Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 4,021–4,080

Words 4,021 to 4,080 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. diePatrouille patrol noun pl. Patrouillen C1
  2. dieKlapper rattle (child's toy, musical instrument, of a rattlesnake, etc.), ratchet (noisemaker,… noun pl. Klappern C1
  3. dieAblöse supersession, overhaul; ellipsis of Ablösesumme or Ablösegeld noun pl. Ablösen C1
  4. derSchmetterling butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth noun pl. Schmetterlinge C1
  5. dieReduzierung reduction noun pl. Reduzierungen C1
  6. dieVerschärfung tightening, intensification; Holtzmann's law: a sound change whereby Proto-Germanic *jj… noun pl. Verschärfungen C1
  7. derMartini martini (cocktail); Martinmas (feast day of St Martin of Tours) noun pl. Martinis C1
  8. derKläger plaintiff (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) noun C1
  9. diePressefreiheit freedom of the press noun pl. Pressefreiheiten C1
  10. derAsphalt asphalt, asphalt concrete, tarmac noun pl. Asphalte C1
  11. dieHalluzination hallucination (sensory perception of something that does not exist) noun pl. Halluzinationen C1
  12. dieButch butch noun pl. Butches C1
  13. derBekannter acquaintance, friend (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Bekannte C1
  14. derOrbit orbit (path of one object around another object) noun pl. Orbits C1
  15. dieKapsel capsule; pod, shell noun pl. Kapseln C1
  16. dasInternat boarding school noun pl. Internate C1
  17. dieAnhebung elevation, raising, uplift; increase, accentuation noun pl. Anhebungen C1
  18. dieMühle mill, grinder (tool or apparatus for grinding); mill (building where such an apparatus… noun pl. Mühlen C1
  19. dieDominanz dominance noun pl. Dominanzen C1
  20. derNeger black; negro; nigger; cue card noun C1
  21. derPrediger preacher; Ecclesiastes noun C1
  22. dasInland homeland, domestic territory (as opposed to a foreign country); inland (areas more or… noun C1
  23. derStick stick in any English sense that applies to computing noun pl. Sticks C1
  24. derGerichtsmediziner coronor, medical examiner noun C1
  25. dieGegenleistung return, return service, quid pro quo noun pl. Gegenleistungen C1
  26. derTaxifahrer taxi driver, cabdriver, cabbie (male or of unspecified sex) noun C1
  27. dieVolkspartei a large political party which is supported by people from various economic, regional and… noun pl. Volksparteien C1
  28. dieHauptrolle lead (starring role in a drama) noun pl. Hauptrollen C1
  29. derZweikampf duel (combat between two persons); biathlon noun pl. Zweikämpfe C1
  30. dieKlingel bell noun pl. Klingeln C1
  31. derAccount user account noun pl. Accounts C1
  32. dieAufwertung appreciation (rise in value) noun pl. Aufwertungen C1
  33. derAußenseiter outsider (who is not part of a particular group); loner, outsider (who is socially… noun C1
  34. derLuftraum airspace noun pl. Lufträume C1
  35. derMittelstand the middle class, wealthy (bourgeois) section of the third estate; the independent… noun pl. Mittelstände C1
  36. derScanner scanner (device); one who scans noun C1
  37. derRechtsstaat constitutional state: a state based on law noun pl. Rechtsstaaten C1
  38. dieRegierungspartei ruling / governing (political) party noun pl. Regierungsparteien C1
  39. dasKarma karma noun C1
  40. dieElektrizität electricity noun C1
  41. derBusen a woman’s breasts collectively; bosom, a person’s chest, breast; (especially) the bulge… noun C1
  42. dasDoping doping noun C1
  43. derEinzelner nominalization of einzelner: individual (a single human being) noun pl. Einzelne C1
  44. dasVaterland fatherland, homeland: the land from which one originates noun pl. Vaterländer C1
  45. dieLeinwand fabric, linen, canvas; canvas noun pl. Leinwände C1
  46. derSchleier veil; haze, mist noun C1
  47. derMitgliedsstaat member state noun pl. Mitgliedsstaaten C1
  48. derNotarzt emergency physician (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Notärzte C1
  49. dieÜbergabe handover, handoff, transfer, delivery; surrender, capitulation noun pl. Übergaben C1
  50. dieVerwirrung confusion, disarray, clutter; bewilderment, puzzlement noun pl. Verwirrungen C1
  51. dasBekenntnis confession; creed noun pl. Bekenntnisse C1
  52. derGladbacher A native or resident of Gladbach; of Gladbach noun C1
  53. derMachtkampf power struggle, struggle for power noun pl. Machtkämpfe C1
  54. derPrüfstand test station, test bench, test room noun pl. Prüfstände C1
  55. dieRelevanz relevance noun pl. Relevanzen C1
  56. dasLuder bait; hussy, slut, ho noun C1
  57. derAbwehrspieler back; defender (player; male or of unspecified sex) noun C1
  58. derSüd the south; a wind coming from the south noun C1
  59. dieAnstalt institution, public establishment; an institution for sanatory, educational and/or penal… noun pl. Anstalten C1
  60. derPakt pact, agreement noun pl. Pakte 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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