Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 4,201–4,260
Words 4,201 to 4,260 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- derRettungswagen ambulance
- dieSenkung dip, reduction, lowering, drop, fall, descent; prolapse
- dieSparpolitik austerity policy
- derTessiner a native or inhabitant of Ticino, a canton of Switzerland.; of Ticino
- dieGarde guard
- dieSonde probe (device used to explore, investigate or measure); sonde, tube
- dieUnterhose underpants (any piece of underwear covering at least the genitalia and buttocks)
- derPsychopath psychopath
- dieMassage massage
- dasAntibiotikum antibiotic
- dieBeihilfe benefit, allowance, grant, subsidy; aiding, abetting
- derPudding thick custard; milk pudding, crème or mousse; cake with meat or fish laid into it, pide
- dieDurchführung implementation; performance, execution
- derFreistaat free state
- dasLabel record label; brand of clothes or sometimes other fashionable products like cosmetics,…
- dasLichtjahr light year
- dieLangeweile boredom, ennui, tedium
- derTabak tobacco
- derBörsianer stockbroker
- derVorgesetzter boss, superior (male or of unspecified gender)
- derKodex code (compilation of written law); code (system of unwritten but binding rules)
- derFreitagnachmittag Friday afternoon
- derGegenspieler opponent; adversary, antagonist
- derZubehör accessories, fittings, paraphernalia, equipment, supplies, belongings
- dasMarihuana marijuana
- dasLebenszeichen sign of life
- dieSklaverei slavery
- dasHaustier A domestic animal, in the senses of livestock and beast of burden; also called…
- derStützpunkt fulcrum, point on which something rests; base
- derExpress express (mode of transportation, often a train)
- derGesichtsausdruck facial expression
- dieFernbedienung remote control (device used to operate an appliance, such as a TV)
- dieInflationsrate rate of inflation
- dieVerlegenheit embarrassment; an uninvited, but not necessarily embarrassing, situation
- dieMetro metro
- dieBruderschaft fraternity (association of men who consider each other as brethren)
- derAufsatz essay; attachment, add-on (particularly a superficial one)
- derUntergrund subsurface, substratum; underground
- dieAuszahlung payment, disbursement; paying off
- dieBefürchtung apprehension, fear, misgiving
- dasRegiment regiment (unit); leadership, command, rule, regime
- dieDVD DVD (optical disc)
- derSchöne nominalization of schön; beauty, the quality of being beautiful
- derFeldwebel sergeant (noncommissioned officer)
- derArbeitsloser unemployed person (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieBehinderung handicap, disability; hindrance, impediment, obstacle
- dieInterpretation interpretation
- dieKrankenversicherung health insurance
- derTango tango (dance); pilsner mixed with grenadine or (in Westphalia) with one of the red soft…
- dasLenkrad steering wheel
- derStripper stripper (One who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner.)
- derHengst stallion (male horse); stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man)
- derSpam spam; piece of spam
- derSchurke villain, scoundrel
- derAugsburger native or inhabitant of the city of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany (usually male); A type of…
- derGeschäftspartner business partner
- diePsychologie psychology
- derKatalane Catalan, (male) person from or inhabitant of Catalonia
- dieBindung bond, attachment; commitment, obligation
- dieMaut toll (for a road, tunnel etc.); toll, customs, duty
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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