusweitung increase; expansion, extension
- dieHerstellung production (act of producing)
- dieRobbe seal, pinniped (animal)
- derZahnarzt dentist
- derZutritt access, admittance; entrance, entry
- dieVergewaltigung rape (the act of forcing sexual activity)
- derStreich stroke (act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon); feat, coup (quick and…
- dasJournal magazine (non-academic publication, usually heavily illustrated); an evening TV…
- dasNest nest; small village
- derHelm helmet; helm roof
- dasBingo bingo (game)
- derAusschuss board, committee; damaged, unsaleable products; reject, waste, scrap
- derGebrauch use, usage; application
- derStamm tree trunk, main stem of a plant (but never used of thin stalks or twigs); tribe
- dieBedienung service; waiter, waitress
- dieBezeichnung designation, denomination, name, term; denotation, representation
- derTank tank (container for liquids or gases); tank (armoured fighting vehicle)
- dieBesprechung meeting, discussion, (gathering among business people to discuss their business); Review
- dieKreditkarte credit card
- dasProfil profile
- derDonner thunder
- dieUmstellung conversion, migration, changeover, switch, cutover; reorganization, reorientation
- derSchrecken fright; terror
- derStall stable, sty, shed, barn (building for keeping animals of all sorts); stall, sty…
- derEvent event
- derAnlauf attempt, try; run-up (used with nehmen)
- derGeschäftsmann businessman
- dieKündigung a declaration of will ending a continuing obligation, termination, dismissal,…
- derNachteil disadvantage, demerit; drawback
- derBetracht consideration
- derVerfassungsschutz protection of the constitution (the Grundgesetz); the totality of all efforts (such as…
- derAthlet athlete
- dieKonzentration concentration (all senses)
- dasPixel pixel
- dieEinzelheit detail
- derFeierabend The evening before a holiday, eve.; Quitting time, hometime; the workday's end and the…
- derBurger A burger; a hamburger, cheeseburger, or similar American-style sandwich.
- dieKrankenkasse health insurance company
- derPassant passer-by
- dasSeminar seminar (small-group university class similar to a school lesson); department…
- derLenker handlebar, rod, control lever; leader, head man
- dieDivision division (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another); division (military…
- dieEigenschaft feature, property, characteristic; quality
- derRückschlag setback (sudden or unexpected turn for the worse); return, the act of hitting the ball…
- dieWerft shipyard (place where ships are built and repaired)
- derArbeitsspeicher random access memory
- dieSchublade drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing); category, pigeonhole
- dieEmpörung indignation, outrage; rebellion, revolt
- derFußballer footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)
- dieWeiterentwicklung development, advancement; progression, advance
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.