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
- derBug bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft); shoulder joint (of an animal)
- dieKomplexität complexity
- dieKundschaft clientele, customers, clients, customer base; scouting for information; information,…
- derLivestream live stream
- derApache Apache (a member of the tribe); Apache, apache (Parisian gangster)
- derMitstreiter comrade in arms
- dieSchweizerin female Swiss
- dieTapferkeit bravery (being brave)
- derPeso peso (currency)
- dasSol sol, the fifth step in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la.; sol,…
- derEisbär polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
- dieBekanntschaft acquaintance
- derGrundstein cornerstone, foundation stone
- derNordwesten northwest
- dieSchnecke snail, slug; an attractive woman; chick
- dieWaise female orphan; orphan
- dieZusammenfassung summary, compilation, summing up, recapitulation; abstract, synopsis
- derHaarschnitt haircut
- derBester best (male person)
- dieSchreibmaschine typewriter (machine)
- dasNotizbuch notebook (book)
- dasWechselgeld change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)
- dieKonsolidierung consolidation
- dieSchnelle speed, velocity
- dieTelefonkonferenz conference call, telephone conference
- derUmstieg change, switching
- dasFestland mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent); dry land, solid ground
- dasRückgrat backbone, spine; backbone, cornerstone (the fundamental or main contributor to a system…
- derKnoblauch garlic
- derCountdown A countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event
- derBettler beggar
- derSalut salute
- derAfghane Afghan (person from Afghanistan or of Pashtun descent); synonym of Afghanischer Windhund
- dasDossier dossier
- dieMinisterpräsidentin prime minister (female)
- derSelfie selfie
- derAnflug approach
- dieWillkommenskultur welcoming culture
- dieAbtreibung abortion (of a human embryo, fetus, or baby)
- derPope Russian-Orthodox priest or cleric
- dieSchleife bow, tie (way of fastening laces etc.); bow, ribbon (ornament of such form)
- derFreispruch acquittal; absolution
- dasNewton newton (unit of measure)
- dasMinimum minimum
- derOberschenkel thigh (upper leg); femur, thighbone
- derSpeer spear; javelin (a long stick thrown as a weapon or for sport)
- dieProblematik problematics (problems, set of problems, problematic aspect or concern)
- derVerursacher agent noun of verursachen; causer (someone or something which causes)
- derPuff thud, wham; light, harmless blow; a kind of dice game, anterior to backgammon
- dieAnsage announcement
- derAufpreis surcharge
- dasBestes best (thing)
- dieBodentruppe ground troops, ground forces
- derFilmemacher filmmaker
- dieVerkleidung disguise, costumes; cladding, siding, covering, cover panel, fairing (on an aircraft)
- dieSchlinge loop, noose (rope or similar material fashioned into or forming a loop, typically small…
- dasMobiltelefon mobile phone (a portable telephone)
- dieHandvoll handful, fistful
- dasBeweisstück piece of evidence
- dasStadium stage, phase
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.