Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 4,921–4,980

Continuing the list — words 4,921 to 4,980 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. dasLogbuch logbook noun pl. Logbücher C1
  2. dieQuellenangabe reference (a source for writing an academic document) noun pl. Quellenangaben C1
  3. dieSchlichtung mediation noun pl. Schlichtungen C1
  4. dieEinbildung illusion, imagination; conceit (“overly high self-esteem”) noun pl. Einbildungen C1
  5. dasArzneimittel medicine; drug (healing substance) noun C1
  6. dieFledermaus microbat; bat (flying mammal) noun pl. Fledermäuse C1
  7. dieKralle claw, talon; wheel clamp noun pl. Krallen C1
  8. dasKriegsverbrechen war crime noun C1
  9. dieNeuheit novelty; newness; innovation; new product noun pl. Neuheiten C1
  10. dieAlliierte female ally noun C1
  11. derSander sandur (outwash plain); a surname noun C1
  12. derWohnort place of residence noun pl. Wohnorte C1
  13. derOrangensaft orange juice noun pl. Orangensäfte C1
  14. dasExil exile (the state of being banished from one's home or country) noun pl. Exile C1
  15. dieErdbeere strawberry noun pl. Erdbeeren C1
  16. dieGroßzügigkeit generosity noun pl. Großzügigkeiten C1
  17. dasFinanzamt tax office, tax authority, revenue office, finance authority noun pl. Finanzämter C1
  18. derGottesdienst worship (religious ceremony); divine service, church service, religious service noun pl. Gottesdienste C1
  19. derZwilling twin (male or female; the feminine form Zwillingin is rare); twin (used as a component… noun pl. Zwillinge C1
  20. derLuzerner a native or inhabitant of Lucerne; of Lucerne noun C1
  21. dieTrophäe trophy; tropæum noun pl. Trophäen C1
  22. derWisch wisp (bundle of straw); sheet of paper, usually an official document or form noun pl. Wische C1
  23. dieNormalität normality, normalcy noun C1
  24. dieKaiserin empress (wife or widow of an emperor) noun pl. Kaiserinnen C1
  25. dieTherapeutin female therapist noun pl. Therapeutinnen C1
  26. dieZivilgesellschaft civil society noun pl. Zivilgesellschaften C1
  27. dasKomma comma (,) noun pl. Kommas C1
  28. dieFreundlichkeit kindness, friendliness (the state of being kind); kindness (an act of kindness) noun pl. Freundlichkeiten C1
  29. derKonsul consul (official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests… noun pl. Konsuln C1
  30. derBomber bomber (aircraft designed to drop bombs) noun C1
  31. dieBeschleunigung acceleration noun pl. Beschleunigungen C1
  32. dieProstitution prostitution noun C1
  33. dieEuropameisterschaft European championship; Euros noun pl. Europameisterschaften C1
  34. derFlugplatz airfield (place where airplanes can take off and land); airport noun pl. Flugplätze C1
  35. dieGeneralversammlung general meeting / assembly noun pl. Generalversammlungen C1
  36. dieGlobalisierung globalisation noun pl. Globalisierungen C1
  37. derLachs salmon, lox; loin, backstrap, longissimus dorsi (core muscle, long back extensor muscle)… noun pl. Lachse C1
  38. dieAnomalie anomaly noun pl. Anomalien C1
  39. dieSondersitzung special session; extraordinary meeting noun pl. Sondersitzungen C1
  40. derStadtwerke city utility companies noun C1
  41. dieZufriedenheit contentment, satisfaction noun C1
  42. dasBundeskanzleramt chancellery, especially:; the Chancellery of Germany noun C1
  43. dasBetreuungsgeld a form of child care subsidy noun C1
  44. derBruchteil part, fraction (share of an overall set or value); fraction (comparatively small share) noun pl. Bruchteile C1
  45. derStrick fairly short rope or cord, usually for binding something; the rope used in hanging… noun pl. Stricke C1
  46. dieDevise motto; foreign currency noun pl. Devisen C1
  47. derDienstagnachmittag Tuesday afternoon noun pl. Dienstagnachmittage C1
  48. dieFunktionalität functionality noun pl. Funktionalitäten C1
  49. dieKotze puke, vomit; coarse woolen blanket, woolen cape noun C1
  50. derPressesprecher press officer / press secretary noun C1
  51. dieSchöpfung creation noun pl. Schöpfungen C1
  52. dieUnze ounce noun pl. Unzen C1
  53. derSoul soul music, soul noun C1
  54. dieVerleihung awarding, conference, conferral, bestowing (of an award, honor, etc); lending (of… noun pl. Verleihungen C1
  55. dasKarate karate noun C1
  56. derEklat a stir, scandal, disturbing incident or scene, especially a dispute, quarrel noun pl. Eklats C1
  57. dasFemininum feminine, feminine gender; a feminine, a word with feminine gender (usually a noun,… noun pl. Feminina C1
  58. dieNetzneutralität network neutrality noun C1
  59. derSerbe A (male) person of Serb descent. noun pl. Serben C1
  60. dieBücherei library noun pl. Büchereien 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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