Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,881–2,940

Continuing the list — words 2,881 to 2,940 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. dasArtefakt artifact noun pl. Artefakte C2
  2. dasKriegsgericht court martial noun pl. Kriegsgerichte C2
  3. derZerstörer destroyer (that who/which destroys); heavy fighter (a type of fighter-aircraft) noun C2
  4. dieBarmherzigkeit mercy, compassion noun C2
  5. dieFehlfunktion malfunction, dysfunction noun pl. Fehlfunktionen C2
  6. derErzbischof archbishop (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Erzbischöfe C2
  7. derImperator imperator noun pl. Imperatoren C2
  8. derScharfschütze sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a… noun pl. Scharfschützen C2
  9. dieUngerechtigkeit injustice noun pl. Ungerechtigkeiten C2
  10. derGral grail (holy, miraculous object, especially a cup) noun pl. Grale C2
  11. derKosmos cosmos noun pl. Kosmen C2
  12. diePsyche psyche, mind noun pl. Psychen C2
  13. dieGerichtsmedizin medical jurisprudence noun C2
  14. dasIndividuum individual noun pl. Individuen C2
  15. dieAbwehr defence; repulse noun pl. Abwehren C2
  16. derTribut tribute (payment made by one nation to another in submission); toll noun pl. Tribute C2
  17. derPoet poet noun pl. Poeten C2
  18. dieBegabung talent, gift noun pl. Begabungen C2
  19. dasOpium opium noun C2
  20. dasCorps a corps, a kind of traditional student's corporation in German-speaking Europe noun C2
  21. dieVorstellungskraft imagination (image-making power of the mind) noun C2
  22. derZaubertrank magic potion noun pl. Zaubertränke C2
  23. dieBeherrschung restraint; mastering, mastery noun C2
  24. dasRöntgen röntgen, X-ray noun C2
  25. dieDurchlaucht serenity (address of a prince) noun pl. Durchlauchten C2
  26. dieAnmut grace (elegant movement, poise or balance); elegance noun C2
  27. dieSkulptur sculpture (work of art) noun pl. Skulpturen C2
  28. dieUnterdrückung oppression; suppression noun pl. Unterdrückungen C2
  29. dieSelbstzerstörung self-destruction; self-destruct noun pl. Selbstzerstörungen C2
  30. dieSchweigepflicht vow of silence; confidentiality requirement (e.g. physician-patient, attorney-client, or… noun pl. Schweigepflichten C2
  31. dieSpionage espionage noun C2
  32. dieJungfräulichkeit virginity noun C2
  33. dieVerwechslung confusion, mix-up noun pl. Verwechslungen C2
  34. derBefehlshaber commander noun C2
  35. dieExekution execution (act of putting to death); foreclosure noun pl. Exekutionen C2
  36. dieMutation mutation noun pl. Mutationen C2
  37. dieWucht weight; massiveness, bulkiness, bulk noun pl. Wuchten C2
  38. dieGeheimhaltung secrecy noun C2
  39. derWarpantrieb warp drive noun pl. Warpantriebe C2
  40. derHinterwäldler backwoodsman, bumpkin, hick, hillbilly, redneck noun C2
  41. dieBegnadigung pardon noun pl. Begnadigungen C2
  42. derKommunismus communism, Communism noun pl. Kommunismen C2
  43. derWaffenhändler arms dealer noun C2
  44. dieBelagerung siege (military blockade of settlement) noun pl. Belagerungen C2
  45. derHochstapler conman, con man, impostor noun C2
  46. dieIsolation isolation (act of isolating); isolation (state of being isolated) noun pl. Isolationen C2
  47. dasAblenkungsmanöver diversionary tactic noun C2
  48. dieMaxime maxim noun pl. Maximen C2
  49. dieLeukämie leukemia noun pl. Leukämien C2
  50. derHochverrat high treason noun C2
  51. dasSchachmatt checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable); checkmate, definite defeat noun pl. Schachmatts C2
  52. derHexer warlock noun C2
  53. dasPorzellan porcelain noun pl. Porzellane C2
  54. derAberglaube superstition noun C2
  55. dieVorsichtsmaßnahme precaution noun pl. Vorsichtsmaßnahmen C2
  56. dasBankett banquet (meal); part of the organisation responsible for organising banquets and… noun pl. Bankette C2
  57. derWahn delusion, illusion, (vain) hope (very strong but ultimately misguided or fantastical… noun pl. Wahne C2
  58. dasUltimatum ultimatum noun pl. Ultimaten C2
  59. dieIntimität intimacy noun pl. Intimitäten C2
  60. dasGemetzel butchery; slaughter (of people) 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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