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German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,581–5,640

Continuing the list — words 5,581 to 5,640 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. dieDemenz dementia noun pl. Demenzen C2
  2. derDrahtzieher string puller, puppet master, mastermind, svengali noun C2
  3. dasFracking fracking noun C2
  4. dieEitelkeit vanity noun pl. Eitelkeiten C2
  5. dasMerkmal feature, characteristic, attribute (important or main item) noun pl. Merkmale C2
  6. dieAusgangssperre curfew; lockdown noun pl. Ausgangssperren C2
  7. dieNominierung nomination noun pl. Nominierungen C2
  8. dieSchiene a staff on which something moves; rail noun pl. Schienen C2
  9. dieVersetzung transfer; redeployment noun pl. Versetzungen C2
  10. dieZündung ignition noun pl. Zündungen C2
  11. dieTorchance goal opportunity noun pl. Torchancen C2
  12. derJahrmarkt fair, funfair noun pl. Jahrmärkte C2
  13. dasAquarium aquarium (tank for keeping fish); aquarium (public place where live fish are exhibited) noun pl. Aquarien C2
  14. derWasserfall waterfall noun pl. Wasserfälle C2
  15. dieBeschränkung restriction noun pl. Beschränkungen C2
  16. derStrohsack sack of straw (also to sleep on) noun pl. Strohsäcke C2
  17. derBademantel bathrobe (US), dressing gown (UK) noun pl. Bademäntel C2
  18. dasEntwicklungsland developing country noun pl. Entwicklungsländer C2
  19. derTrupp a troop noun pl. Trupps C2
  20. dasSchießpulver gunpowder noun C2
  21. derGolem golem (creature from clay) noun pl. Golems C2
  22. derKurswechsel policy shift noun C2
  23. Masern measles; to vein (to make something look like marble) noun C2
  24. derSchaum foam, lather, froth noun pl. Schäume C2
  25. dieSteuererklärung tax return noun pl. Steuererklärungen C2
  26. derLoft loft (a residential flat (apartment) on an upper floor of an apartment building); loft… noun pl. Lofts C2
  27. dieVorentscheidung preliminary decision; preliminary heat, preliminary round noun pl. Vorentscheidungen C2
  28. derEintopf stew (a thick soup stewed in a pot, usually served as a main dish) noun pl. Eintöpfe C2
  29. derPickel pickaxe, icepick; pimple, pustule noun C2
  30. dieHauptstraße main street, high street (principal street of a town or village); any major street,… noun pl. Hauptstraßen C2
  31. dasGespür intuition noun C2
  32. derAktenkoffer attaché case (briefcase with a hard, rectangular surface) noun C2
  33. derErdboden ground noun pl. Erdböden C2
  34. derBörsenschluss market close (the end of the daily trading session on a stock exchange) noun pl. Börsenschlusse C2
  35. derDost any plant of the genus Origanum; oregano (Origanum vulgare) noun pl. Doste C2
  36. derEinbau installation, fitting, fixture, assembly noun pl. Einbauten C2
  37. derSchrottplatz scrapyard, junkyard noun pl. Schrottplätze C2
  38. dasExamen exam (particularly at the end of university studies e.g. Final Exam) noun C2
  39. derFahrstreifen traffic lane noun C2
  40. derKanister jerrycan noun C2
  41. dieKaufkraft purchasing power; spending power noun C2
  42. dasKohlendioxid carbon dioxide noun C2
  43. dasOmen omen noun C2
  44. derTresen counter, bar noun C2
  45. derMittwochnachmittag Wednesday afternoon noun pl. Mittwochnachmittage C2
  46. derOberleutnant first lieutenant noun pl. Oberleutnants C2
  47. dieStadthalle guildhall; civic centre noun pl. Stadthallen C2
  48. dasVorstandsmitglied board member, director (member of a board of directors) noun pl. Vorstandsmitglieder C2
  49. derKonvoi convoy (vehicles travelling together for safety); any group of vehicles travelling… noun pl. Konvois C2
  50. derUntertan a citizen in a monarchy; a subject; a citizen in any kind of state who is naively… noun pl. Untertanen C2
  51. derFußstapfen footstep noun C2
  52. derToaster toaster noun C2
  53. dieReferenz reference (measurement one can compare to); reference noun pl. Referenzen C2
  54. dasHonorar honorarium; royalty payment noun pl. Honorare C2
  55. dasAbc ABC, alphabet noun C2
  56. dieApplikation application, (mobile) app; applique noun pl. Applikationen C2
  57. derDorn thorn (with plural Dornen or Dörner); bolt (with plural Dorne) noun pl. Dornen C2
  58. dieErderwärmung global warming noun pl. Erderwärmungen C2
  59. dieWendung turn; expression, phrase noun pl. Wendungen C2
  60. derFriedensprozess peace process noun pl. Friedensprozesse 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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