Vocabulary · Nouns

German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 5,461–5,520

Words 5,461 to 5,520 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. derPanther panther, black panther (a leopard or other big cat with black fur); a big cat of the… noun C1
  2. dieSchraube screw; most iconically, a screw in the sense of a fluted fastener noun pl. Schrauben C1
  3. derJunggeselle bachelor (unmarried man); journeyman (Prior to the 16 century, a person who has… noun pl. Junggesellen C1
  4. dieBenutzeroberfläche graphical user interface noun pl. Benutzeroberflächen C1
  5. dasDoppel doubles; duplicate noun C1
  6. derExtremismus extremism noun C1
  7. dasHalsband a band of fabric, leather, or solid material worn around the neck: a collar, necklet,… noun pl. Halsbänder C1
  8. dieGleichstellung equalization (the act of declaring or changing things to be equal in some respect;… noun pl. Gleichstellungen C1
  9. dieStrömung current, stream, flux, flow; movement (in politics, ideas, the arts, etc.) noun pl. Strömungen C1
  10. dasBeweismittel piece of evidence noun C1
  11. derHanseat a Hanseatic merchant; a native or inhabitant of a Hanseatic city noun pl. Hanseaten C1
  12. dieKinderbetreuung childcare noun C1
  13. derBien bee colony superorganism noun C1
  14. derPfennig pfennig; penny noun pl. Pfennige C1
  15. derEinfall idea; invasion, inroad noun pl. Einfälle C1
  16. dasKrähen crow; to crow noun C1
  17. derSaudi Saudi (person from Saudi-Arabia) noun pl. Saudis C1
  18. derWanderer hiker, wayfarer (one who travels on foot) noun C1
  19. dasGefäß vessel; container, jar, pot noun pl. Gefäße C1
  20. derHerzstillstand cardiac arrest noun pl. Herzstillstände C1
  21. diePublicity publicity noun C1
  22. dieReinheit purity noun pl. Reinheiten C1
  23. derTornado tornado noun pl. Tornados C1
  24. derStör sturgeon (fish); Stör (a river in northern Germany) noun pl. Störe C1
  25. dieDemütigung humiliation noun pl. Demütigungen C1
  26. dieKapuze a hood (head-covering part of clothing) noun pl. Kapuzen C1
  27. dieStichwahl runoff vote, second ballot noun pl. Stichwahlen C1
  28. dasGewand sumptuous garment; any kind of garment noun pl. Gewänder C1
  29. derVorbehalt caveat noun pl. Vorbehalte C1
  30. dasUngeziefer vermin; pests; restricted to small animals, usually insects or spiders, sometimes also… noun C1
  31. dieFamily family noun pl. Familys C1
  32. dieÜberschwemmung flooding; flood; overflow of a body of water noun pl. Überschwemmungen C1
  33. dieBestmarke record noun pl. Bestmarken C1
  34. derProviant provisions noun pl. Proviante C1
  35. dasFerkel piglet; a young/immature pig; a dirty or contemptible person noun C1
  36. dasKlischee cliché; printing plate, stereotype noun pl. Klischees C1
  37. derDarmstädter A native or inhabitant of Darmstadt noun C1
  38. dasOrakel oracle noun C1
  39. dieDemenz dementia noun pl. Demenzen C1
  40. derDrahtzieher string puller, puppet master, mastermind, svengali noun C1
  41. dasFracking fracking noun C1
  42. dieEitelkeit vanity noun pl. Eitelkeiten C1
  43. dasMerkmal feature, characteristic, attribute (important or main item) noun pl. Merkmale C1
  44. dieAusgangssperre curfew; lockdown noun pl. Ausgangssperren C1
  45. dieNominierung nomination noun pl. Nominierungen C1
  46. dieSchiene a staff on which something moves; rail noun pl. Schienen C1
  47. dieVersetzung transfer; redeployment noun pl. Versetzungen C1
  48. dieZündung ignition noun pl. Zündungen C1
  49. dieTorchance goal opportunity noun pl. Torchancen C1
  50. derJahrmarkt fair, funfair noun pl. Jahrmärkte C1
  51. dasAquarium aquarium (tank for keeping fish); aquarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) noun pl. Aquarien C1
  52. derWasserfall waterfall noun pl. Wasserfälle C1
  53. dieBeschränkung restriction noun pl. Beschränkungen C1
  54. derStrohsack sack of straw (also to sleep on) noun pl. Strohsäcke C1
  55. derBademantel bathrobe (US), dressing gown (UK) noun pl. Bademäntel C1
  56. dasEntwicklungsland developing country noun pl. Entwicklungsländer C1
  57. derTrupp a troop noun pl. Trupps C1
  58. dasSchießpulver gunpowder noun C1
  59. derGolem golem (creature from clay) noun pl. Golems C1
  60. derKurswechsel policy shift noun 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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