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.
- derFallschirm parachute
- derFrachter freight ship
- derAusstand strike (work stoppage); a (small) farewell party traditionally organised by someone…
- dasInneres nominalization of inneres:; inside, interior
- dieChirurgie surgery (field of study); the section of a hospital in which surgeries are performed
- derMatrose seaman; sailor (of low rank) (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieSchweinerei mess, nastiness, smutty business; smut, filth, dirtiness
- dieOrtschaft village, small town; place
- derOrtsteil district (of a town), locality
- derRover rover (small manned or unmanned land vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies)
- derTÜV MOT (UK), vehicle inspection (US)
- dieAntiquität antique
- dasHormon hormone
- derNachschub supplies, fresh supply, replenishment
- dasGenre genre
- dieSäure sourness, tartness, acidity; acid
- dieBesorgnis worry, concern, anxiety
- derNettogewinn net profit (the amount of money remaining after all operating expenses, taxes, and…
- dieSauce synonym of Soße
- dieSchwelle threshold
- dieSterbehilfe help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or…
- derTscheche Czech (man from the Czech Republic)
- derVerschluss closure, closing, breechblock, shutter
- derAnbau cultivation; extension, annex
- dieIntuition intuition
- dieBereitstellung provision
- dasFragezeichen question mark (punctuation)
- dasCes C flat
- dieDicke thickness; fat woman
- derKomet comet
- derMarathon marathon
- dieNervosität nervousness
- derPyjama pyjamas; pajamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in)
- derWachtmeister master sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry, equivalent to a feldwebel); a sergeant; a…
- derZulauf intake, afflux
- dieTätowierung tattoo; tattooing; the act of applying a tattoo
- dieRuine ruin, ruins
- derStaubsauger vacuum cleaner, hoover
- dieBesonderheit feature
- dasEigentor own goal
- dieEinlage insert, insertion, inlay; insert, insole
- dasTablett tray (object on which things are carried)
- derIndikator indicator (all senses); bellwether
- dieOffenbarung revelation; Revelation
- derOligarch oligarch
- dieUnannehmlichkeit inconvenience
- dasAbendbrot supper, dinner (evening meal), typically consisting of bread, sliced meat, cheese, and…
- derPutz plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings); one's…
- dieLandtagswahl state election
- dieOrder order, command; order (request for delivery, usually in bulk)
- derProgrammierer programmer, one who designs software
- derGummi rubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band
- dieZicke she-goat, nanny goat; a touchy, fractious or difficult person (usually, but not…
- dieMarionette marionette, puppet (puppet which is animated by the pulling of strings); puppet (person,…
- dasBackbord port (the left side of a ship when facing the fore); portside
- dasMedaillon medallion, locket (a metallic pendant to store a small item); medallion
- derStreifenwagen police car (vehicle used by a police officer)
- dieRomanze romance
- derKahn a small flat-bottomed boat such as a punt, used on inland waters; a ship, especially…
- dieErfolgsgeschichte success story
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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