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

Continuing the list — words 3,721 to 3,780 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.

  1. derWettbewerber competitor noun C1
  2. dasWrack wreck (damaged remains of a ship, airplane, etc.); wreck (physically and/or mentally… noun pl. Wracks C1
  3. derTreibstoff fuel (for an engine) noun pl. Treibstoffe C1
  4. dasHoppla flub, fluff, lapse, oopsy, slip-up; oops, upsadaisy noun pl. Hopplas C1
  5. dasWaisenhaus orphanage noun pl. Waisenhäuser C1
  6. dasManöver maneuver noun C1
  7. dasWurmloch wormhole noun pl. Wurmlöcher C1
  8. dasSchlusslicht tail-light, taillamp; bottom of the pile, backmarker noun pl. Schlusslichter C1
  9. dieFee fairy noun pl. Feen C1
  10. derSchweiger man of few words (someone who rarely speaks) noun C1
  11. dieQuarantäne quarantine noun pl. Quarantänen C1
  12. derKommunist communist / Communist (male or of unspecified sex) (a person who follows a communist or… noun pl. Kommunisten C1
  13. dasHalleluja hallelujah noun pl. Hallelujas C1
  14. dieBewältigung coping, handling, mastering noun pl. Bewältigungen C1
  15. dieErleichterung relief; ease, easing noun pl. Erleichterungen C1
  16. derMaulwurf mole (small, burrowing insectivore of the family Talpidae); mole (internal spy) noun pl. Maulwürfe C1
  17. dieTaube pigeon, dove (male or female bird of the Columba genus); Columba (constellation) noun pl. Tauben C1
  18. dieNuss nut noun pl. Nüsse C1
  19. dieBehauptung claim, assertion noun pl. Behauptungen C1
  20. derInhaber owner, holder, bearer; proprietor noun C1
  21. dieMörderin murderer, assassin, assassinator, cutthroat, killer, slayer (all female) noun pl. Mörderinnen C1
  22. derMachthaber ruler, ruling power, ruling class; potentate noun C1
  23. dieWanne tub, flat-bottomed vessel; for bathing or washing noun pl. Wannen C1
  24. derÜberschuss surplus, excess noun pl. Überschüsse C1
  25. dasDefizit deficit; deficiency noun pl. Defizite C1
  26. derDrogendealer drug dealer noun C1
  27. dieKolumne column (body of text); column (recurring feature) noun pl. Kolumnen C1
  28. derKragen collar; neck noun C1
  29. derZwischenfall incident noun pl. Zwischenfälle C1
  30. derValentinstag Valentine's Day noun pl. Valentinstage C1
  31. derChefredakteur editor in chief (male or of unspecified gender) (highest ranking editor) noun pl. Chefredakteure C1
  32. derMobilfunk mobile / cellular telephony noun C1
  33. dasEhrenwort One's word of honor, linking a claim or promise to one's personal integrity noun pl. Ehrenworte C1
  34. derSchlamm mud; sludge, ooze noun pl. Schlämme C1
  35. dieUnruhe turbulence, perturbation, moving more than biding, budging more than considered… noun pl. Unruhen C1
  36. dasDiner diner (eatery) noun pl. Diners C1
  37. dieStange pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other… noun pl. Stangen C1
  38. dasGewerbe business, commercial enterprise, industry, trade noun C1
  39. dieAbkürzung abbreviation; shortcut noun pl. Abkürzungen C1
  40. dasBegräbnis funeral, burial; place of burial noun pl. Begräbnisse C1
  41. dasDienstmädchen maid, housemaid noun C1
  42. derChirurg surgeon (kind of doctor, male or of unspecified sex) noun pl. Chirurgen C1
  43. dieBelegschaft workforce, labour force; staff, personnel noun pl. Belegschaften C1
  44. derWal whale noun pl. Wale C1
  45. dieLockerung easing, loosening, relaxation noun pl. Lockerungen C1
  46. dieZuversicht confidence noun C1
  47. dieQuere being in something's way noun C1
  48. dieVerarbeitung processing; workmanship, craftmanship noun pl. Verarbeitungen C1
  49. derWecker alarm clock; waker, knocker-up (person with the duty to wake others up at a certain time) noun C1
  50. dieZurückhaltung restraint; reservation, reservedness; retention noun pl. Zurückhaltungen C1
  51. dieLobby lobby, foyer, vestibule (an entryway or reception area); lobby (class or group of people… noun pl. Lobbys C1
  52. diePerle pearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof); bead (any roundish object that is… noun pl. Perlen C1
  53. dieBürokratie bureaucracy noun pl. Bürokratien C1
  54. derCampus campus (central premises of an educational institution) noun pl. Campusse C1
  55. derEinkauf purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something); whole set of purchased… noun pl. Einkäufe C1
  56. derMaurer bricklayer, mason (craftsperson who builds in stone; male or unspecified sex); a surname noun C1
  57. dasHündchen doggy, puppy noun C1
  58. dasTageslicht daylight (light from the sun) noun C1
  59. dasTodesopfer casualty; fatality noun C1
  60. derSünder sinner noun C1

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.