Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 3,841–3,900

Words 3,841 to 3,900 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. derPony pony (horse); bangs, fringe (way of cutting the front portion of the hair) noun pl. Ponys C1
  2. dieMaterie matter; subject matter, the practical realities and collected knowledge regarding the… noun pl. Materien C1
  3. derBeschuss bombardment, fire noun C1
  4. dieUnterwelt netherworld, underworld, Hades, Sheol (kind of afterlife that is neither heaven nor… noun pl. Unterwelten C1
  5. derContent content noun pl. Contents C1
  6. dieHaustür front door; doorstep, threshold noun pl. Haustüren C1
  7. dieGeschäftsführung management (of a company) noun pl. Geschäftsführungen C1
  8. derZuwanderer newcomer (male or of unspecified gender) (new resident from a different area in the same… noun C1
  9. derGlanz gleam, sparkle, glitter; splendor, glory noun C1
  10. dieFähre ferry noun pl. Fähren C1
  11. derPub pub, bar noun pl. Pubs C1
  12. dasHeimatland homeland, home country noun pl. Heimatländer C1
  13. derJazz jazz (musical art form) noun C1
  14. derKlempner plumber, tinsmith (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  15. dasErmittlungsverfahren preliminary / investigatory proceedings noun C1
  16. dieGleiche equality; evenness noun pl. Gleichen C1
  17. dieSpaghetti spaghetti; wop (person of Italian descent) noun pl. Spaghettis C1
  18. derSchlauch hose, tube (flexible pipe); waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids) noun pl. Schläuche C1
  19. dieTurbulenz turbulence noun pl. Turbulenzen C1
  20. dieGrille cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae); whim, strange thought, freakish or fantastical… noun pl. Grillen C1
  21. dieAktualisierung update noun pl. Aktualisierungen C1
  22. derAusschluss exclusion, expulsion; statute of repose noun pl. Ausschlüsse C1
  23. derGrundsatz principle, tenet noun pl. Grundsätze C1
  24. dasGymnasium grammar school (UK), prep school (US) (school used to prepare students for university) noun pl. Gymnasien C1
  25. dieKünstlerin artist (female) noun pl. Künstlerinnen C1
  26. derSchöpfer creator; Creator, Maker noun C1
  27. dieAuktion auction noun pl. Auktionen C1
  28. dasHandwerk labour, especially of a manual type; trade (skilled practice) noun pl. Handwerke C1
  29. dasMikrofon microphone noun pl. Mikrofone C1
  30. dieMathematik mathematics (study) noun C1
  31. dieMatratze mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on) noun pl. Matratzen C1
  32. dieMordwaffe murder weapon noun pl. Mordwaffen C1
  33. dieGesamtwertung general classification, overall placing, overall ranking noun pl. Gesamtwertungen C1
  34. dieKonstanz constancy, consistency, permanence, stability (of a development or regular occurrence);… noun C1
  35. dieOrientierung orientation noun pl. Orientierungen C1
  36. dasBeruhigungsmittel sedative noun C1
  37. dieTrage stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person); back carrier noun pl. Tragen C1
  38. dasWeltall cosmos; outer space; region beyond Earth’s atmosphere noun C1
  39. dieAue flood meadow, floodplain (a flat grassy area adjacent to a river bed, subject to… noun pl. Auen C1
  40. derLandwirt farmer, agriculturist (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Landwirte C1
  41. derBallon balloon noun pl. Ballons C1
  42. dasRudel pack (of wolves, dogs, hyenas etc.) noun C1
  43. derHorizont horizon (line where the sky appears to meet the earth; (figurative) range of someone’s… noun pl. Horizonte C1
  44. derDekan dean (senior official at a university; male or unspecified gender); decane (alternative… noun pl. Dekane C1
  45. dieLimousine saloon car/sedan (car with a lowered boot/trunk); limousine (luxury version of the above) noun pl. Limousinen C1
  46. dieFracht freight, cargo; fare, the price paid for conveyance noun pl. Frachten C1
  47. dieDelegation delegation noun pl. Delegationen C1
  48. dieDiktatur dictatorship noun pl. Diktaturen C1
  49. dasGedenken remembrance; to remember, to commemorate noun C1
  50. derKerker dungeon (immured and very austere prison, often underground); an aggravated form of prison noun C1
  51. dieAußenpolitik foreign policy, foreign affairs noun C1
  52. derVormarsch advance noun pl. Vormärsche C1
  53. diePredigt sermon, preaching; proclamation noun pl. Predigten C1
  54. dasEigenkapital equity; capital noun pl. Eigenkapitalien C1
  55. dieSchwachstelle weakness, weak point; vulnerability noun pl. Schwachstellen C1
  56. dieZutat ingredient (one of the parts of a whole) noun pl. Zutaten C1
  57. dieZuflucht refuge, protection, escape noun C1
  58. derGenerator generator (electrical machine) noun pl. Generatoren C1
  59. dieArbeitsgruppe workgroup; gang (of workers) noun pl. Arbeitsgruppen C1
  60. dieAttraktivität attractiveness 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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