Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List, A1 to C2, Words 5,521–5,580
Words 5,521 to 5,580 of 9,109, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
9,109
entries
269
at A1
407
at A2
858
at B1
- Masern measles; to vein (to make something look like marble)
- diePostkarte postcard
- derSchaum foam, lather, froth
- dieSteuererklärung tax return
- derLoft loft (a residential flat (apartment) on an upper floor of an apartment building); loft…
- dieVorentscheidung preliminary decision; preliminary heat, preliminary round
- derEintopf stew (a thick soup stewed in a pot, usually served as a main dish)
- derPickel pickaxe, icepick; pimple, pustule
- dieHauptstraße main street, high street (principal street of a town or village); any major street,…
- dasGespür intuition
- derAktenkoffer attaché case (briefcase with a hard, rectangular surface)
- derErdboden ground
- derBörsenschluss market close (the end of the daily trading session on a stock exchange)
- derDost any plant of the genus Origanum; oregano (Origanum vulgare)
- derEinbau installation, fitting, fixture, assembly
- derSchrottplatz scrapyard, junkyard
- dasExamen exam (particularly at the end of university studies e.g. Final Exam)
- derFahrstreifen traffic lane
- derKanister jerrycan
- dieKaufkraft purchasing power; spending power
- dasKohlendioxid carbon dioxide
- dasOmen omen
- derTresen counter, bar
- derMittwochnachmittag Wednesday afternoon
- derOberleutnant first lieutenant
- dieStadthalle guildhall; civic centre
- dasVorstandsmitglied board member, director (member of a board of directors)
- derKonvoi convoy (vehicles travelling together for safety); any group of vehicles travelling…
- derUntertan a citizen in a monarchy; a subject; a citizen in any kind of state who is naively…
- derFußstapfen footstep
- derToaster toaster
- dieReferenz reference (measurement one can compare to); reference
- dasHonorar honorarium; royalty payment
- dasAbc ABC, alphabet
- dieApplikation application, (mobile) app; applique
- derDorn thorn (with plural Dornen or Dörner); bolt (with plural Dorne)
- dieErderwärmung global warming
- dieWendung turn; expression, phrase
- derFriedensprozess peace process
- derHedgefonds hedge fund (an offshore investment fund, typically formed as a private limited…
- dieMentalität mentality, mindset
- derDurchfall diarrhea
- derRechtsextremist right-wing extremist
- dieSäule column, pillar; gas pump (clipping of Zapfsäule)
- derSchwan swan; the constellation Cygnus
- dieSequenz sequence (series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated)
- derKontrollraum control room
- derLiebender lover (one who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way)
- dieArtillerie artillery (weapon); artillery (army unit)
- derObdachloser homeless person (male or of unspecified gender)
- derAdel nobility; a surname transferred from the given name
- dieEmpathie empathy
- dieHochburg fortress located on top of a hill or mountain; stronghold, heartland (a place or region…
- derHochdruck high pressure; rush, hurry, full speed
- dasNaturtalent natural, prodigy (someone very talented who naturally exhibits skills for which others…
- derStreber agent noun of streben; A river fish of Eastern Europe, Zingel streber.
- dieTarifverhandlung collective bargaining
- dieEiche An oak tree, an oak, Quercus; the common tree; oak; the wood of the tree
- derEspresso espresso
- derAbnehmer consumer, buyer (of male or unspecified sex)
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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