Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 3,721–3,780

Words 3,721 to 3,780 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

9,109 entries
269 at A1
407 at A2
858 at B1
  1. derSchimmer gleam, glimmer, flicker; clue noun C1
  2. derMordfall murder case noun pl. Mordfälle C1
  3. dieAmbition ambition for some particular achievement noun pl. Ambitionen C1
  4. dieWildnis wilderness noun pl. Wildnisse C1
  5. derSchlamassel trouble, difficult situation, misfortune noun C1
  6. derOrdner binder, folder; folder noun C1
  7. dieSommerpause summer break (especially such a parliamentary recess) noun pl. Sommerpausen C1
  8. derStraßenverkehr road traffic noun C1
  9. dasBridge bridge (card game) noun C1
  10. dieWiederwahl re-election, reelection noun pl. Wiederwahlen C1
  11. dieWunschliste wish list, wishlist noun pl. Wunschlisten C1
  12. dieJahreszeit season, time of year noun pl. Jahreszeiten C1
  13. dieWant shroud noun pl. Wanten C1
  14. dieEntstehung creation; origin noun pl. Entstehungen C1
  15. derJurist jurist noun pl. Juristen C1
  16. dieRockmusik rock music noun C1
  17. dasVotum say; vote noun pl. Vota C1
  18. dieWirtschaftskrise economic crisis; slump, depression noun pl. Wirtschaftskrisen C1
  19. dieLetztere latter (referring to a feminine noun); latter noun C1
  20. derJeep jeep noun pl. Jeeps C1
  21. dieEminenz eminence; Eminence noun pl. Eminenzen C1
  22. dieMailbox mailbox, voice mailbox; bulletin board system noun pl. Mailboxen C1
  23. derFerner glacier; furthermore, in addition noun C1
  24. derUS-Amerikaner American, U.S. American noun C1
  25. dieVerschwendung waste noun pl. Verschwendungen C1
  26. dieÄhnlichkeit similarity, resemblance noun pl. Ähnlichkeiten C1
  27. dieErfüllung fulfillment noun pl. Erfüllungen C1
  28. derBon voucher; receipt noun pl. Bons C1
  29. dieSubstanz substance, matter, material; substance (concrete arguments or points being presented) noun pl. Substanzen C1
  30. derVorabend the previous evening; the evening before something; the evening before a Sunday or… noun pl. Vorabende C1
  31. dasWesentliche gist, nitty-gritty noun C1
  32. derArgentinier Argentinian (person from Argentina) noun C1
  33. dasCelsius Celsius noun C1
  34. dieEinsicht insight (power of acute observation and deduction, that can see through to a solution);… noun pl. Einsichten C1
  35. dasGewebe fabric (woven fabric), cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh (e.g. wire mesh); tissue noun C1
  36. derNürnberger Native or resident of Nuremberg noun C1
  37. Barbie a surname noun C1
  38. dasEichhörnchen squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris) noun C1
  39. dasPoker poker (card game) noun C1
  40. dieLesbe lesbian noun pl. Lesben C1
  41. dieKlimaanlage air conditioner noun pl. Klimaanlagen C1
  42. derVulkan volcano noun pl. Vulkane C1
  43. derAmi American (native or inhabitant of the USA); Yank, Yankee noun pl. Amis C1
  44. derAnbetracht chiefly used in in Anbetracht (also occurring in in keinem Anbetracht, in diesem… noun C1
  45. dieBronze bronze noun pl. Bronzen C1
  46. derAbgrund abyss, precipice noun pl. Abgründe C1
  47. dieZeichnung drawing; subscription noun pl. Zeichnungen C1
  48. derSozialist socialist / Socialist (male or of unspecified sex) noun pl. Sozialisten C1
  49. dieAbreise departure noun pl. Abreisen C1
  50. dieDreharbeit shooting, principal photography noun pl. Dreharbeiten C1
  51. dieMittagspause lunchbreak, lunch hour (A break at work for having lunch, usually at a fixed time around… noun pl. Mittagspausen C1
  52. derWettkampf contest (competition) noun pl. Wettkämpfe C1
  53. derFreitagmorgen Freitag morning noun C1
  54. dasGrundgesetz constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a… noun pl. Grundgesetze C1
  55. dieTrommel drum (musical instrument); drum-shaped part of a machine noun pl. Trommeln C1
  56. dasFinanzministerium ministry of finance noun pl. Finanzministerien C1
  57. dieLocke curl (single loop in hair); lock or length of hair, especially when wavy or falling in a… noun pl. Locken C1
  58. derNachname last name, surname noun pl. Nachnamen C1
  59. dasFeuerzeug tinderbox; lighter noun pl. Feuerzeuge C1
  60. derSerienmörder serial killer noun C1

Common questions

How many German nouns should I know?

This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 676 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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