Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 3,781–3,840
Words 3,781 to 3,840 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- dasBeben a quake, shaking or trembling; to shake, to quiver
- dieManipulation manipulation
- derAlkoholiker alcoholic
- derRückweg way back
- derHeimweg way home
- dieMenschlichkeit humanity (the condition or quality of being human); humanity (the quality of being humane)
- dieAusgangslage original position; starting situation
- derErwerb acquisition; earnings
- dieResolution resolution
- derRubel ruble, rouble (currency)
- dieWaffenlieferung arms delivery, weapons shipment
- derStrafzettel traffic ticket; parking ticket
- dasPulver powder (in most of its senses); money
- derWelpe puppy (male or of unspecified gender) (young dog); cub (male or of unspecified gender)…
- dieAkzeptanz acceptance, accepting
- dieArbeitslosenquote unemployment rate
- dasLebewohl farewell (wish of happiness or safety at parting)
- dasMedium media, medium (format for communicating or presenting information); medium (the nature…
- dieReporterin reporter (female)
- dasCrystal crystal meth
- derMeilenstein milestone (a stone milepost); milestone, landmark (an important event)
- derVorwand pretext; excuse
- dasSilicon silicone
- dasTrauma psychological trauma; trauma (serious injury)
- dieKüstenwache coast guard
- derMittwochmorgen Wednesday morning
- derLebenslauf curriculum vitae (UK), résumé (US)
- dieVolksrepublik people's republic
- dasLamm lamb
- derPier pier; lugworm, sandworm
- dieBeliebtheit popularity
- derDachboden attic
- derRetter rescuer; saviour, savior
- derErtrag yield (quantity of something produced)
- derSpitzel informant; spitz (breed of guard dog)
- derNeonazi neo-Nazi
- dasSchwellenland newly-industrialized country; emerging economy
- dieSicherheitsvorkehrung security measure, safeguard
- dasSortiment range (the entirety or a particular grouping of the articles produced by a company or…
- derSüdwesten southwest
- derJedi Jedi
- dieFerse heel
- derAsylantrag asylum application
- derFeuerwehrmann fireman, firefighter (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieNachforschung investigation; inquiry
- dieSession session, term; parliamentary session
- dieTribüne platform, rostrum; grandstand
- dieVorschau preview; trailer
- dieBinde bandage; tie
- dieZwiebel onion (typically Allium cepa, the plant or its bulb); bulb (of a plant)
- derSchlitten sled, sledge, sleigh (any vehicle moving over snow or ice on parallel skids); any…
- dieBakterie bacterium
- derDiscounter discount shop, cut-price store
- dieIdeologie ideology
- dieTerrororganisation terrorist organization
- dieVerkaufszahl sales figure
- derBanker banker (one who works in the banking industry)
- dieGruppenphase group stage
- derDinosaurier dinosaur
- derRabbi rabbi (Jewish religious scholar)
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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