Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 241–300
Continuing the list — words 241 to 300 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.
- dasGebäude building, edifice, structure
- Schuhe nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Schuh "shoes"
- derGlückwunsch congratulation
- dasKleid dress, gown (kind of woman's garment); garment
- dasAbendessen dinner, supper (the evening meal)
- derSchritt step, footstep (a single instance of walking); walk (slow gait of a horse)
- dieAufgabe task, job; corresponding to other senses of the verb aufgeben
- dieFreude joy, delight, glee
- derBall ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games); pass, play
- dieGruppe group
- dasWochenende weekend (break in the working week, usually Saturday and Sunday)
- derBericht report, account, news story
- dasFernsehen television
- dasAngebot offer, proposition; quote, estimate, offer (as made by an artisan)
- dasLied song (musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics)
- dasDorf village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town); backwater (remote place;…
- derPark park (piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and…
- dieZeitung newspaper; tidings, news
- dieWand wall, partition; vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface
- dasInteresse interest (attention and concern)
- dasMeer sea; lake
- dasFrühstück breakfast
- dieEcke corner, edge; a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
- dieBrücke bridge; The bridge pattern
- diePause pause, break
- dasLächeln smile (facial expression)
- derGrad degree
- dieFahrt drive; ride
- dasDach roof; circumflex
- derClub club (association of members); club (nightclub, discotheque)
- dasThema topic, subject, issue; theme
- dieHose trousers
- dasRestaurant restaurant
- dasBad bath; bathroom
- derFlug flight (in the air); airfare
- derWunsch wish (an act of wishing); wish (that which one wishes)
- derKoffer a case; a suitcase or briefcase
- derKurs course (direction); course (learning program), class
- derStrand beach
- derTermin date (day on which a certain event takes place); deadline (date on or before which…
- Nerven plural of Nerv
- dieKrankheit sickness, illness; disease
- derGast guest
- derFlughafen airport
- diePost mail, post (sent and received letters etc.); mail, post, postal service (method of…
- dieRechnung bill, restaurant bill; a reckoning, calculation
- dasKino cinema
- derBeruf occupation, profession, trade, job, career; vocation
- dieJacke jacket
- dieMitte middle; center
- dieDecke any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a tablecloth, blanket, quilt, duvet, etc.;…
- dasMittagessen lunch
- dasWetter weather; storm, rainstorm
- dieKleidung clothing; apparel; clothes
- dasHemd shirt
- dieBedeutung meaning, sense; meaning, significance, importance
- dieQuelle spring; well (oil, gas)
- derGeschmack taste; flavour
- dasPech pitch (sticky substance); bad luck, misfortune
- dieSendung delivery (by a postal service); programme (performance of a show or other broadcast on…
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.