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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 4,321–4,380

Continuing the list — words 4,321 to 4,380 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. dasHaustier A domestic animal, in the senses of livestock and beast of burden; also called… noun pl. Haustiere C1
  2. derStützpunkt fulcrum, point on which something rests; base noun pl. Stützpunkte C1
  3. derExpress express (mode of transportation, often a train) noun pl. Expresse C1
  4. derGesichtsausdruck facial expression noun pl. Gesichtsausdrücke C1
  5. dieInflationsrate rate of inflation noun pl. Inflationsraten C1
  6. dieVerlegenheit embarrassment; an uninvited, but not necessarily embarrassing, situation noun pl. Verlegenheiten C1
  7. dieMetro metro noun pl. Metros C1
  8. dieBruderschaft fraternity (association of men who consider each other as brethren) noun pl. Bruderschaften C1
  9. derAufsatz essay; attachment, add-on (particularly a superficial one) noun pl. Aufsätze C1
  10. derUntergrund subsurface, substratum; underground noun pl. Untergründe C1
  11. dieAuszahlung payment, disbursement; paying off noun pl. Auszahlungen C1
  12. dieBefürchtung apprehension, fear, misgiving noun pl. Befürchtungen C1
  13. dasRegiment regiment (unit); leadership, command, rule, regime noun pl. Regimenter C1
  14. derSchöne nominalization of schön; beauty, the quality of being beautiful noun C1
  15. derFeldwebel sergeant (noncommissioned officer) noun C1
  16. derArbeitsloser unemployed person (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Arbeitslose C1
  17. dieBehinderung handicap, disability; hindrance, impediment, obstacle noun pl. Behinderungen C1
  18. dieInterpretation interpretation noun pl. Interpretationen C1
  19. dieKrankenversicherung health insurance noun pl. Krankenversicherungen C1
  20. derTango tango (dance); pilsner mixed with grenadine or (in Westphalia) with one of the red soft… noun pl. Tangos C1
  21. dasLenkrad steering wheel noun pl. Lenkräder C1
  22. derStripper stripper (One who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner.) noun C1
  23. derHengst stallion (male horse); stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man) noun pl. Hengste C1
  24. derSpam spam; piece of spam noun pl. Spams C1
  25. derSchurke villain, scoundrel noun pl. Schurken C1
  26. derAugsburger native or inhabitant of the city of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany (usually male); A type of… noun C1
  27. derGeschäftspartner business partner noun C1
  28. diePsychologie psychology noun pl. Psychologien C1
  29. derKatalane Catalan, (male) person from or inhabitant of Catalonia noun pl. Katalanen C1
  30. dieBindung bond, attachment; commitment, obligation noun pl. Bindungen C1
  31. dieMaut toll (for a road, tunnel etc.); toll, customs, duty noun pl. Mauten C1
  32. derMehrwert value added; surplus value noun C1
  33. dasGespenst ghost, spectre noun pl. Gespenster C1
  34. dasMenschenleben lifespan, lifetime; a (live) human individual noun C1
  35. derUrsprung origin noun pl. Ursprünge C1
  36. dieSektion section (especially of a club or organisation); dissection noun pl. Sektionen C1
  37. dieHeimatstadt hometown noun pl. Heimatstädte C1
  38. derRückenwind tailwind noun pl. Rückenwinde C1
  39. derVölkermord genocide noun pl. Völkermorde C1
  40. diePeitsche whip noun pl. Peitschen C1
  41. dieRebellion rebellion noun pl. Rebellionen C1
  42. derSeemann sailor (worker on a ship); seaman noun pl. Seeleute C1
  43. derBlues blues (musical form) noun C1
  44. derOrgasmus orgasm noun pl. Orgasmen C1
  45. dasSchnäppchen bargain; a cheap thing yet in good quality; something luckily seized/caught (see… noun C1
  46. dieKavallerie cavalry noun pl. Kavallerien C1
  47. dieSperrung blocking; closing (off); locking noun pl. Sperrungen C1
  48. derAlleingang solo action / effort noun pl. Alleingänge C1
  49. derBeifall applause noun C1
  50. derStrauß bunch (of flowers), bouquet; ostrich noun pl. Sträuße C1
  51. derVorschuss advance (amount of money) noun pl. Vorschüsse C1
  52. derBeschützer protector (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  53. dasAluminium aluminium (atomic number 13); woodwork, the post or crossbar of a goal noun C1
  54. derDynamo dynamo; Part of, and short form for, the names of several sports clubs in former East… noun pl. Dynamos C1
  55. dieFinne big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals; the wedge-shaped end of a… noun pl. Finnen C1
  56. dieSchlägerei fight; brawl noun pl. Schlägereien C1
  57. derTorschütze scorer, goalscorer noun pl. Torschützen C1
  58. derBösewicht villain noun pl. Bösewichte C1
  59. derAbbruch demolition; termination, discontinuation noun pl. Abbrüche C1
  60. derKomiker comedian (male or of unspecified gender) 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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