Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 4,981–5,040

Continuing the list — words 4,981 to 5,040 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. derFallschirm parachute noun pl. Fallschirme C1
  2. derFrachter freight ship noun C1
  3. derAusstand strike (work stoppage); a (small) farewell party traditionally organised by someone… noun pl. Ausstände C1
  4. dasInneres nominalization of inneres:; inside, interior noun pl. Innere C1
  5. dieChirurgie surgery (field of study); the section of a hospital in which surgeries are performed noun pl. Chirurgien C1
  6. derMatrose seaman; sailor (of low rank) (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Matrosen C1
  7. dieSchweinerei mess, nastiness, smutty business; smut, filth, dirtiness noun pl. Schweinereien C1
  8. dieOrtschaft village, small town; place noun pl. Ortschaften C1
  9. derOrtsteil district (of a town), locality noun pl. Ortsteile C1
  10. derRover rover (small manned or unmanned land vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies) noun C1
  11. derTÜV MOT (UK), vehicle inspection (US) noun pl. TÜVs C1
  12. dieAntiquität antique noun pl. Antiquitäten C1
  13. dasHormon hormone noun pl. Hormone C1
  14. derNachschub supplies, fresh supply, replenishment noun pl. Nachschübe C1
  15. dasGenre genre noun pl. Genres C1
  16. dieSäure sourness, tartness, acidity; acid noun pl. Säuren C1
  17. dieBesorgnis worry, concern, anxiety noun pl. Besorgnisse C1
  18. derNettogewinn net profit (the amount of money remaining after all operating expenses, taxes, and… noun pl. Nettogewinne C1
  19. dieSauce synonym of Soße noun pl. Saucen C1
  20. dieSchwelle threshold noun pl. Schwellen C1
  21. dieSterbehilfe help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or… noun pl. Sterbehilfen C1
  22. derTscheche Czech (man from the Czech Republic) noun pl. Tschechen C1
  23. derVerschluss closure, closing, breechblock, shutter noun pl. Verschlüsse C1
  24. derAnbau cultivation; extension, annex noun pl. Anbauten C1
  25. dieIntuition intuition noun pl. Intuitionen C1
  26. dieBereitstellung provision noun pl. Bereitstellungen C1
  27. dasFragezeichen question mark (punctuation) noun C1
  28. dasCes C flat noun C1
  29. dieDicke thickness; fat woman noun pl. Dicken C2
  30. derKomet comet noun pl. Kometen C2
  31. derMarathon marathon noun pl. Marathons C2
  32. dieNervosität nervousness noun C2
  33. derPyjama pyjamas; pajamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) noun pl. Pyjamas C2
  34. derWachtmeister master sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry, equivalent to a feldwebel); a sergeant; a… noun C2
  35. derZulauf intake, afflux noun pl. Zuläufe C2
  36. dieTätowierung tattoo; tattooing; the act of applying a tattoo noun pl. Tätowierungen C2
  37. dieRuine ruin, ruins noun pl. Ruinen C2
  38. derStaubsauger vacuum cleaner, hoover noun C2
  39. dieBesonderheit feature noun pl. Besonderheiten C2
  40. dasEigentor own goal noun pl. Eigentore C2
  41. dieEinlage insert, insertion, inlay; insert, insole noun pl. Einlagen C2
  42. dasTablett tray (object on which things are carried) noun pl. Tablette C2
  43. derIndikator indicator (all senses); bellwether noun pl. Indikatoren C2
  44. dieOffenbarung revelation; Revelation noun pl. Offenbarungen C2
  45. derOligarch oligarch noun pl. Oligarchen C2
  46. dieUnannehmlichkeit inconvenience noun pl. Unannehmlichkeiten C2
  47. dasAbendbrot supper, dinner (evening meal), typically consisting of bread, sliced meat, cheese, and… noun pl. Abendbrote C2
  48. derPutz plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings); one's… noun pl. Putze C2
  49. dieLandtagswahl state election noun pl. Landtagswahlen C2
  50. dieOrder order, command; order (request for delivery, usually in bulk) noun pl. Ordern C2
  51. derProgrammierer programmer, one who designs software noun C2
  52. derGummi rubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band noun pl. Gummis C2
  53. dieZicke she-goat, nanny goat; a touchy, fractious or difficult person (usually, but not… noun pl. Zicken C2
  54. dieMarionette marionette, puppet (puppet which is animated by the pulling of strings); puppet (person,… noun pl. Marionetten C2
  55. dasBackbord port (the left side of a ship when facing the fore); portside noun pl. Backborde C2
  56. dasMedaillon medallion, locket (a metallic pendant to store a small item); medallion noun pl. Medaillons C2
  57. derStreifenwagen police car (vehicle used by a police officer) noun C2
  58. dieRomanze romance noun pl. Romanzen C2
  59. derKahn a small flat-bottomed boat such as a punt, used on inland waters; a ship, especially… noun pl. Kähne C2
  60. dieErfolgsgeschichte success story noun pl. Erfolgsgeschichten C2

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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