Vocabulary · Nouns

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

Continuing the list — words 5,461 to 5,520 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. derFreiraum space, leeway, open space noun pl. Freiräume C2
  2. derSpielplan program; repertoire; match schedule noun pl. Spielpläne C2
  3. dieSpionage espionage noun C2
  4. dasMahl meal, repast; a public assembly or council, especially for judicial purposes noun pl. Mähler C2
  5. dasVorzeichen omen, presage; early symptom, early sign noun C2
  6. derTurbo boost (stark improvement in the performance of some device, process or activity); A… noun pl. Turbos C2
  7. dieSelbstverteidigung self-defense, self-defence noun C2
  8. derErreger pathogen, agent, germ noun C2
  9. derGerber tanner noun C2
  10. diePipi pee (urine) noun C2
  11. dieSitte custom, tradition, common practice, rite; a normative standard of society; polite and… noun pl. Sitten C2
  12. dieNiederlassung settlement; branch noun pl. Niederlassungen C2
  13. diePersonalie personal information noun pl. Personalien C2
  14. derReißverschluss zipper noun pl. Reißverschlüsse C2
  15. dieSelbstverständlichkeit naturalness, obviousness; matter of course noun pl. Selbstverständlichkeiten C2
  16. derKameramann cameraman noun pl. Kameramänner C2
  17. derRekrut recruit; a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to… noun pl. Rekruten C2
  18. dasUltimatum ultimatum noun pl. Ultimaten C2
  19. dasGlied external body part; limb, joint noun pl. Glieder C2
  20. dasVollgas full throttle noun C2
  21. dasWahlergebnis election result noun pl. Wahlergebnisse C2
  22. derWels wels catfish (Silurus glanis); catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes noun pl. Welse C2
  23. dieLungenentzündung pneumonia noun pl. Lungenentzündungen C2
  24. derAllgemeinzustand general condition noun pl. Allgemeinzustände C2
  25. dasZebra zebra noun pl. Zebras C2
  26. dieBeendigung cessation, termination, ending, conclusion; completion noun pl. Beendigungen C2
  27. dasHausmädchen maid, housemaid noun C2
  28. dasFehlverhalten misconduct, wrongdoing noun C2
  29. dieTraube grape; bunch of grapes noun pl. Trauben C2
  30. derFink finch; student not belonging to a fraternity noun pl. Finken C2
  31. dasFlaggschiff flagship noun pl. Flaggschiffe C2
  32. dasGipfeltreffen summit (gathering of leaders) noun C2
  33. derLandstreicher vagrant, vagabond, tramp, hobo noun C2
  34. dieNavigation navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) noun C2
  35. dieErsparnis saving (reduction of cost); savings (money saved) noun pl. Ersparnisse C2
  36. dasUnverständnis incomprehension noun pl. Unverständnisse C2
  37. dieWartung maintenance noun pl. Wartungen C2
  38. dieWiderrede backtalk noun pl. Widerreden C2
  39. dieWahnvorstellung delusion noun pl. Wahnvorstellungen C2
  40. diePopmusik pop music noun pl. Popmusiken C2
  41. derHoden testicle noun C2
  42. derBeitritt the joining, entry into, becoming a member of (a club, organization, etc.) noun pl. Beitritte C2
  43. dieStaatsanwältin a female prosecutor noun pl. Staatsanwältinnen C2
  44. dasBataillon battalion noun pl. Bataillone C2
  45. dieEnergiequelle energy source noun pl. Energiequellen C2
  46. dasGuthaben balance noun C2
  47. dieKehrtwende U-turn, about-face noun pl. Kehrtwenden C2
  48. derKomponist composer noun pl. Komponisten C2
  49. dieLebenserwartung life expectancy, lifespan (of organism) noun pl. Lebenserwartungen C2
  50. dieLinde linden, lime tree (Tilia gen. et spp.) noun pl. Linden C2
  51. dieSpüle sink, especially kitchen sink noun pl. Spülen C2
  52. dasSymbolbild a picture that represents a thing or idea, but does not depict the actual situation noun pl. Symbolbilde C2
  53. dieTestphase testing phase noun pl. Testphasen C2
  54. derUnfallort place of accident noun pl. Unfallorte C2
  55. dieUnterdrückung oppression; suppression noun pl. Unterdrückungen C2
  56. derGrabstein gravestone, tombstone noun pl. Grabsteine C2
  57. dasReh roe deer (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) noun pl. Rehe C2
  58. dieHautfarbe skin color; complexion; a color similar to the average skin color of white people in… noun pl. Hautfarben C2
  59. dieKaserne barracks noun pl. Kasernen C2
  60. derKollaps synonym of Kreislaufzusammenbruch (“syncope, circulatory collapse”); collapse, breaking… noun pl. Kollapse 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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