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

Words 3,961 to 4,020 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. derLeichnam corpse (dead human body) noun pl. Leichname C1
  2. derDienstagmorgen Tuesday morning noun C1
  3. dieParole password; slogan noun pl. Parolen C1
  4. derVorstandsvorsitzender CEO (male or of unspecified gender); chairman (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Vorstandsvorsitzende C1
  5. derAusschlag rash, eruption; deflection, swing; amplitude (of a pendulum) noun pl. Ausschläge C1
  6. dieAufarbeitung reprocessing; renovation, reconditioning noun pl. Aufarbeitungen C1
  7. derBundesverband federal association noun pl. Bundesverbände C1
  8. derDienstleister service provider noun C1
  9. dieErstellung creation; preparation, generation noun pl. Erstellungen C1
  10. dieKita day care center noun pl. Kitas C1
  11. derSchweiß sweat; blood of the game noun pl. Schweiße C1
  12. derRückblick review, retrospective; retrospect, flashback noun pl. Rückblicke C1
  13. dasSchlagwort buzzword, catchphrase (word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon) noun pl. Schlagwörter C1
  14. dasStichwort keyword; headword noun pl. Stichwörter C1
  15. dieTaschenlampe A torch, a flashlight: a portable electric light source noun pl. Taschenlampen C1
  16. dasHeer army (ground forces) noun pl. Heere C1
  17. derSchuft scoundrel, villain noun pl. Schufte C1
  18. derAnpfiff starting whistle noun pl. Anpfiffe C1
  19. derBrandenburger Brandenburger (native or inhabitant of the state of Brandenburg, Germany) (usually… noun C1
  20. dieErhebung elevation; uprising noun pl. Erhebungen C1
  21. dieHafenstadt port (town or city with either a dock or harbour) noun pl. Hafenstädte C1
  22. dieVermarktung marketing, merchandising; commercialization, exploitation noun pl. Vermarktungen C1
  23. dieHerzogin duchess noun pl. Herzoginnen C1
  24. dasGegenmittel remedy, antidote noun C1
  25. derDefekt defect; broken, out of order noun pl. Defekte C1
  26. dieInnenministerin feminine equivalent of Innenminister noun pl. Innenministerinnen C1
  27. dieLandeshauptstadt state capital, capital of a Bundesland; national capital (capital of a country) noun pl. Landeshauptstädte C1
  28. dasAss ace (a playing card); a person who is extremely good at (at least) one discipline noun pl. Asse C1
  29. dieRazzia police raid noun pl. Razzien C1
  30. derKampfjet fighter jet noun pl. Kampfjets C1
  31. dieGier greed; a surname noun C1
  32. derRapper rapper (performer of rap music) noun C1
  33. derSamstagmorgen Saturday morning noun C1
  34. derErzähler narrator noun C1
  35. dieKolonie colony (settlement away from the mainland/motherland); synonym of Siedlung (“housing… noun pl. Kolonien C1
  36. dasGPS GPS noun C1
  37. derGerichtssaal courtroom noun pl. Gerichtssäle C1
  38. dasDonnerwetter synonym of Gewitter (“thunderstorm”); shouting, row, (most often) a loud beratement noun C1
  39. derMitspieler teammate, coplayer; fellow actor, costar noun C1
  40. derBoom boom noun pl. Booms C1
  41. dieProvokation provocation noun pl. Provokationen C1
  42. dieSouveränität sovereignty; poise, confidence, calmness of emotion noun pl. Souveränitäten C1
  43. derRitt ride noun pl. Ritte C1
  44. derMarquis marquis, marquess (kind of nobleman, chiefly in a French-speaking country) noun C1
  45. derTeich pond (natural or man-made) noun pl. Teiche C1
  46. derRaubüberfall robbery, holdup, raid noun pl. Raubüberfälle C1
  47. dieFassade facade noun pl. Fassaden C1
  48. dieWange cheek (on the face) noun pl. Wangen C1
  49. dieWettbewerbsfähigkeit competitiveness noun C1
  50. dieAbschreibung writedown, writeoff noun pl. Abschreibungen C1
  51. derStoß push, shove, bump; stack, pile noun pl. Stöße C1
  52. derBundesgerichtshof federal court noun pl. Bundesgerichtshöfe C1
  53. dasDesaster disaster noun C1
  54. dieFitness fitness noun C1
  55. dieLogistik logistics noun C1
  56. dasGehör hearing (sense or faculty of perceiving and interpreting sound); attention, being heard,… noun pl. Gehöre C1
  57. derSlalom slalom; obstacle course, zigzag noun pl. Slaloms C1
  58. dieVerschiebung delay, deferral, deferment, postponement, suspension, adjournment; shift, displacement,… noun pl. Verschiebungen C1
  59. dasArbeitszimmer workroom, study (room for work, typically in a private house) noun C1
  60. dieNotwehr self-defense 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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