Vocabulary · Nouns
German Nouns List — A1 to C2 — Words 5,821–5,880
Continuing the list — words 5,821 to 5,880 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.
- dasVorspiel prelude (kind of short piece of music); recital (performance, especially by learners or…
- dieScheu shyness; shy (reserved)
- derImperator imperator
- dasBankkonto bank account
- dasFegefeuer Purgatory
- derAltkanzler former chancellor
- dasEinverständnis agreement, consent
- dasHis B-sharp
- dieBürgerinitiative citizen action group
- dieLegislaturperiode legislative session
- derNeuankömmling newcomer
- diePole-Position pole position
- dieFormation formation; configuration
- dasSchuljahr academic year, school year
- dieSichtweite visibility
- derVersicherter insured
- derWeltmarkt global market
- derSpielverderber spoilsport, killjoy
- dieServiette napkin, serviette
- diePyramide pyramid
- dieAnanas pineapple; garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
- derUltraschall ultrasound
- derWeihnachtsbaum Christmas tree
- dasSelbstmitleid self-pity
- dieIsolation isolation (act of isolating); isolation (state of being isolated)
- derLebensgefährte significant other, life partner, life companion, companion
- dieFranzösin Frenchwoman (a French woman)
- derLinksverteidiger left back
- derMechanismus mechanism
- derMuslim Muslim
- derPhysiker physicist; physician
- dasAsthma asthma
- dieRufnummer telephone number
- dasViech animal, beast, any kind but especially an insect or pest; farm animal; head of livestock…
- dasTeleobjektiv telephoto lens
- dasWeihnachtsgeschenk Christmas present
- dasKarussell carousel (US), merry-go-round (UK) (amusement ride); merry-go-round (US), roundabout…
- derKörperteil body part
- dieVorkehrung precaution
- dasAbendland The Western world; Christendom
- dieDiplomatie diplomacy
- dieEinbuße loss; detriment, damage
- dasLagerfeuer campfire
- dasGanzes whole
- derDegen rapier, smallsword; épée
- dieImplementierung implementation
- dieKontinuität continuity
- derPunk punk (social movement); punk (member of the punk movement)
- derWimmer wine-maker; person who gathers grapes and processes them into wine; a surname
- dieSympathie goodwill; favour; affection; sympathy
- dieVerabschiedung dismissal; seeing off
- dasGegengift antidote
- dieWeite width; distance
- dieWiesn A term designated for various festivals, in particular, the Oktoberfest in Munich.
- derExfreund ex-boyfriend
- dieBeere berry
- derRückzieher backtrack; overhead kick
- dieAdministration administration, management; administration, government
- dieÜbelkeit nausea (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit)
- dieBekanntmachung publication, the making public (of something); announcement, disclosure
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.