Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 4,441–4,500

Words 4,441 to 4,500 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

9,109 entries
269 at A1
407 at A2
858 at B1
  1. dieHaftung liability; adhesion noun pl. Haftungen C1
  2. derRechtsstreit legal dispute, lawsuit, litigation noun pl. Rechtsstreite C1
  3. derZimmerservice room service noun pl. Zimmerservices C1
  4. dieAufschrift label; inscription noun pl. Aufschriften C1
  5. derHirsch deer; two-wheeler (e.g. bicycle, moped, motorbike) noun pl. Hirsche C1
  6. dieBremse brake, device for causing deceleration; any kind of clamp that restricts movement noun pl. Bremsen C1
  7. dasEnsemble ensemble noun pl. Ensembles C1
  8. dasGegentor goal against noun pl. Gegentore C1
  9. dieSchwägerin sister-in-law; in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage noun pl. Schwägerinnen C1
  10. dieSauerei synonym of Schweinerei noun pl. Sauereien C1
  11. dieBemerkung remark noun pl. Bemerkungen C1
  12. dasAids AIDS (disease) noun C1
  13. dieHalskette necklace noun pl. Halsketten C1
  14. derBrei mash; mush; porridge; any semisolid food; milk pudding with chewable pieces in it, such… noun pl. Breie C1
  15. derNachweis proof, verification, confirmation noun pl. Nachweise C1
  16. dieExpedition expedition noun pl. Expeditionen C1
  17. dieUnruh balance wheel of a timepiece noun pl. Unruhen C1
  18. dieÜberwachungskamera surveillance camera noun pl. Überwachungskameras C1
  19. dieZusammensetzung composition; compound (word) noun pl. Zusammensetzungen C1
  20. dieSchwiegermutter mother-in-law noun pl. Schwiegermütter C1
  21. derBundesbürger a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, whether they live in Germany or not (male… noun C1
  22. dieSeuche a disease, usually infectious, that is seen as dangerous and destructive (be it to… noun pl. Seuchen C1
  23. derZauberspruch magic spell noun pl. Zaubersprüche C1
  24. derDrive drive (self-motivation); vitality, momentum noun pl. Drives C1
  25. derRoutinier old hand noun pl. Routiniers C1
  26. derTrauzeuge best man; witness to a marriage noun pl. Trauzeugen C1
  27. derAussteller exhibitor; drawer (of a cheque) noun C1
  28. derPage page boy, page (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Pagen C1
  29. derDutt chignon, bun (hairstyle) noun pl. Dutts C1
  30. derAnschein appearance, semblance, impression noun C1
  31. dasGesundheitswesen healthcare, healthcare sector, health system; health service noun C1
  32. dieHöflichkeit courtesy, politeness, courtliness (the state of being polite); courtesy, politeness (an… noun pl. Höflichkeiten C1
  33. dieKomplikation complication noun pl. Komplikationen C1
  34. derVerkehrsminister minister of transportation noun C1
  35. dasDruckmittel lever, bargaining tool noun C1
  36. dieIslamisierung Islamization noun pl. Islamisierungen C1
  37. derCrack pro, ace (highly trained or skilled person); successful racehorse noun pl. Cracks C1
  38. dasKnow-how know-how noun C1
  39. derEindringling intruder, interloper, trespasser noun pl. Eindringlinge C1
  40. dasStaunen gerund of staunen; astonishment, amazement noun C1
  41. dieBlockade blockade noun pl. Blockaden C1
  42. dieGefangenschaft imprisonment, captivity noun pl. Gefangenschaften C1
  43. derRuß soot noun pl. Ruße C1
  44. dieAdoption adoption (voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own… noun pl. Adoptionen C1
  45. dasBreak break noun pl. Breaks C1
  46. dasErdgas natural gas noun pl. Erdgase C1
  47. dieHansestadt Hanseatic city noun pl. Hansestädte C1
  48. dieImmunität immunity noun pl. Immunitäten C1
  49. dieSparmaßnahme austerity measure noun pl. Sparmaßnahmen C1
  50. dieWanze a heteropteran; an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense);… noun pl. Wanzen C1
  51. dasZeugnis testimony, witness declaration; certificate, affidavit, report card noun pl. Zeugnisse C1
  52. dasPolizeirevier police station (building of police force) noun pl. Polizeireviere C1
  53. derAct Former spelling of Akt which is no longer standard. noun pl. Acte C1
  54. dieErgänzung supplement, addition, complement, supplementation; object, complement noun pl. Ergänzungen C1
  55. derPolizeibeamter policeman, police officer (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Polizeibeamte C1
  56. dieSonnenbrille sunglasses noun pl. Sonnenbrillen C1
  57. dasPhantom phantom noun pl. Phantome C1
  58. dieTitelseite front page noun pl. Titelseiten C1
  59. derSchwiegervater father-in-law noun pl. Schwiegerväter C1
  60. derKompass compass (navigational instrument) noun pl. Kompasse C1

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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