Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 3,541–3,600
Continuing the list — words 3,541 to 3,600 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.
- derMönch monk; blackcap
- dieTinte ink
- derGlückspilz lucky devil
- dasEgo ego
- dasAspirin aspirin
- derDemokrat democrat
- dasMassaker massacre
- dieObergrenze upper limit, cap, cutoff
- dieProphezeiung prophecy
- derStream stream
- dasLimit limit (restriction)
- derSchwindel swindle; dizziness, vertigo
- derBorg barrow (castrated boar)
- diePfote paw (soft foot/hand of a mammal); hand (of a human)
- derProtagonist protagonist (main character in a literary work or drama)
- dieEntlassung release; dismissal
- dieKreativität creativity
- derLandrat district / county council; chief administrative officer of a district
- dieModerne modernity; modernism
- dieReserve reserve (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)
- derJournalismus journalism
- dieErmordung assassination, murder
- dieZauberei wizardry, witchcraft
- derBundesfinanzminister federal / state finance minister
- derBiss bite (instance or way of biting; wound from biting)
- dasHotelzimmer hotel room
- dasDelta delta (Greek letter); delta (geology)
- dieFrequenz frequency (the rate of occurrence of anything); frequency (the quotient f of the number…
- derSummer buzzer; buzzing insect
- derAbleger layer, shoot of a plant; spin-off of a parent company or parent organisation
- derKohl cabbage (plant of the genus Brassica); a surname originating as an occupation for a…
- dieMedaille medal
- derGeier vulture
- dieAnschuldigung accusation
- derFußgänger pedestrian, walker (male or of unspecified gender)
- dasSal The uppermost layer of the Earth, rich in silica- and alumina-bearing minerals.
- derHauptsitz headquarters, head office
- dieArgumentation argument (the process of reasoning)
- dieRevision revision, change; appeal
- dasSpektakel spectacle (exciting or extraordinary exhibition, performance or event); row (continual…
- derSumpf swamp, marsh; sump
- dieFassung a device which holds something else, e.g. a socket for a lightbulb, the setting of a…
- derSchal scarf; shawl
- derPromi celeb
- dasElektroauto electric car
- derHunt minecart
- dieNiere kidney (organ); kidney as food
- derAltar altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)
- dieFahne flag, banner (any cloth or fabric used as a symbol); idea, ideal
- dieBeleidigung insult (action or speech deliberately intended to be rude)
- derAktienkurs quotation, share price
- derChauffeur chauffeur (person employed to drive a private or hired car); any driver of a car
- dieIronie irony
- dieSchaffung creation, generation, establishment, origin
- dieErlösung deliverance; liberation; deliverance; redemption; salvation (liberation from sin, its…
- derKäfer beetle; young girl, wench
- dasNachbarland neighbouring country
- derTequila tequila (an alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American…
- dasSchlachtfeld battlefield
- dieBauarbeiten construction works
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.