Vocabulary · Nouns

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

Continuing the list — words 4,681 to 4,740 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. dasAdrenalin adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter) noun C1
  2. dieKonstruktion construction noun pl. Konstruktionen C1
  3. derRun run; A rush or stampede of people, as caused by scarcity. noun pl. Runs C1
  4. dieSozialhilfe income support, minimal social assistance noun pl. Sozialhilfen C1
  5. dieKonversation conversation (talking, especially small talk) noun pl. Konversationen C1
  6. dieTraurigkeit sadness, unhappiness noun pl. Traurigkeiten C1
  7. dieSpeise meal, fare (food) noun pl. Speisen C1
  8. dieRechenschaft account, accountability; reckoning noun pl. Rechenschaften C1
  9. dieSchlucht canyon, chasm, gorge, ravine noun pl. Schluchten C1
  10. dieAusführung execution, implementation; design, model noun pl. Ausführungen C1
  11. dieDeflation deflation noun pl. Deflationen C1
  12. derClan clan noun pl. Clans C1
  13. dieEinigkeit unity; consensus, agreement noun C1
  14. dieFormulierung wording, phrasing; formulation noun pl. Formulierungen C1
  15. dieAngewohnheit habit, custom noun pl. Angewohnheiten C1
  16. dasSonnenlicht sunlight noun C1
  17. dieStromversorgung electricity supply noun C1
  18. derWestern western noun C1
  19. dasSushi sushi (Japanese dish) noun pl. Sushis C1
  20. dasGeschwätz twaddle, nonsense; gossip noun C1
  21. dieAuslosung draw, the act of drawing; something drawn by chance noun pl. Auslosungen C1
  22. derDonnerstagmorgen Thursday morning noun C1
  23. derBonbon hard candy; sweet, candy in general noun pl. Bonbons C1
  24. derKnopfdruck touch of a button, push of a button, press of a button noun pl. Knopfdrücke C1
  25. derAst bough, limb, branch noun pl. Äste C1
  26. dasSchmerzmittel painkiller, analgesic noun C1
  27. derLappen cloth, rag; lobe noun C1
  28. diePuste breath noun C1
  29. dieAtombombe atomic bomb, nuclear bomb noun pl. Atombomben C1
  30. derAmtskollege fellow leader, ministerial colleague, counterpart (male or of unspecified gender) (A… noun pl. Amtskollegen C1
  31. dieAnbindung connection (act of); connectivity (state of) noun pl. Anbindungen C1
  32. dieMade maggot (soft, legless larva) noun pl. Maden C1
  33. dasManuskript manuscript; handwritten or typewritten original of a text (as against a printed or… noun pl. Manuskripte C1
  34. dieBlutgruppe A blood type, genetic blood classification noun pl. Blutgruppen C1
  35. dasFlüchtlingslager refugee camp noun C1
  36. dieKandidatin female candidate noun pl. Kandidatinnen C1
  37. derSuizid suicide noun pl. Suizide C1
  38. dieVerbrennung burning, combustion; burn noun pl. Verbrennungen C1
  39. derWechselkurs exchange rate noun pl. Wechselkurse C1
  40. derAndrang rush noun C1
  41. dieBergung recovering; salvaging noun pl. Bergungen C1
  42. dieDatenschutzerklärung privacy policy; privacy statement noun pl. Datenschutzerklärungen C1
  43. dieLebensform lifeform; lifestyle noun pl. Lebensformen C1
  44. dieGegenseite opposite side; synonym of Gegenpartei noun pl. Gegenseiten C1
  45. dasRollenspiel roleplaying game (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) noun pl. Rollenspiele C1
  46. dasZugeständnis concessions noun pl. Zugeständnisse C1
  47. derFußboden floor; flooring noun pl. Fußböden C1
  48. dieBesessenheit obsession; possession noun C1
  49. dieLanze lance, spear (weapon used mainly for thrusting); love stick, fuckpole (penis) noun pl. Lanzen C1
  50. dieStiefmutter stepmother noun pl. Stiefmütter C1
  51. derHandlungsbedarf need for action noun pl. Handlungsbedarfe C1
  52. dieLawine avalanche noun pl. Lawinen C1
  53. dieMetapher metaphor noun pl. Metaphern C1
  54. derStellenwert position, status (value that depends upon position); place value noun pl. Stellenwerte C1
  55. dasLost mustard gas; clueless, confused; lost; vain noun C1
  56. derHellseher clairvoyant, seer noun C1
  57. diePutzfrau charwoman, female cleaner noun pl. Putzfrauen C1
  58. derLunch an English-style morning to midday meal in some cases, but in others only a midday meal,… noun pl. Lunches C1
  59. dieAktiengesellschaft public limited company, corporation. noun pl. Aktiengesellschaften C1
  60. derAntisemitismus anti-Semitism (hostility or prejudice against Jews) noun pl. Antisemitismen 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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