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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,161–5,220

Continuing the list — words 5,161 to 5,220 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. dasGatt eyelet; hole for a rope or hook noun pl. Gatten C2
  2. Gunsten only used in zu Gunsten noun C2
  3. derSchenkel each of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part); each of… noun C2
  4. derHerzanfall heart attack noun pl. Herzanfälle C2
  5. dieWirbelsäule vertebral column, backbone, spine noun pl. Wirbelsäulen C2
  6. derFlyer flyer (leaflet); flyer (part of a spinning machine) noun C2
  7. dieReservierung reservation, booking noun pl. Reservierungen C2
  8. dasGelübde oath; vow (solemn promise to act in a specified manner) noun C2
  9. dieÜberlegenheit superiority noun pl. Überlegenheiten C2
  10. derBundeswirtschaftsminister federal minister of the economy noun C2
  11. dasKorn kernel; single grain; cereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit) noun pl. Körner C2
  12. derHotspot hot spot; a place in which devices connect to Wi-Fi noun pl. Hotspots C2
  13. dasIndiz circumstantial evidence, indication, clue noun pl. Indizien C2
  14. dieFülle fullness, fill; plentifulness, abundance noun pl. Füllen C2
  15. derKontrast contrast noun pl. Kontraste C2
  16. derWalzer waltz noun C2
  17. dieFürsorge care, solicitude; welfare noun C2
  18. dasMaximum maximum noun pl. Maxima C2
  19. dieInspektion inspection, supervision, servicing; a unit at a military school equivalent to a company noun pl. Inspektionen C2
  20. derSpott mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn noun C2
  21. dasAmulett amulet noun pl. Amulette C2
  22. derAuftrieb lift (lifting force); buoyancy noun pl. Auftriebe C2
  23. derSchweinehund the working dog of a swine-herd; bastard noun pl. Schweinehunde C2
  24. dieAutomobilindustrie automotive industry, automobile industry noun pl. Automobilindustrien C2
  25. derWachs wax; cere noun pl. Wachse C2
  26. derEinschnitt incision; cut, financial cut, cutback noun pl. Einschnitte C2
  27. dasElfmeterschießen penalty shootout noun C2
  28. dieStraßenseite roadside noun pl. Straßenseiten C2
  29. dieEntschlossenheit determination, resolution noun C2
  30. dieUntertitelung subtitling (addition of subtitles); subtitle noun pl. Untertitelungen C2
  31. derNeuwagen new car noun C2
  32. dieOfferte offer, proposition noun pl. Offerten C2
  33. dieBeule any large, roundish swelling on the body, e.g. a bump on the forehead or a bubo; bump,… noun pl. Beulen C2
  34. dieSchadsoftware malware noun pl. Schadsoftwares C2
  35. derVersand shipping, shipment, dispatch noun pl. Versände C2
  36. dasVeto veto noun pl. Vetos C2
  37. derJoghurt yogurt noun pl. Joghurts C2
  38. derEllbogen elbow noun C2
  39. dieBegrüßung greeting, salutation noun pl. Begrüßungen C2
  40. derDonnerstagnachmittag Thursday afternoon noun pl. Donnerstagnachmittage C2
  41. dieGleichberechtigung equality (equal rights or status) noun C2
  42. dasLebensjahr year of one's life; at the age of noun pl. Lebensjahre C2
  43. dieBlüte blossom, flower (reproductive structure on plants, often scented and/or colourful);… noun pl. Blüten C2
  44. derRennsport racing noun pl. Rennsporte C2
  45. dasDock dock (a construction in which ships are repaired) noun pl. Docks C2
  46. dieVoraussicht foresight, forethought noun C2
  47. derAbschlag discount, rebate; advance payment noun pl. Abschläge C2
  48. dieAuslastung capacity utilization noun pl. Auslastungen C2
  49. derTagesanbruch dawn (rising of the sun) noun pl. Tagesanbrüche C2
  50. dieBeachtung regard, heed, attention; observance noun C2
  51. dieGrafikkarte video card noun pl. Grafikkarten C2
  52. dasKopftuch headscarf, kerchief; hijab noun pl. Kopftücher C2
  53. derRuck jerk, jolt; jerk (change in acceleration) noun pl. Rucke C2
  54. derWikinger Viking noun C2
  55. derPendler commuter (male or of unspecified gender), a person that works in one town but lives in… noun C2
  56. dieSchreibe writing; (writing) style noun pl. Schreiben C2
  57. dieMikrowelle microwave, microwave oven; microwave noun pl. Mikrowellen C2
  58. derMülleimer rubbish bin; dustbin; trash can (small container for wet rubbish, either indoors or a… noun C2
  59. dasSchauspiel play (theatrical performance), drama; spectacle, sight noun pl. Schauspiele C2
  60. derVers line (of a poem or song); verse, poetry noun pl. Verse 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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