Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 3,961–4,020

Continuing the list — words 3,961 to 4,020 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. dieAktualisierung update noun pl. Aktualisierungen C1
  2. derAusschluss exclusion, expulsion; statute of repose noun pl. Ausschlüsse C1
  3. derGrundsatz principle, tenet noun pl. Grundsätze C1
  4. derSchöpfer creator; Creator, Maker noun C1
  5. dieAuktion auction noun pl. Auktionen C1
  6. dasHandwerk labour, especially of a manual type; trade (skilled practice) noun pl. Handwerke C1
  7. dasMikrofon microphone noun pl. Mikrofone C1
  8. dieMatratze mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on) noun pl. Matratzen C1
  9. dieMordwaffe murder weapon noun pl. Mordwaffen C1
  10. dieGesamtwertung general classification, overall placing, overall ranking noun pl. Gesamtwertungen C1
  11. dieKonstanz constancy, consistency, permanence, stability (of a development or regular occurrence);… noun C1
  12. dieOrientierung orientation noun pl. Orientierungen C1
  13. dasBeruhigungsmittel sedative noun C1
  14. dieTrage stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person); back carrier noun pl. Tragen C1
  15. dasWeltall cosmos; outer space; region beyond Earth’s atmosphere noun C1
  16. dieAue flood meadow, floodplain (a flat grassy area adjacent to a river bed, subject to… noun pl. Auen C1
  17. derLandwirt farmer, agriculturist (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Landwirte C1
  18. derBallon balloon noun pl. Ballons C1
  19. dasRudel pack (of wolves, dogs, hyenas etc.) noun C1
  20. derHorizont horizon (line where the sky appears to meet the earth; (figurative) range of someone’s… noun pl. Horizonte C1
  21. derDekan dean (senior official at a university; male or unspecified gender); decane (alternative… noun pl. Dekane C1
  22. dieLimousine saloon car/sedan (car with a lowered boot/trunk); limousine (luxury version of the above) noun pl. Limousinen C1
  23. dieFracht freight, cargo; fare, the price paid for conveyance noun pl. Frachten C1
  24. dieDelegation delegation noun pl. Delegationen C1
  25. dieDiktatur dictatorship noun pl. Diktaturen C1
  26. dasGedenken remembrance; to remember, to commemorate noun C1
  27. derKerker dungeon (immured and very austere prison, often underground); an aggravated form of prison noun C1
  28. dieAußenpolitik foreign policy, foreign affairs noun C1
  29. derVormarsch advance noun pl. Vormärsche C1
  30. diePredigt sermon, preaching; proclamation noun pl. Predigten C1
  31. dasEigenkapital equity; capital noun pl. Eigenkapitalien C1
  32. dieSchwachstelle weakness, weak point; vulnerability noun pl. Schwachstellen C1
  33. dieZutat ingredient (one of the parts of a whole) noun pl. Zutaten C1
  34. dieZuflucht refuge, protection, escape noun C1
  35. derGenerator generator (electrical machine) noun pl. Generatoren C1
  36. dieArbeitsgruppe workgroup; gang (of workers) noun pl. Arbeitsgruppen C1
  37. dieAttraktivität attractiveness noun C1
  38. derGesetzgeber legislator noun C1
  39. dieJahreshälfte half-year, half of the year noun pl. Jahreshälften C1
  40. derUmlauf circulation; revolution noun pl. Umläufe C1
  41. dasKomitee committee noun pl. Komitees C1
  42. dasBundesverfassungsgericht federal constitutional court noun pl. Bundesverfassungsgerichte C1
  43. derProphet prophet noun pl. Propheten C1
  44. dieGastronomie food service industry, catering trade; gastronomy (art of cooking) noun C1
  45. dieFlora flora (plants as a group; microorganisms); Flora noun pl. Floren C1
  46. derStiefvater stepfather noun pl. Stiefväter C1
  47. derGrimm wrath, deep-rooted anger, rage; a surname noun C1
  48. derStaatsbürger citizen (legal member of a state) (male or unspecified) noun C1
  49. dasVorurteil prejudice (preconceived opinion); stereotype, cliché noun pl. Vorurteile C1
  50. dieAlarmstufe alert level noun pl. Alarmstufen C1
  51. dieRüstung armament (the act of acquiring or producing weapons); arms industry, ellipsis of… noun pl. Rüstungen C1
  52. dasMieses nominalization of mies noun C1
  53. dasKindermädchen nanny (female) (cf. männliches Kindermädchen (“male nanny or manny”)) noun C1
  54. dieElektronik electronics noun C1
  55. derGlobus globe noun pl. Globen C1
  56. derDonut doughnut; donut noun pl. Donuts C1
  57. derKoller tantrum, paddy, fit; vague sort of temporary psychological problem, spleen noun C1
  58. derMythos myth, mythos (narrative of importance to a particular group or culture); myth (something… noun pl. Mythen C1
  59. derWerwolf werewolf noun pl. Werwölfe C1
  60. derEhrgeiz ambition noun pl. Ehrgeize 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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