German nouns
Words 3,701 to 3,800 of 9,427, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Häuschen
small house, cottage
die Volkswirtschaft
national economy
der Appell
parade, muster
das Gewinnspiel
contest, raffle, quiz, tombola, sweepstake, competition, lottery
der Klassenerhalt
avoidance of relegation, staying up (in the same league or class)
der Kosmos
cosmos
die Niederlassung
settlement
der Tab
tab
die Teilhabe
participation, involvement
der Verfall
decay, deterioration, decline
das Wolfram
tungsten
die Antike
classical antiquity
die Minderjährige
minor (female)
die Oberstufe
upper secondary level (final years before the Abitur)
der Lebensstil
lifestyle
die Ungleichheit
inequality
der Muslim
Muslim
die Sportart
sport, type of sport
die Genauigkeit
accuracy
der Koks
coke (fuel)
das Milieu
underworld; demimonde; world of crime, drugs, and/or prostitution
das Ritual
ritual
die Type
(colloquial) character, oddball
der Verbund
alliance, group, network
der Völkermord
genocide
das Geschirr
dishware
der Kofferraum
boot, trunk (luggage storage compartment of a car)
der Millionär
millionaire (male or of unspecified gender)
die Seife
soap (substance)
der Weihnachtsmann
Santa Claus, Father Christmas
der Busfahrer
bus driver (male or of unspecified gender)
die Bemerkung
remark
der Schmetterling
butterfly
die Wichtigkeit
importance, significance
der Rückweg
way back
der Buchstabe
letter (of the alphabet)
die Auktion
auction
die Ausfahrt
exit (from a motorway, garage or driveway)
die Flanke
flank, side (of the body)
der Marmor
marble
das Privileg
privilege
das Ungeheuer
monster
die Vorliebe
predilection; preference; liking; penchant
das Ballett
ballet
die Gefangenschaft
imprisonment, captivity
der Gutachter
expert, assessor, appraiser (who writes an expert opinion)
der Oberschenkel
thigh (upper leg)
die Gewinnung
production
die Gleichheit
equality (fact of being equal)
der Gulden
guilder (former Dutch currency)
der Schauplatz
scene, venue
der Spender
donor
das Urheberrecht
copyright
die Kontroverse
controversy
die Schulung
training
der Pfleger
nurse, caregiver (male or of unspecified gender)
der Hausmeister
caretaker or janitor (male or of unspecified gender) (someone who repairs and potentially cleans a building)
der Nationalsozialismus
National Socialism, Nazism
die Rentenversicherung
pension / annuity insurance
der Abschaum
dregs, scum (the worst and lowest)
die Absicherung
protection, safeguard, hedge
die Aktiengesellschaft
public limited company, corporation
die Beschaffenheit
state, condition, property
die Besteuerung
taxation
das Erscheinungsbild
appearance, semblance, aspect
die Gala
gala
der Grundriss
floor plan
die Hotline
helpline
die Infanterie
infantry
das Jugendamt
youth welfare agency
das Kat
khat (drug produced from Catha edulis)
die Mechanik
mechanics (field of study)
die Metropole
metropolis; very large city; city which dominates its surroundings due to its population, administrative power or culture(s)
die Optimierung
optimization (the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense)
der Putsch
coup d'état, armed uprising, putsch
die Signatur
signature (chiefly on paintings)
die Simulation
simulation
die Skepsis
skepticism (general disposition to doubt)
die Sozialdemokratie
social democracy
der Urin
urine
die Verschlüsselung
encryption, encoding
die Wartung
maintenance
der Weihnachtsmarkt
Christmas market
der Wohnungsbau
housing
der Wortlaut
wording
das Graffiti
graffiti
der Wohnwagen
caravan (UK), trailer (US)
die Erzeugung
generation, creation
die Föderation
federation (a union or alliance of organizations, both nationally and internationally)
der Titelverteidiger
title holder, defending champion
die Unfähigkeit
inability
der Kiosk
kiosk
der Terrorist
terrorist
der Muskel
muscle
das Corps
a corps, a kind of traditional student's corporation in German-speaking Europe
der Leitfaden
manual, guide
die Ministerin
minister (woman who is commissioned by the government for public service)
der Seitensprung
affair, (instance of) infidelity (temporary, often sexual relationship with someone other than one's partner)
die Verfügbarkeit
availability
der Heimweg
way home
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