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.
- derFreiraum space, leeway, open space
- derSpielplan program; repertoire; match schedule
- dieSpionage espionage
- dasMahl meal, repast; a public assembly or council, especially for judicial purposes
- dasVorzeichen omen, presage; early symptom, early sign
- derTurbo boost (stark improvement in the performance of some device, process or activity); A…
- dieSelbstverteidigung self-defense, self-defence
- derErreger pathogen, agent, germ
- derGerber tanner
- diePipi pee (urine)
- dieSitte custom, tradition, common practice, rite; a normative standard of society; polite and…
- dieNiederlassung settlement; branch
- diePersonalie personal information
- derReißverschluss zipper
- dieSelbstverständlichkeit naturalness, obviousness; matter of course
- derKameramann cameraman
- derRekrut recruit; a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to…
- dasUltimatum ultimatum
- dasGlied external body part; limb, joint
- dasVollgas full throttle
- dasWahlergebnis election result
- derWels wels catfish (Silurus glanis); catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes
- dieLungenentzündung pneumonia
- derAllgemeinzustand general condition
- dasZebra zebra
- dieBeendigung cessation, termination, ending, conclusion; completion
- dasHausmädchen maid, housemaid
- dasFehlverhalten misconduct, wrongdoing
- dieTraube grape; bunch of grapes
- derFink finch; student not belonging to a fraternity
- dasFlaggschiff flagship
- dasGipfeltreffen summit (gathering of leaders)
- derLandstreicher vagrant, vagabond, tramp, hobo
- dieNavigation navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship)
- dieErsparnis saving (reduction of cost); savings (money saved)
- dasUnverständnis incomprehension
- dieWartung maintenance
- dieWiderrede backtalk
- dieWahnvorstellung delusion
- diePopmusik pop music
- derHoden testicle
- derBeitritt the joining, entry into, becoming a member of (a club, organization, etc.)
- dieStaatsanwältin a female prosecutor
- dasBataillon battalion
- dieEnergiequelle energy source
- dasGuthaben balance
- dieKehrtwende U-turn, about-face
- derKomponist composer
- dieLebenserwartung life expectancy, lifespan (of organism)
- dieLinde linden, lime tree (Tilia gen. et spp.)
- dieSpüle sink, especially kitchen sink
- dasSymbolbild a picture that represents a thing or idea, but does not depict the actual situation
- dieTestphase testing phase
- derUnfallort place of accident
- dieUnterdrückung oppression; suppression
- derGrabstein gravestone, tombstone
- dasReh roe deer (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus)
- dieHautfarbe skin color; complexion; a color similar to the average skin color of white people in…
- dieKaserne barracks
- derKollaps synonym of Kreislaufzusammenbruch (“syncope, circulatory collapse”); collapse, breaking…
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.