Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,701–5,760
Continuing the list — words 5,701 to 5,760 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.
- dasKlassenzimmer classroom
- dieSchnitte slice (of bread); bird, chick (a girl or woman, especially one considered sexually…
- dieLeihe borrowing and lending; an instance of this; loan (arrangement where a player joins…
- dasLiebesleben love life, sex life
- dieVanille vanilla
- dasGeschütz generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret…
- dieJüdin female Jew, Jewess
- dasStroh straw; a surname, Stroh
- dieAnmerkung remark; note; comment; annotation
- dieAnreise arrival, journey
- dieAufwendung expenditure; expense / expenses
- derBauernhof A farm.
- derBaustein brick; building block, module, component
- dieWiedergeburt rebirth, reincarnation
- dasArtefakt artifact
- derRiegel bolt; latch; short bar (e.g. of chocolate)
- dasExempel an instructive example, often a deterrent one; a lesson; example (item named to…
- derDäne Dane (person from Denmark) (male or unspecified)
- dieKopfverletzung head injury
- dieObduktion autopsy (post-mortem examination involving dissection of the body)
- dieRealisierung realization, implementation (carrying out)
- dieRechtslage totality of legal provisions applicable to a legal problem at a given time
- dasNachthemd nightie (sleeping garment worn by women)
- dieSchusswunde gunshot wound
- dasSpitzenspiel top game, top match
- derAmateur amateur
- derStichtag deadline; cutoff date
- dasNovum novelty (something that has not been seen before)
- dieOmi grandma, granny, nan
- derNachtclub nightclub
- dasVerfassungsgericht constitutional court
- derVerhandlungstisch negotiating table
- derWeidmann hunter
- dasKriegsgericht court martial
- dieHerrlichkeit glory, splendour
- dasShampoo shampoo (product for washing hair)
- dasEinhorn unicorn
- dieUmlaufbahn orbit (of a planet or satellite)
- derSplitter splinter, sliver; a DSL splitter or filter
- dieAudienz audience (formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary)
- dieAufteilung division, partition, fragmentation; allocation, distribution
- derJasmin jasmine; a female given name of modern usage, equivalent to English Jasmine
- dieImpfung vaccination
- dieLebensdauer life expectancy, lifetime (working life)
- dieNorm norm (rule that is enforced by members of a community); technical norm, such as DIN
- derVegetarier vegetarian (person)
- dieEpidemie epidemic (widespread disease)
- dieVerlegung relocation, transfer; laying (of bricks, tiles etc)
- derAvatar avatar (The earthly incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu)
- dasVorquartal previous quarter
- dasWeltbild worldview
- dieGrazie grace (elegant movement, poise or balance); beauty
- derFurz fart
- derGong gong
- derBieler a native or inhabitant of Biel; of Biel
- derCappuccino cappuccino (Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso and milk; a cup of this)
- derGesprächspartner interlocutor, collocutor (male or of unspecified gender) (A person who takes part in a…
- dieBewunderung admiration
- derPotsdamer Potsdamer (native or inhabitant of the city of Potsdam, capital of Brandenburg, Germany)…
- dieRaumfahrt a space flight; spacefaring (The practice of spaceflight)
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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