Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 421–480

Continuing the list — words 421 to 480 of 3,165, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

3,165 entries
182 at A1
286 at A2
363 at B1

Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.

  1. dieWiese meadow; lawn, especially a large one, loosely also a smaller one noun pl. Wiesen A2
  2. derPfeffer pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom); pep; intensity noun A2
  3. dasHaupt head (body part); head; leader; chief noun pl. Häupter A2
  4. dieBäckerei bakery, baker’s, bakehouse, bakeshop; biscuits, small pastry noun pl. Bäckereien A2
  5. dasOstern Easter noun A2
  6. diePfanne frying pan; in technical contexts often a metaphor for various implements termed in… noun pl. Pfannen A2
  7. derRabatt discount (reduction in price) noun pl. Rabatte A2
  8. dasGleis railway (track on which trains run); track noun pl. Gleise A2
  9. dieJoghurt yogurt noun pl. Joghurts A2
  10. dasHeft notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book (book in which notes or memoranda… noun pl. Hefte A2
  11. dieSpeisekarte menu noun pl. Speisekarten A2
  12. derAlltag everyday life, daily routine noun A2
  13. diePostkarte postcard noun pl. Postkarten A2
  14. dasSouvenir souvenir noun pl. Souvenirs A2
  15. dieTablette tablet (pill) noun pl. Tabletten A2
  16. dieServiette napkin, serviette noun pl. Servietten A2
  17. dasKopfweh headache noun A2
  18. Bauchschmerzen plural of Bauchschmerz noun A2
  19. derDrucker printer (device) noun A2
  20. derSnack snack (a light meal) noun pl. Snacks A2
  21. dasSchwimmbad public pool, public swimming pool, baths, swimming bath noun pl. Schwimmbäder A2
  22. dieBushaltestelle bus stop noun pl. Bushaltestellen A2
  23. derEssig vinegar; bad noun pl. Essige A2
  24. dasWörterbuch dictionary (reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, and their… noun pl. Wörterbücher A2
  25. derRegenschirm umbrella (used for protection against rain) noun pl. Regenschirme A2
  26. dieHaltestelle stop (place to get on and off line buses or trams) noun pl. Haltestellen A2
  27. dieLandkarte map noun pl. Landkarten A2
  28. dieMüdigkeit tiredness noun A2
  29. dieStraßenbahn streetcar, tramway noun pl. Straßenbahnen A2
  30. dasGebirge a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains; geographical area containing mountains noun A2
  31. derReisepass passport noun pl. Reisepässe A2
  32. derEinkauf purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something); whole set of purchased… noun pl. Einkäufe A2
  33. dieArbeitszeit working hours (the time of duty at a workplace, the time spend working) noun pl. Arbeitszeiten A2
  34. dieEintrittskarte admission ticket noun pl. Eintrittskarten A2
  35. dieSporthalle gym; sports hall (large room used for indoor sports) noun pl. Sporthallen A2
  36. dieGrammatik grammar noun pl. Grammatiken A2
  37. dasStadtzentrum city centre; downtown, city hub noun pl. Stadtzentren A2
  38. Lieblings favourite (UK), favorite (US) noun A2
  39. dieEinkaufsliste shopping list, list of things to buy noun pl. Einkaufslisten A2
  40. dasBücherregal bookcase, bookshelf (piece of furniture for the storage and display of books) noun pl. Bücherregale A2
  41. dasPreisschild price label, price tag noun pl. Preisschilder A2
  42. dieHausaufgabe homework assignment, a piece of exercise or examination by which a teacher or examiner… noun pl. Hausaufgaben A2
  43. derSportplatz sports field noun pl. Sportplätze A2
  44. dieMetzgerei butcher's, butcher's shop noun pl. Metzgereien A2
  45. diePostleitzahl postal code noun pl. Postleitzahlen A2
  46. dieStadtmitte city center, downtown noun pl. Stadtmitten A2
  47. Öffnungszeiten plural of Öffnungszeit noun A2
  48. dieFrühstückspause morning break noun pl. Frühstückspausen A2
  49. Sorgen plural of Sorge noun B1
  50. dieGeschichte history; story noun pl. Geschichten B1
  51. dieWahrheit truth noun pl. Wahrheiten B1
  52. dieChance chance noun pl. Chancen B1
  53. dieSorge concern, care, responsibility, aid; concern, worry, apprehension, trouble, distress noun pl. Sorgen B1
  54. derPlan project; plan (way of procedure) noun pl. Pläne B1
  55. derPass pass, mountain pass; pace (2-beat, lateral gait of an animal) noun pl. Pässe B1
  56. dieStelle location, spot (specific location in space, relevant in context but typically otherwise… noun pl. Stellen B1
  57. dieWahl choice, selection; election (process of choosing a leader or representatives) noun pl. Wahlen B1
  58. dasGefühl feeling (either physical sensation or emotion); sense of something, instinct noun pl. Gefühle B1
  59. dieZukunft future; future tense noun pl. Zukünfte B1
  60. derKörper body (of a person, animal, etc.); body noun B1

Common questions

How many German nouns should I know?

This list holds 3,165 nouns graded A1 to C2. 468 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.