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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 3,901–3,960

Continuing the list — words 3,901 to 3,960 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. dasCrystal crystal meth noun C1
  2. derMeilenstein milestone (a stone milepost); milestone, landmark (an important event) noun pl. Meilensteine C1
  3. derVorwand pretext; excuse noun pl. Vorwände C1
  4. dasSilicon silicone noun pl. Silicone C1
  5. dasTrauma psychological trauma; trauma (serious injury) noun pl. Traumata C1
  6. dieKüstenwache coast guard noun pl. Küstenwachen C1
  7. derMittwochmorgen Wednesday morning noun C1
  8. derLebenslauf curriculum vitae (UK), résumé (US) noun pl. Lebensläufe C1
  9. dieVolksrepublik people's republic noun pl. Volksrepubliken C1
  10. dasLamm lamb noun pl. Lämmer C1
  11. derPier pier; lugworm, sandworm noun pl. Piere C1
  12. dieBeliebtheit popularity noun C1
  13. derDachboden attic noun pl. Dachböden C1
  14. derRetter rescuer; saviour, savior noun C1
  15. derErtrag yield (quantity of something produced) noun pl. Erträge C1
  16. derSpitzel informant; spitz (breed of guard dog) noun C1
  17. derNeonazi neo-Nazi noun pl. Neonazis C1
  18. dasSchwellenland newly-industrialized country; emerging economy noun pl. Schwellenländer C1
  19. dieSicherheitsvorkehrung security measure, safeguard noun pl. Sicherheitsvorkehrungen C1
  20. dasSortiment range (the entirety or a particular grouping of the articles produced by a company or… noun pl. Sortimente C1
  21. derSüdwesten southwest noun C1
  22. derJedi Jedi noun pl. Jedis C1
  23. dieFerse heel noun pl. Fersen C1
  24. derAsylantrag asylum application noun pl. Asylanträge C1
  25. derFeuerwehrmann fireman, firefighter (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Feuerwehrleute C1
  26. dieNachforschung investigation; inquiry noun pl. Nachforschungen C1
  27. dieSession session, term; parliamentary session noun pl. Sessionen C1
  28. dieTribüne platform, rostrum; grandstand noun pl. Tribünen C1
  29. dieVorschau preview; trailer noun pl. Vorschauen C1
  30. dieSahne cream (milkfat) noun C1
  31. dieBinde bandage; tie noun pl. Binden C1
  32. derSchlitten sled, sledge, sleigh (any vehicle moving over snow or ice on parallel skids); any… noun C1
  33. dieBakterie bacterium noun pl. Bakterien C1
  34. derDiscounter discount shop, cut-price store noun C1
  35. dieIdeologie ideology noun pl. Ideologien C1
  36. dieTerrororganisation terrorist organization noun pl. Terrororganisationen C1
  37. dieVerkaufszahl sales figure noun pl. Verkaufszahlen C1
  38. derBanker banker (one who works in the banking industry) noun C1
  39. dieGruppenphase group stage noun pl. Gruppenphasen C1
  40. derDinosaurier dinosaur noun C1
  41. derRabbi rabbi (Jewish religious scholar) noun pl. Rabbis C1
  42. derPony pony (horse); bangs, fringe (way of cutting the front portion of the hair) noun pl. Ponys C1
  43. dieMaterie matter; subject matter, the practical realities and collected knowledge regarding the… noun pl. Materien C1
  44. derBeschuss bombardment, fire noun C1
  45. dieUnterwelt netherworld, underworld, Hades, Sheol (kind of afterlife that is neither heaven nor… noun pl. Unterwelten C1
  46. derContent content noun pl. Contents C1
  47. dieHaustür front door; doorstep, threshold noun pl. Haustüren C1
  48. dieGeschäftsführung management (of a company) noun pl. Geschäftsführungen C1
  49. derZuwanderer newcomer (male or of unspecified gender) (new resident from a different area in the same… noun C1
  50. derGlanz gleam, sparkle, glitter; splendor, glory noun C1
  51. dieFähre ferry noun pl. Fähren C1
  52. derPub pub, bar noun pl. Pubs C1
  53. dasHeimatland homeland, home country noun pl. Heimatländer C1
  54. derKlempner plumber, tinsmith (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  55. dasErmittlungsverfahren preliminary / investigatory proceedings noun C1
  56. dieGleiche equality; evenness noun pl. Gleichen C1
  57. dieSpaghetti spaghetti; wop (person of Italian descent) noun pl. Spaghettis C1
  58. derSchlauch hose, tube (flexible pipe); waterskin, wineskin (flexible container for liquids) noun pl. Schläuche C1
  59. dieTurbulenz turbulence noun pl. Turbulenzen C1
  60. dieGrille cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae); whim, strange thought, freakish or fantastical… noun pl. Grillen 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.

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