Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 3,361–3,420
Continuing the list — words 3,361 to 3,420 of 9,109, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
430
at A1
402
at A2
734
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- derTiroler Tyrolean (native or inhabitant of Tyrol); of Tyrol
- dasU-Boot submarine (vessel); submersible (vessel)
- dieAnnäherung approach (act of drawing near; access or opportunity of drawing near); approach (a…
- derGrazer Grazer (native or inhabitant of Graz); of, from or relating to Graz
- dasAs as, a unit and a Roman coin; ace, a playing card
- derChor choir; chorus (group of people singing together); choir (part of a church building)
- dieMobilität mobility
- derVerbrauch consumption; usage
- derKnöchel ankle; knuckle
- dieVersuchung temptation
- dieAbgabe levy, tax, duty; delivery, delivering (often used for delivery of pharmaceuticals drugs,…
- dieEchtzeit real time
- dieKriminalität crime (practice or habit of committing crimes; criminal acts collectively); criminality,…
- derFähnrich the soldier carrying the flag; officer cadet, ensign (rank)
- dieStadtverwaltung town / city council
- dieTürklingel doorbell
- dasDynamit dynamite
- dasOrgan an organ; an organ, a publication (newspaper, etc) of an organization
- dasFell fur, coat, pelt (hairy skin of an animal); hide (the detached, tanned skin of an animal)
- derSonnenschein sunshine; a surname
- derBräutigam bridegroom (a man with regard to his wedding)
- derNeustart restart, fresh start; reboot
- dasPromille permille
- dieDrohung threat (expression of intent to injure or punish another)
- dieBefreiung liberation; exemption
- derOptimismus optimism
- derBischof bishop (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieTagesordnung agenda; order of the day (business to be done by a body or group of people on a…
- derUrlauber holidaymaker, vacationer; A person on leave
- dieAxt axe
- dieAnpassung adaptation, customization, adjustment
- dieAussendung emission (of radiation); mission (of the Apostles)
- derDampf steam; vapor / vapour
- derWurm worm; maggot, grub
- dasErlebnis experience (event of which one is cognizant)
- derKanadier Canadian (person from Canada); Canadian canoe, canoe
- dieBesatzung crew (group of people operating a ship, plane, or large facility); occupation (of a…
- dieAltstadt historic city center, old town
- derFotograf photographer
- dasHeck stern (of a ship); tail (of an aeroplane)
- dasRückspiel second leg; back pass
- derFreistoß free kick
- derBeutel a small to medium-sized bag, usually of fabric; pouch (bag with a drawstring)
- dieBesetzung occupation; invasion (of a country); squat (occupation of a building without permission)
- dieGestaltung design, styling, arrangement
- dieInstanz legal authority; authority, entity (any agency, person or level in a hierarchy…
- derJahrestag anniversary (day an exact number of years since an event)
- dieVeranda veranda
- dieMoschee mosque
- derTreiber agent noun of treiben; herder, driver, drover (used only in compound nouns)
- dieStrahlung radiation, irradiation
- derRedakteur editor (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieNonne nun; nun moth
- dasFeuerwerk fireworks
- dieAbwechslung alternation; diversion, change
- dasKleingeld small change, change (coins of little value)
- dieHalbinsel peninsula
- derJustizminister justice minister, minister of justice
- derGeneralsekretär general secretary, secretary general, first secretary
- derHerzschlag heartbeat; heart attack
Common questions
How many German nouns should I know?
This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 832 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.