Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 4,081–4,140

Words 4,081 to 4,140 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. derDamm embankment; perineum noun pl. Dämme C1
  2. derLaser laser (beam of light) noun C1
  3. derBlogger blogger (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  4. dieInformatik computer science; information technology noun C1
  5. derLieferant supplier, provider, deliverer noun pl. Lieferanten C1
  6. dieChemikalie chemical (chemical substance) produced industrially or in a laboratory noun pl. Chemikalien C1
  7. derUnterschlupf shelter, hiding place, bolthole; safehouse noun pl. Unterschlüpfe C1
  8. derBesen broom noun C1
  9. dieTugend virtue noun pl. Tugenden C1
  10. derStart-up startup (fast-growing company) noun pl. Start-ups C1
  11. derNeuanfang new beginning, new start, fresh start noun pl. Neuanfänge C1
  12. derStillstand standstill noun pl. Stillstände C1
  13. dieWeiterbildung further education noun pl. Weiterbildungen C1
  14. dieAnordnung arrangement, array; order noun pl. Anordnungen C1
  15. derSenf mustard noun pl. Senfe C1
  16. derSchwiegersohn son-in-law noun pl. Schwiegersöhne C1
  17. derHörer agent noun of hören; listener noun C1
  18. derKontrahent opponent, rival, antagonist; contracting legal subject, counterparty noun pl. Kontrahenten C1
  19. dieList cunning, craft; ruse, trick, stratagem noun pl. Listen C1
  20. derMilan kite (bird of prey); a male given name from the Slavic languages, popular in the late… noun pl. Milane C1
  21. derReview report; review noun pl. Reviews C1
  22. dieBelästigung harassment noun pl. Belästigungen C1
  23. dasDarlehen loan noun C1
  24. dieLeistungsfähigkeit efficiency, effectiveness, performance, capability, ability noun pl. Leistungsfähigkeiten C1
  25. dieHaue spanking; hoe, pick noun pl. Hauen C1
  26. dasRingen (olympic) wrestling; to wrestle noun C1
  27. dasSelbstbewusstsein aplomb, self-assurance, self-confidence; self-awareness noun C1
  28. derCanyon canyon noun pl. Canyons C1
  29. dieAder blood vessel; a vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a… noun pl. Adern C1
  30. dieMordkommission homicide division, homicide squad noun pl. Mordkommissionen C1
  31. dieAbschiebung deportation noun pl. Abschiebungen C1
  32. dieErkältung cold (illness) noun pl. Erkältungen C1
  33. derLeitzins key interest rate, benchmark interest rate (the rate set by a central bank to influence… noun pl. Leitzinse C1
  34. dieSubvention subsidy noun pl. Subventionen C1
  35. dieGehirnerschütterung concussion noun pl. Gehirnerschütterungen C1
  36. dieVolksabstimmung referendum (direct vote on a proposed law or other political decision) noun pl. Volksabstimmungen C1
  37. dieBürgermeisterin mayor (female), mayoress (leader of a city) noun pl. Bürgermeisterinnen C1
  38. dieApokalypse apocalypse noun pl. Apokalypsen C1
  39. derKnabe knave, boy, lad noun pl. Knaben C1
  40. dieLebensqualität quality of life noun pl. Lebensqualitäten C1
  41. derSchwindler cheater, fibber (telling mostly harmless lies); swindler, deceiver, fraud noun C1
  42. derSüddeutscher a person who comes from or lives in Southern Germany (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Süddeutsche C1
  43. dasUnwetter severe weather, storm, rainstorm (an instance of weather characterized by strong wind… noun C1
  44. dieRomantik romanticism noun C1
  45. dieAusschreibung tender (for a contract); tendering, bidding noun pl. Ausschreibungen C1
  46. derPrivatdetektiv private investigator noun pl. Privatdetektive C1
  47. derSprint sprint (race); sprint (act of sprinting) noun pl. Sprints C1
  48. dasWertpapier security (e.g. negotiable instruments, stocks, bonds, or other financial assets.) noun pl. Wertpapiere C1
  49. derZehntel tenth noun C1
  50. dasMorphium morphine noun C1
  51. dieAbwertung devaluation (lessening or lowering in value) noun pl. Abwertungen C1
  52. derBote messenger (male or of unspecified gender); postman, letter carrier noun pl. Boten C1
  53. derBeifahrer front passenger; driver's mate noun C1
  54. dieSchwerkraft gravitation, gravity noun pl. Schwerkräfte C1
  55. derVerstoß violation, breach, offense, infringement noun pl. Verstöße C1
  56. derSöldner mercenary, sellsword noun C1
  57. Arbeitsbedingungen working conditions noun C1
  58. dieKiefer pine (tree of genus Pinus); jaw noun pl. Kiefern C1
  59. derKomfort a state of relative luxury, ample sufficiency, especially with regard to mod cons;… noun C1
  60. derKonsens consensus (general agreement) noun pl. Konsense 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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