Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 4,141–4,200

Continuing the list — words 4,141 to 4,200 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. derTaxifahrer taxi driver, cabdriver, cabbie (male or of unspecified sex) noun C1
  2. dieVolkspartei a large political party which is supported by people from various economic, regional and… noun pl. Volksparteien C1
  3. dieHauptrolle lead (starring role in a drama) noun pl. Hauptrollen C1
  4. derZweikampf duel (combat between two persons); biathlon noun pl. Zweikämpfe C1
  5. dieKlingel bell noun pl. Klingeln C1
  6. derAccount user account noun pl. Accounts C1
  7. dieAufwertung appreciation (rise in value) noun pl. Aufwertungen C1
  8. derAußenseiter outsider (who is not part of a particular group); loner, outsider (who is socially… noun C1
  9. derLuftraum airspace noun pl. Lufträume C1
  10. derMittelstand the middle class, wealthy (bourgeois) section of the third estate; the independent… noun pl. Mittelstände C1
  11. derScanner scanner (device); one who scans noun C1
  12. derRechtsstaat constitutional state: a state based on law noun pl. Rechtsstaaten C1
  13. dieRegierungspartei ruling / governing (political) party noun pl. Regierungsparteien C1
  14. dasKarma karma noun C1
  15. dieElektrizität electricity noun C1
  16. derBusen a woman’s breasts collectively; bosom, a person’s chest, breast; (especially) the bulge… noun C1
  17. dasDoping doping noun C1
  18. derEinzelner nominalization of einzelner: individual (a single human being) noun pl. Einzelne C1
  19. dasVaterland fatherland, homeland: the land from which one originates noun pl. Vaterländer C1
  20. dieLeinwand fabric, linen, canvas; canvas noun pl. Leinwände C1
  21. derSchleier veil; haze, mist noun C1
  22. derMitgliedsstaat member state noun pl. Mitgliedsstaaten C1
  23. derNotarzt emergency physician (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Notärzte C1
  24. dieÜbergabe handover, handoff, transfer, delivery; surrender, capitulation noun pl. Übergaben C1
  25. dieVerwirrung confusion, disarray, clutter; bewilderment, puzzlement noun pl. Verwirrungen C1
  26. dasBekenntnis confession; creed noun pl. Bekenntnisse C1
  27. derGladbacher A native or resident of Gladbach; of Gladbach noun C1
  28. derMachtkampf power struggle, struggle for power noun pl. Machtkämpfe C1
  29. derPrüfstand test station, test bench, test room noun pl. Prüfstände C1
  30. dieRelevanz relevance noun pl. Relevanzen C1
  31. dasLuder bait; hussy, slut, ho noun C1
  32. derAbwehrspieler back; defender (player; male or of unspecified sex) noun C1
  33. dieAnstalt institution, public establishment; an institution for sanatory, educational and/or penal… noun pl. Anstalten C1
  34. derPakt pact, agreement noun pl. Pakte C1
  35. derDamm embankment; perineum noun pl. Dämme C1
  36. derLaser laser (beam of light) noun C1
  37. derBlogger blogger (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  38. dieInformatik computer science; information technology noun C1
  39. derLieferant supplier, provider, deliverer noun pl. Lieferanten C1
  40. dieChemikalie chemical (chemical substance) produced industrially or in a laboratory noun pl. Chemikalien C1
  41. derUnterschlupf shelter, hiding place, bolthole; safehouse noun pl. Unterschlüpfe C1
  42. derBesen broom noun C1
  43. dieTugend virtue noun pl. Tugenden C1
  44. derStart-up startup (fast-growing company) noun pl. Start-ups C1
  45. derNeuanfang new beginning, new start, fresh start noun pl. Neuanfänge C1
  46. derStillstand standstill noun pl. Stillstände C1
  47. dieWeiterbildung further education noun pl. Weiterbildungen C1
  48. dieAnordnung arrangement, array; order noun pl. Anordnungen C1
  49. derSenf mustard noun pl. Senfe C1
  50. derSchwiegersohn son-in-law noun pl. Schwiegersöhne C1
  51. derHörer agent noun of hören; listener noun C1
  52. derKontrahent opponent, rival, antagonist; contracting legal subject, counterparty noun pl. Kontrahenten C1
  53. dieList cunning, craft; ruse, trick, stratagem noun pl. Listen C1
  54. derMilan kite (bird of prey); a male given name from the Slavic languages, popular in the late… noun pl. Milane C1
  55. derReview report; review noun pl. Reviews C1
  56. dieBelästigung harassment noun pl. Belästigungen C1
  57. dasDarlehen loan noun C1
  58. dieLeistungsfähigkeit efficiency, effectiveness, performance, capability, ability noun pl. Leistungsfähigkeiten C1
  59. dieHaue spanking; hoe, pick noun pl. Hauen C1
  60. dasRingen (olympic) wrestling; to wrestle noun 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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