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.

  1. dieSiedlung settlement (the act of settling); settlement (place that has been settled) noun pl. Siedlungen C2
  2. dieHochzeitsreise honeymoon trip noun pl. Hochzeitsreisen C2
  3. derFiskus treasury, exchequer noun pl. Fisken C2
  4. derElternteil parent noun pl. Elternteile C2
  5. dasSkalpell scalpel noun pl. Skalpelle C2
  6. derAbmarsch decampment, return (from a site that was previously marched to); setting out, start (the… noun pl. Abmärsche C2
  7. dieTournee tour noun pl. Tourneen C2
  8. dasEdelmetall noble metal noun pl. Edelmetalle C2
  9. dasAtelier studio (artist's or photographer's workshop) noun pl. Ateliers C2
  10. derFinanzvorstand chief financial officer noun pl. Finanzvorstände C2
  11. derGesellschafter business associate, partner; shareholder noun C2
  12. dieSpucke spittle, spit, saliva noun C2
  13. dieMarktwirtschaft market economy (type of economy) noun pl. Marktwirtschaften C2
  14. derMitbewerber competitor, rival noun C2
  15. derNotar notary public noun pl. Notare C2
  16. derCheeseburger cheeseburger noun C2
  17. derVerbund compound; bond, join noun pl. Verbunde C2
  18. derCookie cookie, HTTP cookie; cookie noun pl. Cookies C2
  19. dasKraut herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect); herbaceous plant noun pl. Kräuter C2
  20. dieAbfindung settlement, compensation noun pl. Abfindungen C2
  21. dieHausarbeit housework, chore; homework noun pl. Hausarbeiten C2
  22. dieAllgemeinheit generality noun pl. Allgemeinheiten C2
  23. derAnhaltspunkt clue, indication, evidence (information that may lead one to a certain point or… noun pl. Anhaltspunkte C2
  24. derNervenzusammenbruch nervous breakdown noun pl. Nervenzusammenbrüche C2
  25. dasWaschbecken sink; basin (especially bathroom, also general) noun C2
  26. dieBedrängnis hardship, distress noun pl. Bedrängnisse C2
  27. dieGeldwäsche money laundering noun C2
  28. dieHaube bonnet, cap; cover, hood noun pl. Hauben C2
  29. dieKürzung reduction; shortening noun pl. Kürzungen C2
  30. derMarktwert market value noun pl. Marktwerte C2
  31. derMatchwinner matchwinner noun C2
  32. dasOlympiastadion Olympic stadium noun pl. Olympiastadien C2
  33. dieEskorte escort (group of people providing protection); motorcade noun pl. Eskorten C2
  34. derTab tab; tab (tablet) noun pl. Tabs C2
  35. derNippel nipple; stud, protrusion noun C2
  36. derBalken beam, crossbeam; bar (long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder,… noun C2
  37. dasUnterfangen undertaking, endeavour; to undertake (usually a difficult task) noun C2
  38. derCheerleader cheerleader noun C2
  39. derVermögensverwalter asset manager, fund manager, trust manager; custodian noun C2
  40. derVizemeister runner-up, second-place champion noun C2
  41. derAcker field (wide, open space used to grow crops) noun pl. Äcker C2
  42. derTakt tact (keen perception or discernment); time noun pl. Takte C2
  43. dieWiedergutmachung amends, compensation, remediation, reparation noun pl. Wiedergutmachungen C2
  44. diePasta Italian-style pasta noun C2
  45. derKalkül calculus (formal system); calculations, strategy, stratagem noun pl. Kalküle C2
  46. dieSonnenfinsternis solar eclipse noun pl. Sonnenfinsternisse C2
  47. dieHebamme midwife (accoucheuse) noun pl. Hebammen C2
  48. dieTagung meeting, conference / convention noun pl. Tagungen C2
  49. derTau dew; strong rope noun C2
  50. derSchwarzmarkt black market noun pl. Schwarzmärkte C2
  51. derTiefpunkt bottom, lowest point, low point, low, trough, nadir noun pl. Tiefpunkte C2
  52. derUSB-Stick flash drive, thumb drive, USB drive, memory stick, pen drive noun pl. USB-Sticks C2
  53. dieUnzufriedenheit discontent, dissatisfaction, unhappiness noun C2
  54. derInder Indian (person from India); Indian restaurant noun C2
  55. dieLegion legion noun pl. Legionen C2
  56. dieÖffnungszeit opening hours noun pl. Öffnungszeiten C2
  57. derAbwärtstrend downtrend, downward trend (a sustained period of declining prices); downward trend,… noun pl. Abwärtstrende C2
  58. derHerausgeber editor; publisher noun C2
  59. dasRampenlicht limelight, stage lighting; in the spotlight, highlighted, the focus of attention noun pl. Rampenlichter C2
  60. dasFitnessstudio fitness centre; health club; gym (large, usually commercial, sporting facility for… noun pl. Fitnessstudios 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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