Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 4,741–4,800

Continuing the list — words 4,741 to 4,800 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. dasBordell bordello, brothel noun pl. Bordelle C1
  2. dieBetrachtung contemplation; viewing noun pl. Betrachtungen C1
  3. dieGrößenordnung order of magnitude noun pl. Größenordnungen C1
  4. dieUnterbrechung interruption; interrupt noun pl. Unterbrechungen C1
  5. derRedner speaker (one who makes a speech) noun C1
  6. dieResonanz resonance noun pl. Resonanzen C1
  7. dieBase A female cousin.; paternal aunt noun pl. Basen C1
  8. dieWaage scales (weighing machine); Libra noun pl. Waagen C1
  9. derWeck bread roll noun pl. Wecken C1
  10. derZusammenhalt cohesion; solidarity noun C1
  11. dasZusammenleben living together; to live together noun C1
  12. derHorror horror noun C1
  13. derKrug mug; jug noun pl. Krüge C1
  14. derTick tic, quirk (something that is done habitually); little bit, hint, tad (very small amount… noun pl. Ticks C1
  15. dieAbhilfe remedy, relief; redress noun pl. Abhilfen C1
  16. dieAbspaltung secession; dissociation noun pl. Abspaltungen C1
  17. dasDebakel debacle noun C1
  18. dasDepot depot, repository; deposit, depository noun pl. Depots C1
  19. derJaguar jaguar (Panthera onca) noun pl. Jaguare C1
  20. derKrimineller criminal (male person) noun pl. Kriminelle C1
  21. derMentor mentor noun pl. Mentoren C1
  22. dieOptimierung optimization (the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as… noun pl. Optimierungen C1
  23. diePrämie bonus (extra earnings); premium (contribution to insurance) noun pl. Prämien C1
  24. derSpind a simple cupboard or locker, usually for clothes, as in a barracks or changing room… noun pl. Spinde C1
  25. dieUnordnung disorder (absence of order) noun C1
  26. dieSekte cult (religious or ideological group practicing strict internal control and/or… noun pl. Sekten C1
  27. dieAggression aggression (military attack on a sovereign state); aggression (aggressive, hostile… noun pl. Aggressionen C1
  28. derVergewaltiger rapist noun C1
  29. dieEinzelhaft solitary confinement noun C1
  30. derBug bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft); shoulder joint (of an animal) noun pl. Buge C1
  31. dieKomplexität complexity noun pl. Komplexitäten C1
  32. dieKundschaft clientele, customers, clients, customer base; scouting for information; information,… noun pl. Kundschaften C1
  33. derLivestream live stream noun pl. Livestreams C1
  34. derApache Apache (a member of the tribe); Apache, apache (Parisian gangster) noun pl. Apachen C1
  35. derMitstreiter comrade in arms noun C1
  36. dieTapferkeit bravery (being brave) noun pl. Tapferkeiten C1
  37. derPeso peso (currency) noun pl. Pesos C1
  38. dasSol sol, the fifth step in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la.; sol,… noun pl. Sole C1
  39. derEisbär polar bear (Ursus maritimus) noun pl. Eisbären C1
  40. dieBekanntschaft acquaintance noun pl. Bekanntschaften C1
  41. derGrundstein cornerstone, foundation stone noun pl. Grundsteine C1
  42. derNordwesten northwest noun C1
  43. dieSchnecke snail, slug; an attractive woman; chick noun pl. Schnecken C1
  44. dieWaise female orphan; orphan noun pl. Waisen C1
  45. dieZusammenfassung summary, compilation, summing up, recapitulation; abstract, synopsis noun pl. Zusammenfassungen C1
  46. derHaarschnitt haircut noun pl. Haarschnitte C1
  47. derBester best (male person) noun pl. Beste C1
  48. dieSchreibmaschine typewriter (machine) noun pl. Schreibmaschinen C1
  49. dasNotizbuch notebook (book) noun pl. Notizbücher C1
  50. dasWechselgeld change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination) noun pl. Wechselgelder C1
  51. dieKonsolidierung consolidation noun pl. Konsolidierungen C1
  52. dieSchnelle speed, velocity noun pl. Schnellen C1
  53. dieTelefonkonferenz conference call, telephone conference noun pl. Telefonkonferenzen C1
  54. derUmstieg change, switching noun pl. Umstiege C1
  55. dasFestland mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent); dry land, solid ground noun pl. Festländer C1
  56. dasRückgrat backbone, spine; backbone, cornerstone (the fundamental or main contributor to a system… noun pl. Rückgrate C1
  57. derKnoblauch garlic noun C1
  58. derCountdown A countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event noun pl. Countdowns C1
  59. derBettler beggar noun C1
  60. derSalut salute noun pl. Salute 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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