Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 4,681–4,740

Words 4,681 to 4,740 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. derBug bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft); shoulder joint (of an animal) noun pl. Buge C1
  2. dieKomplexität complexity noun pl. Komplexitäten C1
  3. dieKundschaft clientele, customers, clients, customer base; scouting for information; information,… noun pl. Kundschaften C1
  4. derLivestream live stream noun pl. Livestreams C1
  5. derApache Apache (a member of the tribe); Apache, apache (Parisian gangster) noun pl. Apachen C1
  6. derMitstreiter comrade in arms noun C1
  7. dieSchweizerin female Swiss noun pl. Schweizerinnen C1
  8. dieTapferkeit bravery (being brave) noun pl. Tapferkeiten C1
  9. derPeso peso (currency) noun pl. Pesos C1
  10. dasSol sol, the fifth step in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la.; sol,… noun pl. Sole C1
  11. derEisbär polar bear (Ursus maritimus) noun pl. Eisbären C1
  12. dieBekanntschaft acquaintance noun pl. Bekanntschaften C1
  13. derGrundstein cornerstone, foundation stone noun pl. Grundsteine C1
  14. derNordwesten northwest noun C1
  15. dieSchnecke snail, slug; an attractive woman; chick noun pl. Schnecken C1
  16. dieWaise female orphan; orphan noun pl. Waisen C1
  17. dieZusammenfassung summary, compilation, summing up, recapitulation; abstract, synopsis noun pl. Zusammenfassungen C1
  18. derHaarschnitt haircut noun pl. Haarschnitte C1
  19. derBester best (male person) noun pl. Beste C1
  20. dieSchreibmaschine typewriter (machine) noun pl. Schreibmaschinen C1
  21. dasNotizbuch notebook (book) noun pl. Notizbücher C1
  22. dasWechselgeld change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination) noun pl. Wechselgelder C1
  23. dieKonsolidierung consolidation noun pl. Konsolidierungen C1
  24. dieSchnelle speed, velocity noun pl. Schnellen C1
  25. dieTelefonkonferenz conference call, telephone conference noun pl. Telefonkonferenzen C1
  26. derUmstieg change, switching noun pl. Umstiege C1
  27. dasFestland mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent); dry land, solid ground noun pl. Festländer C1
  28. dasRückgrat backbone, spine; backbone, cornerstone (the fundamental or main contributor to a system… noun pl. Rückgrate C1
  29. derKnoblauch garlic noun C1
  30. derCountdown A countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event noun pl. Countdowns C1
  31. derBettler beggar noun C1
  32. derSalut salute noun pl. Salute C1
  33. derAfghane Afghan (person from Afghanistan or of Pashtun descent); synonym of Afghanischer Windhund noun pl. Afghanen C1
  34. dasDossier dossier noun pl. Dossiers C1
  35. dieMinisterpräsidentin prime minister (female) noun pl. Ministerpräsidentinnen C1
  36. derSelfie selfie noun pl. Selfies C1
  37. derAnflug approach noun pl. Anflüge C1
  38. dieWillkommenskultur welcoming culture noun C1
  39. dieAbtreibung abortion (of a human embryo, fetus, or baby) noun pl. Abtreibungen C1
  40. derPope Russian-Orthodox priest or cleric noun pl. Popen C1
  41. dieSchleife bow, tie (way of fastening laces etc.); bow, ribbon (ornament of such form) noun pl. Schleifen C1
  42. derFreispruch acquittal; absolution noun pl. Freisprüche C1
  43. dasNewton newton (unit of measure) noun C1
  44. dasMinimum minimum noun pl. Minima C1
  45. derOberschenkel thigh (upper leg); femur, thighbone noun C1
  46. derSpeer spear; javelin (a long stick thrown as a weapon or for sport) noun pl. Speere C1
  47. dieProblematik problematics (problems, set of problems, problematic aspect or concern) noun pl. Problematiken C1
  48. derVerursacher agent noun of verursachen; causer (someone or something which causes) noun C1
  49. derPuff thud, wham; light, harmless blow; a kind of dice game, anterior to backgammon noun pl. Puffe C1
  50. dieAnsage announcement noun pl. Ansagen C1
  51. derAufpreis surcharge noun pl. Aufpreise C1
  52. dasBestes best (thing) noun pl. Beste C1
  53. dieBodentruppe ground troops, ground forces noun pl. Bodentruppen C1
  54. derFilmemacher filmmaker noun C1
  55. dieVerkleidung disguise, costumes; cladding, siding, covering, cover panel, fairing (on an aircraft) noun pl. Verkleidungen C1
  56. dieSchlinge loop, noose (rope or similar material fashioned into or forming a loop, typically small… noun pl. Schlingen C1
  57. dasMobiltelefon mobile phone (a portable telephone) noun pl. Mobiltelefone C1
  58. dieHandvoll handful, fistful noun C1
  59. dasBeweisstück piece of evidence noun pl. Beweisstücke C1
  60. dasStadium stage, phase noun pl. Stadien 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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