Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,281–5,340

Continuing the list — words 5,281 to 5,340 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. dieJacht yacht noun pl. Jachten C2
  2. derKutscher coachman (male or of unspecified gender) noun C2
  3. derLagerraum storage room noun pl. Lagerräume C2
  4. derParasit parasite noun pl. Parasiten C2
  5. derErnstfall emergency noun pl. Ernstfälle C2
  6. derSpieß a pointed rod, especially; spit noun pl. Spieße C2
  7. dasGewässer body of water, water body, water (significant accumulation of water covering the Earth) noun C2
  8. dasStammlager main or central camp; the administrative center of a complex of camps and/or places of… noun C2
  9. dieKnete plasticine, modeling clay; money noun C2
  10. dieLesung reading (incl. poetry, prose, legislative, and liturgical); reading, lection, lesson noun pl. Lesungen C2
  11. dieMittelschicht middle class; middle shift noun pl. Mittelschichten C2
  12. derProband subject, experimentee; proband noun pl. Probanden C2
  13. derAufseher A supervisor, person overseeing (the work of) others, taskmaster, foreman, warden,… noun C2
  14. dasJugendamt youth welfare agency noun pl. Jugendämter C2
  15. dieHorde horde; troop of monkeys noun pl. Horden C2
  16. dieÜberzahl majority, superior number(s) noun C2
  17. derAnhieb first time; yank of the fishing rod (to get the hook in the fish's mouth) noun pl. Anhiebe C2
  18. derDoppelgänger doppelganger, doppelgänger (a remarkably similar double) noun C2
  19. dasTreff clubs; meeting point noun pl. Treffs C2
  20. derGegenwind headwind noun pl. Gegenwinde C2
  21. dasKinderzimmer child's room, children's room, nursery noun C2
  22. dasHockey hockey (family of sports); field hockey noun C2
  23. dasGesindel riffraff, lower class noun C2
  24. derKleinwagen a small car noun C2
  25. dieMisere misery noun pl. Miseren C2
  26. dieRhetorik rhetoric noun pl. Rhetoriken C2
  27. derSammler agent noun of sammeln; collector (person who aims to form a collection of items) noun C2
  28. derDorfbewohner villager (male or of unspecified gender) noun C2
  29. derSuperheld superhero noun pl. Superhelden C2
  30. dieUnterzahl synonym of Minderzahl noun C2
  31. dieVorsaison preseason noun pl. Vorsaisons C2
  32. dieWiederholung repetition, reiteration noun pl. Wiederholungen C2
  33. dasUnkraut weed, weeds (unwanted plants) noun pl. Unkräuter C2
  34. derKaplan chaplain noun pl. Kapläne C2
  35. dieAbkühlung cooling; chilling noun pl. Abkühlungen C2
  36. derAbpfiff final whistle noun pl. Abpfiffe C2
  37. dieVorliebe predilection; preference; liking; penchant noun pl. Vorlieben C2
  38. dieParanoia paranoia noun pl. Paranoien C2
  39. dasKupfer copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) noun C2
  40. dieErleuchtung epiphany; enlightenment noun pl. Erleuchtungen C2
  41. dasPatent patent; license noun pl. Patente C2
  42. derUnterhalt alimony, maintenance, (child) support (court-enforced allowance) noun C2
  43. dieVerpackung packaging (the materials used to pack something); process of packaging, or its result noun pl. Verpackungen C2
  44. derVormund legal guardian noun pl. Vormünder C2
  45. derKopfhörer headphones noun C2
  46. dieAuster oyster noun pl. Austern C2
  47. dasMusical a musical noun pl. Musicals C2
  48. derDelphin dolphin; Delphinus noun pl. Delphine C2
  49. derGemahl spouse; husband noun pl. Gemahle C2
  50. dasAppartement suite in a hotel; apartment, flat noun pl. Appartements C2
  51. derSekt sparkling wine; sack (light-colored dry wine from southern Europe, especially Spain) noun pl. Sekte C2
  52. dieErneuerung renewal, replacement; innovation noun pl. Erneuerungen C2
  53. dieExpertin a female expert noun pl. Expertinnen C2
  54. dieFremdenfeindlichkeit hatred of foreigners or strangers, xenophobia noun pl. Fremdenfeindlichkeiten C2
  55. derGeländewagen off-roader noun C2
  56. dasGrundrecht basic right, fundamental right noun pl. Grundrechte C2
  57. dieHochtour alpine tour (a hike in high mountains); running with a high level of revolutions noun pl. Hochtouren C2
  58. derGatte spouse noun pl. Gatten C2
  59. dieStartnummer bib number, starting number (number used to identify a racer, often, but not… noun pl. Startnummern C2
  60. derLebensstil lifestyle noun pl. Lebensstile 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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