Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 4,561–4,620

Continuing the list — words 4,561 to 4,620 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. dieKomplikation complication noun pl. Komplikationen C1
  2. derVerkehrsminister minister of transportation noun C1
  3. dasDruckmittel lever, bargaining tool noun C1
  4. dieIslamisierung Islamization noun pl. Islamisierungen C1
  5. derCrack pro, ace (highly trained or skilled person); successful racehorse noun pl. Cracks C1
  6. dasKnow-how know-how noun C1
  7. derEindringling intruder, interloper, trespasser noun pl. Eindringlinge C1
  8. dasStaunen gerund of staunen; astonishment, amazement noun C1
  9. dieBlockade blockade noun pl. Blockaden C1
  10. dieGefangenschaft imprisonment, captivity noun pl. Gefangenschaften C1
  11. derRuß soot noun pl. Ruße C1
  12. dieAdoption adoption (voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own… noun pl. Adoptionen C1
  13. dasBreak break noun pl. Breaks C1
  14. dasErdgas natural gas noun pl. Erdgase C1
  15. dieHansestadt Hanseatic city noun pl. Hansestädte C1
  16. dieImmunität immunity noun pl. Immunitäten C1
  17. dieSparmaßnahme austerity measure noun pl. Sparmaßnahmen C1
  18. dieWanze a heteropteran; an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense);… noun pl. Wanzen C1
  19. dasPolizeirevier police station (building of police force) noun pl. Polizeireviere C1
  20. derAct Former spelling of Akt which is no longer standard. noun pl. Acte C1
  21. dieErgänzung supplement, addition, complement, supplementation; object, complement noun pl. Ergänzungen C1
  22. derPolizeibeamter policeman, police officer (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Polizeibeamte C1
  23. dieSonnenbrille sunglasses noun pl. Sonnenbrillen C1
  24. dasPhantom phantom noun pl. Phantome C1
  25. dieTitelseite front page noun pl. Titelseiten C1
  26. derSchwiegervater father-in-law noun pl. Schwiegerväter C1
  27. derKompass compass (navigational instrument) noun pl. Kompasse C1
  28. derYoga yoga (a Hindu discipline) noun C1
  29. dieArbeitswelt workplace, working environment noun pl. Arbeitswelten C1
  30. derKaviar caviar; feces noun pl. Kaviare C1
  31. diePlage plague (affliction or hardship, particularly when seen as a divine punishment); plague;… noun pl. Plagen C1
  32. dieGefährdung threat, hazard, danger noun pl. Gefährdungen C1
  33. dieStreife patrol (-man) noun pl. Streifen C1
  34. dieKappe cap, hood noun pl. Kappen C1
  35. derMigrationshintergrund migration background (i.e. being a migrant or having one or more parents or grandparents… noun pl. Migrationshintergründe C1
  36. diePetition petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an official person) noun pl. Petitionen C1
  37. derHebel operating lever, hand gear; lever noun C1
  38. dieRadikalisierung radicalization noun pl. Radikalisierungen C1
  39. derSlogan slogan (phrase associated with a product); slogan; rallying cry noun pl. Slogans C1
  40. derUrin urine noun pl. Urine C1
  41. dasIren irene (hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of irone) noun C1
  42. derWalliser Valaisian (native or inhabitant of Valais, a canton of Switzerland); Valaisian, of Valais noun C1
  43. dieErscheinung appearance (way of being perceived by others); apparition, vision (act or instance of… noun pl. Erscheinungen C1
  44. dasTabu taboo noun pl. Tabus C1
  45. derFlint flint, flintstone noun pl. Flinte C1
  46. diePatrone cartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun); cartridge case, casing (parts of a round… noun pl. Patronen C1
  47. dieBeleuchtung lighting, illumination noun pl. Beleuchtungen C1
  48. dieLaufbahn track; career noun pl. Laufbahnen C1
  49. dasPräsidium presidium; headquarters noun pl. Präsidien C1
  50. derAstronaut astronaut noun pl. Astronauten C1
  51. dieWertschätzung appreciation, esteem, high regard; appraisal, estimation, valuation noun pl. Wertschätzungen C1
  52. derKreislauf loop, cycle; circuit (electrical) noun pl. Kreisläufe C1
  53. derLebensunterhalt livelihood noun C1
  54. dasNummernschild license plate noun pl. Nummernschilder C1
  55. dasSteuerbord starboard (the right side of a nautical vessel); starboardside noun pl. Steuerborde C1
  56. derReiz stimulus; charm, appeal noun pl. Reize C1
  57. Sommerferien summer holidays, summer vacation, summer break noun C1
  58. derSportwagen a sports car; a pushchair / stroller noun C1
  59. dieBacke cheek (on the face); jaw (of a tool) noun pl. Backen C1
  60. derSchwur oath noun pl. Schwüre 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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