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.

  1. derBolid bolide noun pl. Boliden C1
  2. dasKondom condom noun pl. Kondome C1
  3. derKarton carton; cardboard box (e.g. a moving box); cardboard, paperboard noun pl. Kartons C1
  4. dieObhut care, custody noun C1
  5. dieAufführung performance noun pl. Aufführungen C1
  6. dieKleinstadt small town (in Germany, specifically a town of 5000–20,000 inhabitants); township noun pl. Kleinstädte C1
  7. dieKriminalpolizei The branch or department of a police force that investigates crime.; A specific unit of… noun pl. Kriminalpolizeien C1
  8. derBriefkasten mailbox, letterbox noun pl. Briefkästen C1
  9. derHäftling prison inmate noun pl. Häftlinge C1
  10. dasZugangsdaten credentials noun C1
  11. dasKat khat (drug produced from Catha edulis) noun C1
  12. dieZusage commitment, pledge, undertaking; covenant (binding agreement) noun pl. Zusagen C1
  13. derStapel stack, batch (also computing); slipway noun C1
  14. diePike pike; the tip of the foot or shoe noun pl. Piken C1
  15. dieÜbereinstimmung agreement; accordance noun pl. Übereinstimmungen C1
  16. dieTäuschung deception noun pl. Täuschungen C1
  17. dieFirmware firmware noun C1
  18. derFunktionär functionary, official noun pl. Funktionäre C1
  19. diePackung pack, package, packet; a poultice, especially one for cosmetic purposes noun pl. Packungen C1
  20. derMoskauer Muscovite noun C1
  21. dasHindernis obstacle noun pl. Hindernisse C1
  22. dasSolo solo (piece of music for one); alone noun pl. Solos C1
  23. derAutocar coach noun pl. Autocars C1
  24. derDelegierter delegate, representative (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Delegierte C1
  25. dieIntegrität integrity noun pl. Integritäten C1
  26. derHinterkopf occiput (back part of the head or skull); back of one's mind, back of one's head noun pl. Hinterköpfe C1
  27. dieOhnmacht faint, fainting; powerlessness, helplessness noun pl. Ohnmachten C1
  28. derSchleuser smuggler of people across borders; human trafficker noun C1
  29. derAutoschlüssel car key, ignition key noun C1
  30. derStellvertreter deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant; proxy, representative, agent noun C1
  31. dasStreaming (data) streaming noun pl. Streamings C1
  32. derWahlgang ballot (round of voting) noun pl. Wahlgänge C1
  33. derJoint marijuana cigarette; joint noun pl. Joints C1
  34. dasAufgebot contingent, posse, squad (number of people summoned and assembled for some task); squad noun pl. Aufgebote C1
  35. dieGewissheit certainty noun pl. Gewissheiten C1
  36. dieModernisierung modernization noun pl. Modernisierungen C1
  37. dasSchließfach safe-deposit box, locker, lockbox; post office box noun pl. Schließfächer C1
  38. dieProduktivität productivity noun C1
  39. derSalafist Salafi, Salafist noun pl. Salafisten C1
  40. derSamstagnachmittag Saturday afternoon noun pl. Samstagnachmittage C1
  41. dieSparkasse thrift; savings bank noun pl. Sparkassen C1
  42. derWahlsieg election victory, election win noun pl. Wahlsiege C1
  43. derMillionär millionaire (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Millionäre C1
  44. dieTaufe baptism noun pl. Taufen C1
  45. dieAbsicherung coverage; protection, safeguard, hedge noun pl. Absicherungen C1
  46. dasDilemma dilemma, predicament, quandary, conundrum, pickle, catch-22 (a situation with two (or… noun pl. Dilemmas C1
  47. derKoran Qur'an noun pl. Korane C1
  48. derKuckuck cuckoo (Cuculus canorus); bailiff's seal noun pl. Kuckucke C1
  49. dasVerwaltungsgericht administrative court noun pl. Verwaltungsgerichte C1
  50. dieSchwangere pregnant woman, expectant mother, expecting mother, mother-to-be (a mother who is… noun C1
  51. derUnfug nonsense; mischief noun C1
  52. dasWeibchen female (of an animal) noun C1
  53. dieBerücksichtigung consideration, provision, allowance noun pl. Berücksichtigungen C1
  54. derGroßraum wider area (of a city), metropolitan area; large room noun pl. Großräume C1
  55. derSchub thrust; phase noun pl. Schübe C1
  56. dieSpaltung division; splitting noun pl. Spaltungen C1
  57. dieStabilisierung stabilization noun pl. Stabilisierungen C1
  58. dasGameplay gameplay noun pl. Gameplays C1
  59. dieKomödie comedy noun pl. Komödien C1
  60. derGrenzübergang border crossing noun pl. Grenzübergänge 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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