Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 3,001–3,060
Continuing the list — words 3,001 to 3,060 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.
- dieGegenseitigkeit reciprocity
- dieGlückseligkeit beatitude; bliss
- dieSchlaflosigkeit sleeplessness, insomnia
- derIntellekt intellect
- dasOberkommando high command
- dieSättigung satiation; saturation
- dieSuspendierung suspension
- dieUntersuchungshaft remand
- dasEmpfehlungsschreiben letter of recommendation, testimonial
- dieLebensmittelvergiftung food poisoning (any food-borne disease)
- dasQuecksilber mercury (chemical element, Hg)
- dieUnendlichkeit infinity
- dasHeiligtum sacred site; sanctuary; shrine; sacred, venerated object
- dasVorstrafenregister criminal record
- derGroßmeister Grand Master (male or of unspecified sex); grandmaster (as above)
- derMordversuch murder attempt
- dieVergessenheit oblivion
- dieGeldwäsche money laundering
- dasKnochenmark bone marrow
- derGulden guilder (currency of the Netherlands until 2001); florin; guilder (mediaeval and early…
- diePrärie prairie
- dieVerschlüsselung encryption, encoding; cipher
- dasSperrgebiet no-go area, no-go zone, prohibited area, restricted area
- dieVerbannung banishment; exile
- dieHochachtung great respect
- dieGleichgültigkeit indifference
- dieAbsolution absolution
- derDrahtzieher string puller, puppet master, mastermind, svengali
- dieEkstase ecstasy
- dasCholesterin cholesterol
- dieHöchstgeschwindigkeit speed limit; maximum speed
- derChefingenieur chief engineer
- dieAnteilnahme condolence
- dasGewaltverbrechen violent crime
- derParameter parameter
- derStoffwechsel metabolism
- dieSchatzkammer treasure chamber, treasury; treasury department
- derSelbstmörder one who commits suicide; a suicide; suicide victim (male or of unspecified gender)
- derSpiritus alcohol, chiefly for technical use; breathing; a glottal consonant, usually /h/; a…
- dieEpoche epoch
- dieGegenüberstellung comparison; lineup; police lineup; identity parade
- derVerschwörer conspirator
- dieGottheit deity (essential nature of a god, divinity); The state of being a god; divinity
- dasInferno inferno (catastrophic scenario, especially involving fire)
- derPatriotismus patriotism
- derErreger pathogen, agent, germ
- derUreinwohner native inhabitant (often applied to indigenous people)
- dieBesinnung consciousness; reflexion
- dieBallade ballad
- dieVerwüstung ravage, havoc, devastation, desolation; desertification
- dieEingebung inspiration, impulse, intuition
- dieAsservatenkammer property room, evidence room, secure area used to store seized property and evidence
- derForensiker forensic scientist
- dasHirngespinst chimera, fantasy; pipe dream
- dasGläsern dative plural of Glas
- dieKettenreaktion chain reaction
- dieNötigung coercion, duress
- dieMorgendämmerung dawn, daybreak
- dieGefangennahme capture
- dasExtrablatt special edition (of a newspaper)
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.