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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,221–5,280

Continuing the list — words 5,221 to 5,280 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. derFamilienvater family man noun pl. Familienväter C2
  2. dasGetreide cereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit); a particular kind of cereal noun C2
  3. dasEmpire empire (of Napoleon I or Napoleon III); Empire (style of clothing, furniture etc.) noun C2
  4. dieFeststellung finding, assessment, discovery; statement noun pl. Feststellungen C2
  5. dasImmunsystem immune system noun pl. Immunsysteme C2
  6. dieMehrzahl majority (the larger part of a group); plural noun pl. Mehrzahlen C2
  7. dieGänsehaut goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh noun C2
  8. derSkipper the captain of a yacht noun C2
  9. derLover lover; romantic partner; implying that it is either an affair or not a serious… noun C2
  10. derHoffnungsträger beacon of hope, rising star noun C2
  11. dasJul Yule. noun C2
  12. dasBlutvergießen bloodshed, bloodletting (in this sense) noun C2
  13. dieTrauerfeier funeral ceremony, funeral service noun pl. Trauerfeiern C2
  14. dieWirtschaftspolitik commercial / economic policy noun pl. Wirtschaftspolitiken C2
  15. derZuspruch encouragement; popularity noun C2
  16. derPfiff a whistle sound; particular appeal by some form of artifice noun pl. Pfiffe C2
  17. derHeiratsantrag marriage proposal noun pl. Heiratsanträge C2
  18. dieGruppierung arrangement; group noun pl. Gruppierungen C2
  19. derLastkraftwagen truck noun C2
  20. dieArche ark (Noah’s ship); ark of the covenant noun pl. Archen C2
  21. derRettungshubschrauber emergency rescue helicopter noun C2
  22. dieBefugnis permission, authorization; legal authority, capacity, competence noun pl. Befugnisse C2
  23. derVogt steward; a surname originating as an occupation noun pl. Vögte C2
  24. derZuzug influx; immigration noun pl. Zuzüge C2
  25. derBeau a good-looking man, especially a dandyish one; a beau noun pl. Beaus C2
  26. dasTodesurteil death warrant, execution warrant noun pl. Todesurteile C2
  27. dieFährte trail; track noun pl. Fährten C2
  28. derBarbar barbarian noun pl. Barbaren C2
  29. dasKunstwerk artwork, work of art, piece of art noun pl. Kunstwerke C2
  30. derNiedergang demise, downfall, decline, comedown; companionway noun pl. Niedergänge C2
  31. derBodyguard bodyguard noun pl. Bodyguards C2
  32. derRechtspopulist right-wing populist (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Rechtspopulisten C2
  33. derKamm comb; crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster) noun pl. Kämme C2
  34. derRückkehrer returnee noun C2
  35. dieVerwandlung metamorphosis; transformation noun pl. Verwandlungen C2
  36. derStartup startup, start-up (a newly established business, especially one that is innovative and… noun pl. Startups C2
  37. derPelz fur; fur, animal's pelt noun pl. Pelze C2
  38. derRegenbogen rainbow noun C2
  39. derAirport airport noun pl. Airports C2
  40. dieKippe stub, butt (remnant of a smoked cigarette); cigarette noun pl. Kippen C2
  41. derPate godfather noun pl. Paten C2
  42. derHandball handball (Olympic team sport); handball (the ball used in this sport) noun pl. Handbälle C2
  43. derSolothurner a native or inhabitant of Solothurn; of Solothurn noun C2
  44. derTenor tenor; general content, tone and disposition expressed in one or more statements; tenor noun pl. Tenöre C2
  45. dasSkript script, notes, transcript (a writing or written document, particularly of a topic dealt… noun pl. Skripte C2
  46. dieSimulation simulation noun pl. Simulationen C2
  47. derStrahl beam, ray (e.g. of light); jet (e.g. of water or ink) noun pl. Strahlen C2
  48. derGeldbeutel wallet, purse noun C2
  49. derGlücksbringer lucky charm, talisman, amulet noun C2
  50. dasArbeitsmarktservice job center noun C2
  51. dieViper viper (venomous snake) noun pl. Vipern C2
  52. derBrocken piece (part of a larger whole); a mountain in the Harz mountain range, Germany noun C2
  53. derPisser agent noun of pissen; the penis noun C2
  54. derKonferenzraum meeting room noun pl. Konferenzräume C2
  55. dieEinbindung integration, inclusion noun pl. Einbindungen C2
  56. dieExekutive executive branch noun pl. Exekutiven C2
  57. derGletscher glacier noun C2
  58. dieUnverschämtheit cheekiness, impudence, impertinence, insolence noun pl. Unverschämtheiten C2
  59. dieKripo syllabic abbreviation of Kriminalpolizei noun pl. Kripos C2
  60. dasKüken chick (young bird), fledgling, hatchling, squab (of a pigeon or dove)); the youngest in… 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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