Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 4,741–4,800
Words 4,741 to 4,800 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- dieUnsterblichkeit immortality
- derErfinder inventor (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieTelefonzelle telephone booth
- derSchreiber writer, author, scribe, scrivener (male or of unspecified gender); clerk (male or of…
- dasTerrain territory, ground, terrain
- derUmweltschutz environmentalism, protection of the environment, environmental protection; conservation
- dieBuße penance; fine
- derRausch high, flush, intoxication; frenzy
- derHochwürden Reverend
- derEinheimischer local, native, one of the locals (male or of unspecified gender)
- derScharfschütze sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a…
- derExmann ex-husband
- derRadiosender radio station
- dieSchnittstelle interface; point of intersection
- derKlatsch a smacking/slapping sound, made (for example) by hitting, palm down, a flat, wet…
- dieBundestagswahl federal election
- derFraktionschef synonym of Fraktionsvorsitzender
- derJade jade (gem); an artifact made of jade
- derPol pole (point on a spherical body's surface intersected by its rotational axis); anchor…
- dieHarmonie harmony
- dieRangliste ranking list, leaderboard, league table
- derKelch chalice (large, often precious drinking cup with a stem); the chalice used for the…
- derHüter keeper, guardian
- dieWii Wii (home video game console)
- derArrest arrest, confinement, detention
- derCut cut
- derMärtyrer martyr
- derDämpfer dampener; cushion
- derKick thrill; kick; a kick, a strike with the foot, chiefly in the context of martial arts
- dasHaupt head (body part); head; leader; chief
- dieNachtschicht night shift
- dasKlebeband pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, adhesive tape (in general); parcel tape, packing tape,…
- derVorreiter forerunner, trailblazer, pioneer
- dieWeltrangliste world rankings
- derEhering wedding band, wedding ring
- dieEingabe input, entry, keying, submission, entering (e.g., entering of data); petition,…
- dasHeu hay; plentiful money
- derSchwarm swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish; crush; beloved; object of one’s…
- diePlatzierung placement (act of placing or putting in place)
- dieEule owl; a moth of the family Noctuidae
- dieTrendwende turnaround (in the economy)
- derTritt step; kick
- dieErwägung consideration
- dieGunst favor
- derBann jurisdiction; ban, proscription
- dasLeichenschauhaus morgue, mortuary
- dieLordschaft Lordship (title of a lord)
- dieAbwicklung handling, processing, implementation; transaction
- dasFundament foundation; base
- derGesundheitszustand health; state of health
- derISIS ISIS; a former name of Islamischer Staat or IS; Isis
- derSichtkontakt visual contact, intervisibility
- derGehorsam obedience; obedient
- Mehrkosten cost overrun
- dasQuartett quartet (music composition in four parts); quartet (group of four musicians)
- dieSportart sport, type of sport
- dieKobra cobra (venomous snake, especially of the genus Naja)
- dieMuschel bivalve; seashell (marine mollusk with a shell, or the shell itself); mussel
- derSpot spot
- dieCausa case (a dispute or controversy, often of a legal nature, especially one of public…
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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