Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 4,381–4,440
Continuing the list — words 4,381 to 4,440 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.
- 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
- dasStreaming (data) streaming
- derWahlgang ballot (round of voting)
- derJoint marijuana cigarette; joint
- dasAufgebot contingent, posse, squad (number of people summoned and assembled for some task); squad
- dieGewissheit certainty
- dieModernisierung modernization
- dasSchließfach safe-deposit box, locker, lockbox; post office box
- dieProduktivität productivity
- derSalafist Salafi, Salafist
- derSamstagnachmittag Saturday afternoon
- dieSparkasse thrift; savings bank
- derWahlsieg election victory, election win
- derMillionär millionaire (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieTaufe baptism
- dieAbsicherung coverage; protection, safeguard, hedge
- dasDilemma dilemma, predicament, quandary, conundrum, pickle, catch-22 (a situation with two (or…
- derKoran Qur'an
- derKuckuck cuckoo (Cuculus canorus); bailiff's seal
- dasVerwaltungsgericht administrative court
- dieSchwangere pregnant woman, expectant mother, expecting mother, mother-to-be (a mother who is…
- derUnfug nonsense; mischief
- dasWeibchen female (of an animal)
- dieBerücksichtigung consideration, provision, allowance
- derGroßraum wider area (of a city), metropolitan area; large room
- derSchub thrust; phase
- dieSpaltung division; splitting
- dieStabilisierung stabilization
- dasGameplay gameplay
- dieKomödie comedy
- derGrenzübergang border crossing
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.