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.

  1. dieGegenseitigkeit reciprocity noun pl. Gegenseitigkeiten C2
  2. dieGlückseligkeit beatitude; bliss noun pl. Glückseligkeiten C2
  3. dieSchlaflosigkeit sleeplessness, insomnia noun C2
  4. derIntellekt intellect noun C2
  5. dasOberkommando high command noun pl. Oberkommandos C2
  6. dieSättigung satiation; saturation noun pl. Sättigungen C2
  7. dieSuspendierung suspension noun pl. Suspendierungen C2
  8. dieUntersuchungshaft remand noun C2
  9. dasEmpfehlungsschreiben letter of recommendation, testimonial noun C2
  10. dieLebensmittelvergiftung food poisoning (any food-borne disease) noun pl. Lebensmittelvergiftungen C2
  11. dasQuecksilber mercury (chemical element, Hg) noun C2
  12. dieUnendlichkeit infinity noun pl. Unendlichkeiten C2
  13. dasHeiligtum sacred site; sanctuary; shrine; sacred, venerated object noun pl. Heiligtümer C2
  14. dasVorstrafenregister criminal record noun C2
  15. derGroßmeister Grand Master (male or of unspecified sex); grandmaster (as above) noun C2
  16. derMordversuch murder attempt noun pl. Mordversuche C2
  17. dieVergessenheit oblivion noun C2
  18. dieGeldwäsche money laundering noun C2
  19. dasKnochenmark bone marrow noun C2
  20. derGulden guilder (currency of the Netherlands until 2001); florin; guilder (mediaeval and early… noun C2
  21. diePrärie prairie noun pl. Prärien C2
  22. dieVerschlüsselung encryption, encoding; cipher noun pl. Verschlüsselungen C2
  23. dasSperrgebiet no-go area, no-go zone, prohibited area, restricted area noun pl. Sperrgebiete C2
  24. dieVerbannung banishment; exile noun pl. Verbannungen C2
  25. dieHochachtung great respect noun C2
  26. dieGleichgültigkeit indifference noun pl. Gleichgültigkeiten C2
  27. dieAbsolution absolution noun pl. Absolutionen C2
  28. derDrahtzieher string puller, puppet master, mastermind, svengali noun C2
  29. dieEkstase ecstasy noun pl. Ekstasen C2
  30. dasCholesterin cholesterol noun C2
  31. dieHöchstgeschwindigkeit speed limit; maximum speed noun pl. Höchstgeschwindigkeiten C2
  32. derChefingenieur chief engineer noun pl. Chefingenieure C2
  33. dieAnteilnahme condolence noun C2
  34. dasGewaltverbrechen violent crime noun C2
  35. derParameter parameter noun C2
  36. derStoffwechsel metabolism noun C2
  37. dieSchatzkammer treasure chamber, treasury; treasury department noun pl. Schatzkammern C2
  38. derSelbstmörder one who commits suicide; a suicide; suicide victim (male or of unspecified gender) noun C2
  39. derSpiritus alcohol, chiefly for technical use; breathing; a glottal consonant, usually /h/; a… noun C2
  40. dieEpoche epoch noun pl. Epochen C2
  41. dieGegenüberstellung comparison; lineup; police lineup; identity parade noun pl. Gegenüberstellungen C2
  42. derVerschwörer conspirator noun C2
  43. dieGottheit deity (essential nature of a god, divinity); The state of being a god; divinity noun pl. Gottheiten C2
  44. dasInferno inferno (catastrophic scenario, especially involving fire) noun pl. Infernos C2
  45. derPatriotismus patriotism noun C2
  46. derErreger pathogen, agent, germ noun C2
  47. derUreinwohner native inhabitant (often applied to indigenous people) noun C2
  48. dieBesinnung consciousness; reflexion noun C2
  49. dieBallade ballad noun pl. Balladen C2
  50. dieVerwüstung ravage, havoc, devastation, desolation; desertification noun pl. Verwüstungen C2
  51. dieEingebung inspiration, impulse, intuition noun pl. Eingebungen C2
  52. dieAsservatenkammer property room, evidence room, secure area used to store seized property and evidence noun pl. Asservatenkammern C2
  53. derForensiker forensic scientist noun C2
  54. dasHirngespinst chimera, fantasy; pipe dream noun pl. Hirngespinste C2
  55. dasGläsern dative plural of Glas noun C2
  56. dieKettenreaktion chain reaction noun pl. Kettenreaktionen C2
  57. dieNötigung coercion, duress noun pl. Nötigungen C2
  58. dieMorgendämmerung dawn, daybreak noun pl. Morgendämmerungen C2
  59. dieGefangennahme capture noun pl. Gefangennahmen C2
  60. dasExtrablatt special edition (of a newspaper) noun pl. Extrablätter 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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