Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 3,841–3,900
Continuing the list — words 3,841 to 3,900 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.
- dieLetztere latter (referring to a feminine noun); latter
- derJeep jeep
- dieEminenz eminence; Eminence
- derFerner glacier; furthermore, in addition
- derUS-Amerikaner American, U.S. American
- dieVerschwendung waste
- dieÄhnlichkeit similarity, resemblance
- dieErfüllung fulfillment
- derBon voucher; receipt
- dieSubstanz substance, matter, material; substance (concrete arguments or points being presented)
- derVorabend the previous evening; the evening before something; the evening before a Sunday or…
- dasWesentliche gist, nitty-gritty
- derArgentinier Argentinian (person from Argentina)
- dasCelsius Celsius
- dieEinsicht insight (power of acute observation and deduction, that can see through to a solution);…
- dasGewebe fabric (woven fabric), cloth, tissue, stuff, weave, mesh (e.g. wire mesh); tissue
- derNürnberger Native or resident of Nuremberg
- Barbie a surname
- dasEichhörnchen squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris)
- dasPoker poker (card game)
- dieLesbe lesbian
- dieKlimaanlage air conditioner
- derVulkan volcano
- derAmi American (native or inhabitant of the USA); Yank, Yankee
- derAnbetracht chiefly used in in Anbetracht (also occurring in in keinem Anbetracht, in diesem…
- dieBronze bronze
- derAbgrund abyss, precipice
- dieZeichnung drawing; subscription
- derSozialist socialist / Socialist (male or of unspecified sex)
- dieAbreise departure
- dieDreharbeit shooting, principal photography
- dieMittagspause lunchbreak, lunch hour (A break at work for having lunch, usually at a fixed time around…
- derWettkampf contest (competition)
- derFreitagmorgen Freitag morning
- dasGrundgesetz constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a…
- dieTrommel drum (musical instrument); drum-shaped part of a machine
- dasFinanzministerium ministry of finance
- dieLocke curl (single loop in hair); lock or length of hair, especially when wavy or falling in a…
- derNachname last name, surname
- dasFeuerzeug tinderbox; lighter
- derSerienmörder serial killer
- 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)
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.