Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,401–5,460
Continuing the list — words 5,401 to 5,460 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.
- dieSiedlung settlement (the act of settling); settlement (place that has been settled)
- dieHochzeitsreise honeymoon trip
- derFiskus treasury, exchequer
- derElternteil parent
- dasSkalpell scalpel
- derAbmarsch decampment, return (from a site that was previously marched to); setting out, start (the…
- dieTournee tour
- dasEdelmetall noble metal
- dasAtelier studio (artist's or photographer's workshop)
- derFinanzvorstand chief financial officer
- derGesellschafter business associate, partner; shareholder
- dieSpucke spittle, spit, saliva
- dieMarktwirtschaft market economy (type of economy)
- derMitbewerber competitor, rival
- derNotar notary public
- derCheeseburger cheeseburger
- derVerbund compound; bond, join
- derCookie cookie, HTTP cookie; cookie
- dasKraut herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect); herbaceous plant
- dieAbfindung settlement, compensation
- dieHausarbeit housework, chore; homework
- dieAllgemeinheit generality
- derAnhaltspunkt clue, indication, evidence (information that may lead one to a certain point or…
- derNervenzusammenbruch nervous breakdown
- dasWaschbecken sink; basin (especially bathroom, also general)
- dieBedrängnis hardship, distress
- dieGeldwäsche money laundering
- dieHaube bonnet, cap; cover, hood
- dieKürzung reduction; shortening
- derMarktwert market value
- derMatchwinner matchwinner
- dasOlympiastadion Olympic stadium
- dieEskorte escort (group of people providing protection); motorcade
- derTab tab; tab (tablet)
- derNippel nipple; stud, protrusion
- derBalken beam, crossbeam; bar (long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder,…
- dasUnterfangen undertaking, endeavour; to undertake (usually a difficult task)
- derCheerleader cheerleader
- derVermögensverwalter asset manager, fund manager, trust manager; custodian
- derVizemeister runner-up, second-place champion
- derAcker field (wide, open space used to grow crops)
- derTakt tact (keen perception or discernment); time
- dieWiedergutmachung amends, compensation, remediation, reparation
- diePasta Italian-style pasta
- derKalkül calculus (formal system); calculations, strategy, stratagem
- dieSonnenfinsternis solar eclipse
- dieHebamme midwife (accoucheuse)
- dieTagung meeting, conference / convention
- derTau dew; strong rope
- derSchwarzmarkt black market
- derTiefpunkt bottom, lowest point, low point, low, trough, nadir
- derUSB-Stick flash drive, thumb drive, USB drive, memory stick, pen drive
- dieUnzufriedenheit discontent, dissatisfaction, unhappiness
- derInder Indian (person from India); Indian restaurant
- dieLegion legion
- dieÖffnungszeit opening hours
- derAbwärtstrend downtrend, downward trend (a sustained period of declining prices); downward trend,…
- derHerausgeber editor; publisher
- dasRampenlicht limelight, stage lighting; in the spotlight, highlighted, the focus of attention
- dasFitnessstudio fitness centre; health club; gym (large, usually commercial, sporting facility for…
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.