Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 4,261–4,320
Words 4,261 to 4,320 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- derMehrwert value added; surplus value
- dasGespenst ghost, spectre
- dasMenschenleben lifespan, lifetime; a (live) human individual
- derUrsprung origin
- dieSektion section (especially of a club or organisation); dissection
- dieHeimatstadt hometown
- derRückenwind tailwind
- derVölkermord genocide
- diePeitsche whip
- dieRebellion rebellion
- derSeemann sailor (worker on a ship); seaman
- derBlues blues (musical form)
- derOrgasmus orgasm
- dasSchnäppchen bargain; a cheap thing yet in good quality; something luckily seized/caught (see…
- dieKavallerie cavalry
- dieSperrung blocking; closing (off); locking
- derAlleingang solo action / effort
- derBeifall applause
- derStrauß bunch (of flowers), bouquet; ostrich
- derVorschuss advance (amount of money)
- derBeschützer protector (male or of unspecified gender)
- dasAluminium aluminium (atomic number 13); woodwork, the post or crossbar of a goal
- derDynamo dynamo; Part of, and short form for, the names of several sports clubs in former East…
- dieFinne big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals; the wedge-shaped end of a…
- dieGrundschule elementary school, primary school
- dieSchlägerei fight; brawl
- derTorschütze scorer, goalscorer
- derBösewicht villain
- derAbbruch demolition; termination, discontinuation
- derKomiker comedian (male or of unspecified gender)
- derBolid bolide
- dasKondom condom
- derKarton carton; cardboard box (e.g. a moving box); cardboard, paperboard
- dieObhut care, custody
- dieAufführung performance
- dieKleinstadt small town (in Germany, specifically a town of 5000–20,000 inhabitants); township
- dieKriminalpolizei The branch or department of a police force that investigates crime.; A specific unit of…
- derBriefkasten mailbox, letterbox
- derHäftling prison inmate
- dasZugangsdaten credentials
- dasKat khat (drug produced from Catha edulis)
- dieZusage commitment, pledge, undertaking; covenant (binding agreement)
- derStapel stack, batch (also computing); slipway
- diePike pike; the tip of the foot or shoe
- dieÜbereinstimmung agreement; accordance
- dieTäuschung deception
- dieFirmware firmware
- derFunktionär functionary, official
- diePackung pack, package, packet; a poultice, especially one for cosmetic purposes
- derMoskauer Muscovite
- dasHindernis obstacle
- dasSolo solo (piece of music for one); alone
- derAutocar coach
- derDelegierter delegate, representative (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieIntegrität integrity
- derHinterkopf occiput (back part of the head or skull); back of one's mind, back of one's head
- dieOhnmacht faint, fainting; powerlessness, helplessness
- derSchleuser smuggler of people across borders; human trafficker
- derAutoschlüssel car key, ignition key
- derStellvertreter deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant; proxy, representative, agent
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.