German nouns
Words 2,301 to 2,400 of 9,458, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
die Arbeitszeit
working hours (the time of duty at a workplace, the time spend working)
das Fass
barrel, keg, cask
die Taktik
tactics, strategy (art of anticipation and planning)
das Gebet
prayer
der Gegenzug
countermove; in exchange
die Mutti
mom, mummy
die Einigung
agreement; unification
der Thron
throne
die Infektion
infection
die Priorität
priority (quality of being prioritized, especially of tasks and topics)
der Steuerzahler
taxpayer (male or of unspecified gender)
die Bindung
bond, attachment
der Krimi
crime story, crime thriller
die Mafia
mafia, Mafia
der Erwerb
acquisition
das Elend
misery
der Läufer
runner (person who runs)
der Drucker
printer (device)
die Dissertation
dissertation (for a doctoral degree)
der Klimaschutz
climate protection
das Comeback
comeback (return to success or popularity)
das Display
display (small screen on an electronic device such as a watch or mobile phone)
der Gesetzgeber
legislator, lawmaker
die Schaffung
creation, generation, establishment, origin
der Thread
thread (series of messages)
der Workshop
workshop (course of education)
der Verbrauch
consumption
die Wunde
sore, wound
der Dicker
mate, buddy, dude (informal term of address)
die Iris
iris
der Volkswagen
A car made by the German car manufacturer
die Abwesenheit
absence (state of being absent)
der Aufsatz
essay
das Kissen
cushion; pillow (bag filled with soft material used to sit or rest one’s head on)
der Stau
traffic jam
das Brett
board, plank
das Erdgeschoss
first floor (US), ground floor (UK)
der Angreifer
attacker (someone who attacks), assailant
die Pension
boarding house, pension
die Tragödie
tragedy
die Deckung
cover
das Exemplar
copy; specimen
die Leber
liver
die Witwe
widow
das Diplom
diploma (higher education only, e.g., Master’s degree)
die Tastatur
keyboard (on a computer, typewriter, etc.)
der Favorit
favourite (person who enjoys special regard or favor; person who is preferred or trusted above all others)
die Gabe
gift, present, donation, alms
der Jude
Jew
die Sauna
sauna
der Schiedsrichter
judge, referee, umpire
die Tageszeitung
daily (a newspaper that is published every day)
die Bucht
bay; gulf; bight
der Londoner
A Londoner, a person from, or an inhabitant of, London (male or of unspecified gender)
der Rückstand
backlog
die Dichte
density
der Untergrund
subsurface, substratum
die Akzeptanz
acceptance, accepting
die Division
division (mathematics; military formation)
der Horror
horror
das Porto
postage (charge)
der Schreiber
writer, author, scribe, scrivener (male or of unspecified gender)
der Umkreis
surroundings
das Verzeichnis
list, register
der Benutzer
user
der Cannabis
cannabis
die Challenge
challenge, contest (especially online)
die Dynamik
driving force, dynamism
der Pfosten
post; pillar (long, fairly thick piece of wood or metal used to stabilise something)
die Rechtsprechung
case law
die Ruhr
dysentery
der Rückgang
decline, diminution
das Speed
speed (amphetamine-based drug)
der Trailer
trailer (preview of a film, TV show, or video game)
der Reif
frost, hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)
die Entschädigung
compensation, indemnification
die Kapazität
capacity
der Kardinal
cardinal (official in Catholic Church)
die Blume
flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm)
das Kaninchen
rabbit
der Fleck
stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
der Stiefel
boot (shoe)
die Zigarette
cigarette
die Batterie
battery (device; artillery unit)
das Gleichgewicht
balance, poise
der Gouverneur
governor (male or of unspecified gender)
der Ruhm
fame, glory
die Sünde
sin
das Gebirge
a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains
der Hang
slope, hill, hillside
die Beurteilung
judgement, assessment
die Halbinsel
peninsula
die Außenpolitik
foreign policy, foreign affairs
die Zwischenzeit
meantime, interim (period), intervening period, (First, Second, and Third) Intermediate Period (of Ancient Egypt), interval
der Überfall
raid, holdup, attack (a sudden violent attack)
die Aufforderung
demand
der Redakteur
editor (male or of unspecified gender)
die Argumentation
argument (the process of reasoning)
die Erwähnung
mention
der Karneval
carnival
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