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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,941–3,000

Continuing the list — words 2,941 to 3,000 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. Memoiren memoirs noun C2
  2. dasMysterium mystery, enigma noun pl. Mysterien C2
  3. dieAusdrucksweise diction noun pl. Ausdrucksweisen C2
  4. dieUnzucht fornication; adultery; lewdness; promiscuity (any sexual behaviour considered immoral or… noun C2
  5. dieEhrfurcht awe, reverence noun C2
  6. derTraktorstrahl tractor beam noun pl. Traktorstrahlen C2
  7. derFlugzeugabsturz plane crash noun pl. Flugzeugabstürze C2
  8. derFeldmarschall field marshal (military officer of the highest rank) noun pl. Feldmarschälle C2
  9. dieDynastie dynasty noun pl. Dynastien C2
  10. dieNarkose general anesthesia noun pl. Narkosen C2
  11. dasZielobjekt target; target object noun pl. Zielobjekte C2
  12. dasSyndikat syndicate noun pl. Syndikate C2
  13. dasSchmuckstück jewellery noun pl. Schmuckstücke C2
  14. dieTransplantation transplantation noun pl. Transplantationen C2
  15. dieOrgie orgy noun pl. Orgien C2
  16. dieMeditation meditation noun pl. Meditationen C2
  17. dieDrogenfahndung narcotics investigation; drug squad noun pl. Drogenfahndungen C2
  18. derExorzismus exorcism noun pl. Exorzismen C2
  19. dieVorsehung Providence, Divine Providence (God's superintendence over earthly events); fate, destiny… noun C2
  20. dieTriade triad (grouping of three) noun pl. Triaden C2
  21. dieInfusion infusion (administration of liquid substances directly into a vein over a longer period… noun pl. Infusionen C2
  22. dasZeugenschutzprogramm witness protection program noun pl. Zeugenschutzprogramme C2
  23. dieLichtung clearing noun pl. Lichtungen C2
  24. derKadaver carcass, cadaver, carrion, corse noun C2
  25. derGeneralstaatsanwalt prosecutor general, attorney general (of a state) noun pl. Generalstaatsanwälte C2
  26. dasGlockenläuten tolling of a bell, bellringing noun C2
  27. derFunkspruch radio message, radio call noun pl. Funksprüche C2
  28. derZepter sceptre noun C2
  29. dasGeschwader squadron (formation); a formation, now equivalent to a wing (RAF) or group (USAF), in… noun C2
  30. dasTerrain territory, ground, terrain noun pl. Terrains C2
  31. dasNervengas nerve gas noun pl. Nervengase C2
  32. derWeltuntergang end of the world; end of the world (a change seen as catastrophic or devastating) noun pl. Weltuntergänge C2
  33. dieForensik forensics noun C2
  34. derOberbefehlshaber commander in chief noun C2
  35. dieObduktion autopsy (post-mortem examination involving dissection of the body) noun pl. Obduktionen C2
  36. dieGemeinheit meanness, nastiness, baseness; dirty trick, raw deal noun pl. Gemeinheiten C2
  37. dasAusweichmanöver evasive maneuver noun C2
  38. derLeichenbeschauer noun C2
  39. dieAmpulle ampoule (small glass vial) noun pl. Ampullen C2
  40. derBrandstifter arsonist (person who has committed the act of arson) noun C2
  41. dieBallistik ballistics noun C2
  42. dasKreuzverhör cross-examination, cross examination noun pl. Kreuzverhöre C2
  43. derLügendetektor lie detector noun pl. Lügendetektoren C2
  44. dasAneurysma aneurysm noun pl. Aneurysmen C2
  45. dasEbenbild counterpart (something that resembles something else); spitting image noun pl. Ebenbilder C2
  46. Klingonische noun C2
  47. dieStrafverfolgung criminal prosecution noun pl. Strafverfolgungen C2
  48. dasElfenbein ivory (material) noun pl. Elfenbeine C2
  49. dieUnwissenheit ignorance noun C2
  50. dasSelbstwertgefühl self-esteem, self-worth noun C2
  51. dieInszenierung production, staging, orchestration, showmanship; posturing (assumption of an exaggerated… noun pl. Inszenierungen C2
  52. derDrogenhändler drug dealer noun C2
  53. derUnruhestifter troublemaker, agitator noun C2
  54. dieSchizophrenie schizophrenia noun pl. Schizophrenien C2
  55. derPräfekt prefect noun pl. Präfekten C2
  56. dieVerfolgungsjagd chase; pursuit noun pl. Verfolgungsjagden C2
  57. dieBlasphemie blasphemy noun pl. Blasphemien C2
  58. dasAbleben passing (away), demise, death noun C2
  59. dieAdaption adaptation noun pl. Adaptionen C2
  60. derHausfriedensbruch the crime of trespassing, the unlawful entry to, or presence in, a house etc. noun pl. Hausfriedensbrüche 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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