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
- diePatrouille patrol
- dieKlapper rattle (child's toy, musical instrument, of a rattlesnake, etc.), ratchet (noisemaker,…
- dieAblöse supersession, overhaul; ellipsis of Ablösesumme or Ablösegeld
- derSchmetterling butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth
- dieReduzierung reduction
- dieVerschärfung tightening, intensification; Holtzmann's law: a sound change whereby Proto-Germanic *jj…
- derMartini martini (cocktail); Martinmas (feast day of St Martin of Tours)
- derKläger plaintiff (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant)
- diePressefreiheit freedom of the press
- derAsphalt asphalt, asphalt concrete, tarmac
- dieHalluzination hallucination (sensory perception of something that does not exist)
- dieButch butch
- derBekannter acquaintance, friend (male or of unspecified gender)
- derOrbit orbit (path of one object around another object)
- dieKapsel capsule; pod, shell
- dasInternat boarding school
- dieAnhebung elevation, raising, uplift; increase, accentuation
- dieMühle mill, grinder (tool or apparatus for grinding); mill (building where such an apparatus…
- dieDominanz dominance
- derNeger black; negro; nigger; cue card
- derPrediger preacher; Ecclesiastes
- dasInland homeland, domestic territory (as opposed to a foreign country); inland (areas more or…
- derStick stick in any English sense that applies to computing
- derGerichtsmediziner coronor, medical examiner
- dieGegenleistung return, return service, quid pro quo
- derTaxifahrer taxi driver, cabdriver, cabbie (male or of unspecified sex)
- dieVolkspartei a large political party which is supported by people from various economic, regional and…
- dieHauptrolle lead (starring role in a drama)
- derZweikampf duel (combat between two persons); biathlon
- dieKlingel bell
- derAccount user account
- dieAufwertung appreciation (rise in value)
- derAußenseiter outsider (who is not part of a particular group); loner, outsider (who is socially…
- derLuftraum airspace
- derMittelstand the middle class, wealthy (bourgeois) section of the third estate; the independent…
- derScanner scanner (device); one who scans
- derRechtsstaat constitutional state: a state based on law
- dieRegierungspartei ruling / governing (political) party
- dasKarma karma
- dieElektrizität electricity
- derBusen a woman’s breasts collectively; bosom, a person’s chest, breast; (especially) the bulge…
- dasDoping doping
- derEinzelner nominalization of einzelner: individual (a single human being)
- dasVaterland fatherland, homeland: the land from which one originates
- dieLeinwand fabric, linen, canvas; canvas
- derSchleier veil; haze, mist
- derMitgliedsstaat member state
- derNotarzt emergency physician (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieÜbergabe handover, handoff, transfer, delivery; surrender, capitulation
- dieVerwirrung confusion, disarray, clutter; bewilderment, puzzlement
- dasBekenntnis confession; creed
- derGladbacher A native or resident of Gladbach; of Gladbach
- derMachtkampf power struggle, struggle for power
- derPrüfstand test station, test bench, test room
- dieRelevanz relevance
- dasLuder bait; hussy, slut, ho
- derAbwehrspieler back; defender (player; male or of unspecified sex)
- derSüd the south; a wind coming from the south
- dieAnstalt institution, public establishment; an institution for sanatory, educational and/or penal…
- derPakt pact, agreement
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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