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.

  1. dasVorspiel prelude (kind of short piece of music); recital (performance, especially by learners or… noun pl. Vorspiele C2
  2. dieScheu shyness; shy (reserved) noun C2
  3. derImperator imperator noun pl. Imperatoren C2
  4. dasBankkonto bank account noun pl. Bankkonten C2
  5. dasFegefeuer Purgatory noun C2
  6. derAltkanzler former chancellor noun C2
  7. dasEinverständnis agreement, consent noun pl. Einverständnisse C2
  8. dasHis B-sharp noun C2
  9. dieBürgerinitiative citizen action group noun pl. Bürgerinitiativen C2
  10. dieLegislaturperiode legislative session noun pl. Legislaturperioden C2
  11. derNeuankömmling newcomer noun pl. Neuankömmlinge C2
  12. diePole-Position pole position noun pl. Pole-Positions C2
  13. dieFormation formation; configuration noun pl. Formationen C2
  14. dasSchuljahr academic year, school year noun pl. Schuljahre C2
  15. dieSichtweite visibility noun pl. Sichtweiten C2
  16. derVersicherter insured noun pl. Versicherte C2
  17. derWeltmarkt global market noun pl. Weltmärkte C2
  18. derSpielverderber spoilsport, killjoy noun C2
  19. dieServiette napkin, serviette noun pl. Servietten C2
  20. diePyramide pyramid noun pl. Pyramiden C2
  21. dieAnanas pineapple; garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) noun C2
  22. derUltraschall ultrasound noun C2
  23. derWeihnachtsbaum Christmas tree noun pl. Weihnachtsbäume C2
  24. dasSelbstmitleid self-pity noun C2
  25. dieIsolation isolation (act of isolating); isolation (state of being isolated) noun pl. Isolationen C2
  26. derLebensgefährte significant other, life partner, life companion, companion noun pl. Lebensgefährten C2
  27. dieFranzösin Frenchwoman (a French woman) noun pl. Französinnen C2
  28. derLinksverteidiger left back noun C2
  29. derMechanismus mechanism noun pl. Mechanismen C2
  30. derMuslim Muslim noun pl. Muslime C2
  31. derPhysiker physicist; physician noun C2
  32. dasAsthma asthma noun C2
  33. dieRufnummer telephone number noun pl. Rufnummern C2
  34. dasViech animal, beast, any kind but especially an insect or pest; farm animal; head of livestock… noun pl. Viecher C2
  35. dasTeleobjektiv telephoto lens noun pl. Teleobjektive C2
  36. dasWeihnachtsgeschenk Christmas present noun pl. Weihnachtsgeschenke C2
  37. dasKarussell carousel (US), merry-go-round (UK) (amusement ride); merry-go-round (US), roundabout… noun pl. Karusselle C2
  38. derKörperteil body part noun pl. Körperteile C2
  39. dieVorkehrung precaution noun pl. Vorkehrungen C2
  40. dasAbendland The Western world; Christendom noun C2
  41. dieDiplomatie diplomacy noun C2
  42. dieEinbuße loss; detriment, damage noun pl. Einbußen C2
  43. dasLagerfeuer campfire noun C2
  44. dasGanzes whole noun pl. Ganze C2
  45. derDegen rapier, smallsword; épée noun C2
  46. dieImplementierung implementation noun pl. Implementierungen C2
  47. dieKontinuität continuity noun C2
  48. derPunk punk (social movement); punk (member of the punk movement) noun pl. Punks C2
  49. derWimmer wine-maker; person who gathers grapes and processes them into wine; a surname noun C2
  50. dieSympathie goodwill; favour; affection; sympathy noun pl. Sympathien C2
  51. dieVerabschiedung dismissal; seeing off noun pl. Verabschiedungen C2
  52. dasGegengift antidote noun pl. Gegengifte C2
  53. dieWeite width; distance noun pl. Weiten C2
  54. dieWiesn A term designated for various festivals, in particular, the Oktoberfest in Munich. noun C2
  55. derExfreund ex-boyfriend noun pl. Exfreunde C2
  56. dieBeere berry noun pl. Beeren C2
  57. derRückzieher backtrack; overhead kick noun C2
  58. dieAdministration administration, management; administration, government noun pl. Administrationen C2
  59. dieÜbelkeit nausea (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) noun pl. Übelkeiten C2
  60. dieBekanntmachung publication, the making public (of something); announcement, disclosure noun pl. Bekanntmachungen 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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