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.
- 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)
- dieAnstalt institution, public establishment; an institution for sanatory, educational and/or penal…
- derPakt pact, agreement
- derDamm embankment; perineum
- derLaser laser (beam of light)
- derBlogger blogger (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieInformatik computer science; information technology
- derLieferant supplier, provider, deliverer
- dieChemikalie chemical (chemical substance) produced industrially or in a laboratory
- derUnterschlupf shelter, hiding place, bolthole; safehouse
- derBesen broom
- dieTugend virtue
- derStart-up startup (fast-growing company)
- derNeuanfang new beginning, new start, fresh start
- derStillstand standstill
- dieWeiterbildung further education
- dieAnordnung arrangement, array; order
- derSenf mustard
- derSchwiegersohn son-in-law
- derHörer agent noun of hören; listener
- derKontrahent opponent, rival, antagonist; contracting legal subject, counterparty
- dieList cunning, craft; ruse, trick, stratagem
- derMilan kite (bird of prey); a male given name from the Slavic languages, popular in the late…
- derReview report; review
- dieBelästigung harassment
- dasDarlehen loan
- dieLeistungsfähigkeit efficiency, effectiveness, performance, capability, ability
- dieHaue spanking; hoe, pick
- dasRingen (olympic) wrestling; to wrestle
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.