Vocabulary · Nouns

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

Words 2,881 to 2,940 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

9,109 entries
269 at A1
407 at A2
858 at B1
  1. dieDiagnose diagnosis noun pl. Diagnosen C1
  2. derZombie zombie noun pl. Zombies C1
  3. dasTrikot jersey; sport shirt; sport kit noun pl. Trikots C1
  4. derSchäfer shepherd; a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Shepherd noun C1
  5. dieAutopsie autopsy (post-mortem examination involving dissection of the body) noun pl. Autopsien C1
  6. dieEinsamkeit loneliness; solitude, lonesomeness, solitariness noun pl. Einsamkeiten C1
  7. derAspekt aspect noun pl. Aspekte C1
  8. derGeschworener juror (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Geschworene C1
  9. dieVerfolgung persecution; pursuit, pursuance noun pl. Verfolgungen C1
  10. dieVolkswirtschaft national economy noun pl. Volkswirtschaften C1
  11. derGenfer Genevan (native or inhabitant of Geneva); of Geneva noun C1
  12. derVerbleib whereabouts; disposition noun C1
  13. derIrrer mentally ill person, lunatic (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Irre C1
  14. dieVorratsdatenspeicherung telecommunications data retention noun pl. Vorratsdatenspeicherungen C1
  15. derCall call; call (decision, judgement) noun pl. Calls C1
  16. dasHighlight climax, culmination, highlight noun pl. Highlights C1
  17. dieKlarheit clarity; brightness, glory noun pl. Klarheiten C1
  18. dieNachfolge succession noun pl. Nachfolgen C1
  19. derPole Pole noun pl. Polen C1
  20. dieTankstelle gas station noun pl. Tankstellen C1
  21. derKeeper keeper, goalkeeper noun C1
  22. dieHandtasche handbag, (US) purse noun pl. Handtaschen C1
  23. derHenkel handle (loop-like protuberance or attachment on an object by which to carry it;… noun C1
  24. derButler A butler, chief male servant, majordomo noun C1
  25. dasEndspiel final (last round of a competition; only used of sports with two sides per match);… noun pl. Endspiele C1
  26. dasJubiläum an anniversary, a jubilee noun pl. Jubiläen C1
  27. derLevel level (degree or amount); level (one of several discrete segments of a game) noun pl. Levels C1
  28. dieMeinungsfreiheit freedom of opinion noun pl. Meinungsfreiheiten C1
  29. derRuhestand retirement noun C1
  30. dasBruttoinlandsprodukt gross domestic product noun pl. Bruttoinlandsprodukte C1
  31. derKai wharf, quay; a male given name noun pl. Kais C1
  32. diePriorität priority (quality of being prioritized, especially of tasks and topics); priority… noun pl. Prioritäten C1
  33. dieAnhörung hearing (proceeding at which discussions are heard) noun pl. Anhörungen C1
  34. dieBeschäftigung occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) noun pl. Beschäftigungen C1
  35. dieErkrankung the act or process of falling ill; illness; disease noun pl. Erkrankungen C1
  36. derFirst ridge (of a roof) noun pl. Firste C1
  37. dasAsylverfahren asylum procedure, asylum process noun C1
  38. dieNotwendigkeit necessity noun pl. Notwendigkeiten C1
  39. derGauner petty thief, crook, racketeer; sly, cunning person noun C1
  40. dieKacke crap (something of poor quality; feces) noun C1
  41. dasGeschrei yelling, hue, clamor noun C1
  42. dasSelbstvertrauen self-confidence noun C1
  43. dasRuder oar; rudder noun C1
  44. dasWirtschaftswachstum economic growth noun C1
  45. dasKaninchen rabbit noun C1
  46. derCrash crash; crash (malfunction of computer software) noun pl. Crashes C1
  47. derPlatten flat tire; a municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany noun C1
  48. derOberbürgermeister mayor (of a large city; conventionally translated Lord Mayor) noun C1
  49. dieBefragung interrogation (act of interrogating or questioning) noun pl. Befragungen C1
  50. dieDynamik driving force, dynamism; dynamics noun pl. Dynamiken C1
  51. dieZentrale central office, headquarters noun pl. Zentralen C1
  52. dieAbschaffung abolition noun pl. Abschaffungen C1
  53. derSanitäter medic, ambulanceman, paramedic, EMT (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  54. dieHürde hurdle; obstacle for athletes noun pl. Hürden C1
  55. dieSchließung closure (all senses); conclusion noun pl. Schließungen C1
  56. dasVerhör interrogation noun pl. Verhöre C1
  57. dasSpielfeld field (sports) noun pl. Spielfelder C1
  58. derDichter poet (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  59. dieAusrichtung alignment, orientation; justification (of text margins) noun pl. Ausrichtungen C1
  60. dasBedürfnis desire, urge; need, necessity noun pl. Bedürfnisse C1

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.

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