Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 5,341–5,400

Words 5,341 to 5,400 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

9,109 entries
269 at A1
407 at A2
858 at B1
  1. dasWaschbecken sink; basin (especially bathroom, also general) noun C1
  2. dieBedrängnis hardship, distress noun pl. Bedrängnisse C1
  3. dieGeldwäsche money laundering noun C1
  4. dieHaube bonnet, cap; cover, hood noun pl. Hauben C1
  5. dieKürzung reduction; shortening noun pl. Kürzungen C1
  6. derMarktwert market value noun pl. Marktwerte C1
  7. derMatchwinner matchwinner noun C1
  8. dasOlympiastadion Olympic stadium noun pl. Olympiastadien C1
  9. dieEskorte escort (group of people providing protection); motorcade noun pl. Eskorten C1
  10. derTab tab; tab (tablet) noun pl. Tabs C1
  11. derNippel nipple; stud, protrusion noun C1
  12. derBalken beam, crossbeam; bar (long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder,… noun C1
  13. dasUnterfangen undertaking, endeavour; to undertake (usually a difficult task) noun C1
  14. derCheerleader cheerleader noun C1
  15. derVermögensverwalter asset manager, fund manager, trust manager; custodian noun C1
  16. derVizemeister runner-up, second-place champion noun C1
  17. derAcker field (wide, open space used to grow crops) noun pl. Äcker C1
  18. derTakt tact (keen perception or discernment); time noun pl. Takte C1
  19. dieWiedergutmachung amends, compensation, remediation, reparation noun pl. Wiedergutmachungen C1
  20. diePasta Italian-style pasta noun C1
  21. derKalkül calculus (formal system); calculations, strategy, stratagem noun pl. Kalküle C1
  22. dieSonnenfinsternis solar eclipse noun pl. Sonnenfinsternisse C1
  23. dieHebamme midwife (accoucheuse) noun pl. Hebammen C1
  24. dieTagung meeting, conference / convention noun pl. Tagungen C1
  25. derTau dew; strong rope noun C1
  26. derSchwarzmarkt black market noun pl. Schwarzmärkte C1
  27. derTiefpunkt bottom, lowest point, low point, low, trough, nadir noun pl. Tiefpunkte C1
  28. derUSB-Stick flash drive, thumb drive, USB drive, memory stick, pen drive noun pl. USB-Sticks C1
  29. dieUnzufriedenheit discontent, dissatisfaction, unhappiness noun C1
  30. derInder Indian (person from India); Indian restaurant noun C1
  31. dieLegion legion noun pl. Legionen C1
  32. dieÖffnungszeit opening hours noun pl. Öffnungszeiten C1
  33. derAbwärtstrend downtrend, downward trend (a sustained period of declining prices); downward trend,… noun pl. Abwärtstrende C1
  34. derHerausgeber editor; publisher noun C1
  35. dasRampenlicht limelight, stage lighting; in the spotlight, highlighted, the focus of attention noun pl. Rampenlichter C1
  36. dasFitnessstudio fitness centre; health club; gym (large, usually commercial, sporting facility for… noun pl. Fitnessstudios C1
  37. derFreiraum space, leeway, open space noun pl. Freiräume C1
  38. derSpielplan program; repertoire; match schedule noun pl. Spielpläne C1
  39. dieSpionage espionage noun C1
  40. dasMahl meal, repast; a public assembly or council, especially for judicial purposes noun pl. Mähler C1
  41. dasVorzeichen omen, presage; early symptom, early sign noun C1
  42. dasKrokodil crocodile noun pl. Krokodile C1
  43. derTurbo boost (stark improvement in the performance of some device, process or activity); A… noun pl. Turbos C1
  44. dieSelbstverteidigung self-defense, self-defence noun C1
  45. derErreger pathogen, agent, germ noun C1
  46. derGerber tanner noun C1
  47. diePipi pee (urine) noun C1
  48. dieSitte custom, tradition, common practice, rite; a normative standard of society; polite and… noun pl. Sitten C1
  49. dieNiederlassung settlement; branch noun pl. Niederlassungen C1
  50. diePersonalie personal information noun pl. Personalien C1
  51. derReißverschluss zipper noun pl. Reißverschlüsse C1
  52. dieSelbstverständlichkeit naturalness, obviousness; matter of course noun pl. Selbstverständlichkeiten C1
  53. derKameramann cameraman noun pl. Kameramänner C1
  54. derRekrut recruit; a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to… noun pl. Rekruten C1
  55. dasUltimatum ultimatum noun pl. Ultimaten C1
  56. dasGlied external body part; limb, joint noun pl. Glieder C1
  57. dasVollgas full throttle noun C1
  58. dasWahlergebnis election result noun pl. Wahlergebnisse C1
  59. derWels wels catfish (Silurus glanis); catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes noun pl. Welse C1
  60. dieLungenentzündung pneumonia noun pl. Lungenentzündungen C1

Common questions

How many German nouns should I know?

This list holds 9,109 nouns graded A1 to C2. 676 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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