Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,101–5,160

Continuing the list — words 5,101 to 5,160 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. diePipeline pipeline (conduit made of pipes used to convey petroleum or gas) noun pl. Pipelines C2
  2. dieSchnur cord, string; cable (electronic wire) noun pl. Schnüre C2
  3. dieRückendeckung backing, support noun pl. Rückendeckungen C2
  4. derKommandeur commander noun pl. Kommandeure C2
  5. dasCopyright copyright noun pl. Copyrights C2
  6. dieArbeiterpartei workers' party noun pl. Arbeiterparteien C2
  7. dieKakerlake cockroach (insect) noun pl. Kakerlaken C2
  8. dieWaschmaschine washing machine noun pl. Waschmaschinen C2
  9. dieShorts shorts noun C2
  10. dieLandstraße state road; country road, rural road noun pl. Landstraßen C2
  11. derRiss fissure, crack; rift, split, tear noun pl. Risse C2
  12. dieSchweigeminute moment of silence noun pl. Schweigeminuten C2
  13. dieKrönung crowning, coronation; dramatic climax noun pl. Krönungen C2
  14. derWiederaufbau reconstruction, rebuilding; redevelopment noun C2
  15. derBüffel buffalo; coarse cloth noun C2
  16. derIrrsinn insanity, madness noun C2
  17. dasJackett jacket noun pl. Jacketts C2
  18. derStänder stand (a device to hold something upright or aloft); bicycle stand, bike rack (a device… noun C2
  19. dasLot plummet (device for measuring water depth); plummet (device for levelling) noun pl. Lote C2
  20. derKessel a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron,… noun C2
  21. dieWaffel waffle, wafer noun pl. Waffeln C2
  22. dasKartell cartel noun pl. Kartelle C2
  23. derRennfahrer racer, race driver noun C2
  24. dasRohöl crude oil noun pl. Rohöle C2
  25. dieVergütung consideration, emolument (a recompense for something done) noun pl. Vergütungen C2
  26. dieEiscreme ice cream noun pl. Eiscremes C2
  27. dieEuro-Gruppe Eurogroup noun C2
  28. dieBürde burden, something carried; burden noun pl. Bürden C2
  29. dieGesetzgebung legislation (act of legislating) noun pl. Gesetzgebungen C2
  30. derFetzen scrap, rag (torn piece of fabric or paper); rags (tattered clothing) noun C2
  31. derKapitalmarkt capital market (the part of a financial system concerned with raising capital by dealing… noun pl. Kapitalmärkte C2
  32. derKrüger innkeeper noun C2
  33. derLiberaler Liberal (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Liberale C2
  34. dieVorgeschichte past history; background noun pl. Vorgeschichten C2
  35. derNinja ninja noun pl. Ninjas C2
  36. derVerleger publisher; capitalist, entrepreneur, trader, anyone who invests assets for the expenses… noun C2
  37. dieVerteidigungsministerin A female minister of defence. noun pl. Verteidigungsministerinnen C2
  38. derVorrang precedence; priority noun pl. Vorränge C2
  39. dieSäge saw noun pl. Sägen C2
  40. dasAtomkraftwerk nuclear power plant noun pl. Atomkraftwerke C2
  41. derGeneralbundesanwalt Public Prosecutor General (at the federal court of justice) noun pl. Generalbundesanwälte C2
  42. dasRechenzentrum data center noun pl. Rechenzentren C2
  43. derTodesfall death; event of death noun pl. Todesfälle C2
  44. diePeriode period, menstruation; period (length of time with start and end point) noun pl. Perioden C2
  45. dieGehirnwäsche brain-washing noun pl. Gehirnwäschen C2
  46. derStalker stalker (a person who engages in stalking) noun C2
  47. dieErdnussbutter peanut butter noun C2
  48. dieAnnexion annexation noun pl. Annexionen C2
  49. dieUmverteilung redistribution noun pl. Umverteilungen C2
  50. dieOstküste eastern coast (any coast to the East of a country or region); East Coast (the eastern… noun pl. Ostküsten C2
  51. derScheich sheik noun pl. Scheiche C2
  52. derGebieter arbiter, commander, ruler, master, lord noun C2
  53. dieSoda soda; soda water noun C2
  54. derBeton concrete noun pl. Betons C2
  55. dieSabotage sabotage noun pl. Sabotagen C2
  56. dasGeburtstagsgeschenk birthday present (a present given to someone to celebrate their birthday) noun pl. Geburtstagsgeschenke C2
  57. derRotwein red wine (red-coloured wine made mostly from black grapes, including the skin) noun pl. Rotweine C2
  58. dieMillionenhöhe million(s) noun pl. Millionenhöhen C2
  59. derRiesenslalom giant slalom noun pl. Riesenslaloms C2
  60. derTrab trot (horse gait) noun 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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