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.
- dieJacht yacht
- derKutscher coachman (male or of unspecified gender)
- derLagerraum storage room
- derParasit parasite
- derErnstfall emergency
- derSpieß a pointed rod, especially; spit
- dasGewässer body of water, water body, water (significant accumulation of water covering the Earth)
- dasStammlager main or central camp; the administrative center of a complex of camps and/or places of…
- dieKnete plasticine, modeling clay; money
- dieLesung reading (incl. poetry, prose, legislative, and liturgical); reading, lection, lesson
- dieMittelschicht middle class; middle shift
- derProband subject, experimentee; proband
- derAufseher A supervisor, person overseeing (the work of) others, taskmaster, foreman, warden,…
- dasJugendamt youth welfare agency
- dieHorde horde; troop of monkeys
- dieÜberzahl majority, superior number(s)
- derAnhieb first time; yank of the fishing rod (to get the hook in the fish's mouth)
- derDoppelgänger doppelganger, doppelgänger (a remarkably similar double)
- dasTreff clubs; meeting point
- derGegenwind headwind
- dasKinderzimmer child's room, children's room, nursery
- dasHockey hockey (family of sports); field hockey
- dasGesindel riffraff, lower class
- derKleinwagen a small car
- dieMisere misery
- dieRhetorik rhetoric
- derSammler agent noun of sammeln; collector (person who aims to form a collection of items)
- derDorfbewohner villager (male or of unspecified gender)
- derSuperheld superhero
- dieUnterzahl synonym of Minderzahl
- dieVorsaison preseason
- dieWiederholung repetition, reiteration
- dasUnkraut weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
- derKaplan chaplain
- dieAbkühlung cooling; chilling
- derAbpfiff final whistle
- dieVorliebe predilection; preference; liking; penchant
- dieParanoia paranoia
- dasKupfer copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29)
- dieErleuchtung epiphany; enlightenment
- dasPatent patent; license
- derUnterhalt alimony, maintenance, (child) support (court-enforced allowance)
- dieVerpackung packaging (the materials used to pack something); process of packaging, or its result
- derVormund legal guardian
- derKopfhörer headphones
- dieAuster oyster
- dasMusical a musical
- derDelphin dolphin; Delphinus
- derGemahl spouse; husband
- dasAppartement suite in a hotel; apartment, flat
- derSekt sparkling wine; sack (light-colored dry wine from southern Europe, especially Spain)
- dieErneuerung renewal, replacement; innovation
- dieExpertin a female expert
- dieFremdenfeindlichkeit hatred of foreigners or strangers, xenophobia
- derGeländewagen off-roader
- dasGrundrecht basic right, fundamental right
- dieHochtour alpine tour (a hike in high mountains); running with a high level of revolutions
- derGatte spouse
- dieStartnummer bib number, starting number (number used to identify a racer, often, but not…
- derLebensstil lifestyle
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.