Nouns in German for English Speakers

About Nouns in German

Nouns are the building blocks of any language. Learning German nouns will help you name objects, people, and concepts.

This comprehensive list includes the most frequently used nouns in German, perfect for English speakers who want to build a strong vocabulary foundation.

Vocabulary List

• the → der
• be → sein
• of → von
• a → ein
• in → in
• I → ich
• it → es
• on → auf
• he → er
• do → tun
• at → bei
• we → wir
• her → ihr
• or → oder
• an → ein
• one → eins
• so → so
• if → wenn
• me → mich
• time → Zeit
• people → Menschen
• year → Jahr
• other → andere
• use → verwenden
• work → Arbeit
• way → Weg
• day → Tag
• us → uns
• each → jeder
• many → viele
• put → setzen
• end → Ende
• life → Leben
• always → immer
• children → Kinder
• car → Auto
• river → Fluss
• carry → tragen
• book → Buch
• eat → essen
• sometimes → manchmal
• mountain → Berg
• song → Lied
• family → Familie
• fish → Fisch
• dog → Hund
• room → Zimmer
• friends → Freunde
• door → Tür
• plane → Flugzeug
• instead → stattdessen
• count → zählen
• reason → Grund
• bed → Bett
• brother → Bruder
• window → Fenster
• train → Zug
• catch → fangen
• mount → besteigen
• flower → Blume
• hair → Haar
• cat → Katze
• ear → Ohr
• son → Sohn
• child → Kind
• consonant → Konsonant
• milk → Milch
• instead → stattdessen
• bus → Bus
• human → Mensch
• chair → Stuhl
• bat → Fledermaus
• meat → Fleisch
• planet → Planet
• fat → Fett
• bread → Brot
• range → Bereich
• steam → Dampf
• season → Jahreszeit
• sister → Schwester
• apple → Apfel
• card → Karte
• apple → Apfel
• flow → fließen
• woman → Frau
• bat → Fledermaus
• meat → Fleisch
• planet → Planet
• fat → Fett
• bread → Brot
• range → Bereich
• steam → Dampf
• season → Jahreszeit
• sister → Schwester
• apple → Apfel
• card → Karte
• busy → beschäftigt
• plane → Flugzeug
• instead → stattdessen
• house → Haus
• water → Wasser
• food → Essen
• man → Mann
• woman → Frau
• child → Kind
• friend → Freund
• book → Buch
• car → Auto
• city → Stadt
• house → Haus
• water11 → Wasser
• food12 → Essen
• man13 → Mann
• woman14 → Frau
• child15 → Kind
• friend16 → Freund
• book17 → Buch
• car18 → Auto
• city19 → Stadt
• house20 → Haus
• water21 → Wasser
• food22 → Essen
• man23 → Mann
• woman24 → Frau
• child25 → Kind
• friend26 → Freund
• book27 → Buch
• car28 → Auto
• city29 → Stadt
• house30 → Haus
• water31 → Wasser
• food32 → Essen
• man33 → Mann
• woman34 → Frau
• child35 → Kind
• friend36 → Freund
• book37 → Buch
• car38 → Auto
• city39 → Stadt
• house40 → Haus
• water41 → Wasser
• food42 → Essen
• man43 → Mann
• woman44 → Frau
• child45 → Kind
• friend46 → Freund
• book47 → Buch
• car48 → Auto
• city49 → Stadt
• house50 → Haus
• water51 → Wasser
• food52 → Essen
• man53 → Mann
• woman54 → Frau
• child55 → Kind
• friend56 → Freund
• book57 → Buch
• car58 → Auto
• city59 → Stadt
• house60 → Haus
• water61 → Wasser
• food62 → Essen
• man63 → Mann
• woman64 → Frau
• child65 → Kind
• friend66 → Freund
• book67 → Buch
• car68 → Auto
• city69 → Stadt
• house70 → Haus
• water71 → Wasser
• food72 → Essen
• man73 → Mann
• woman74 → Frau
• child75 → Kind
• friend76 → Freund
• book77 → Buch
• car78 → Auto
• city79 → Stadt
• house80 → Haus
• water81 → Wasser
• food82 → Essen
• man83 → Mann
• woman84 → Frau
• child85 → Kind
• friend86 → Freund
• book87 → Buch
• car88 → Auto
• city89 → Stadt
• house90 → Haus
• water91 → Wasser
• food92 → Essen
• man93 → Mann
• woman94 → Frau
• child95 → Kind
• friend96 → Freund
• book97 → Buch
• car98 → Auto
• city99 → Stadt
• house100 → Haus
• water101 → Wasser
• food102 → Essen
• man103 → Mann
• woman104 → Frau
• child105 → Kind
• friend106 → Freund
• book107 → Buch
• car108 → Auto
• city109 → Stadt
• house110 → Haus
• water111 → Wasser
• food112 → Essen
• man113 → Mann
• woman114 → Frau
• child115 → Kind
• friend116 → Freund
• book117 → Buch
• car118 → Auto
• city119 → Stadt
• house120 → Haus
• water121 → Wasser
• food122 → Essen
• man123 → Mann
• woman124 → Frau
• child125 → Kind
• friend126 → Freund
• book127 → Buch
• car128 → Auto
• city129 → Stadt
• house130 → Haus
• water131 → Wasser
• food132 → Essen
• man133 → Mann
• woman134 → Frau
• child135 → Kind
• friend136 → Freund
• book137 → Buch
• car138 → Auto
• city139 → Stadt
• house140 → Haus
• water141 → Wasser
• food142 → Essen
• man143 → Mann
• woman144 → Frau
• child145 → Kind
• friend146 → Freund
• book147 → Buch
• car148 → Auto
• city149 → Stadt
• house150 → Haus
• water151 → Wasser
• food152 → Essen
• man153 → Mann
• woman154 → Frau
• child155 → Kind
• friend156 → Freund
• book157 → Buch
• car158 → Auto
• city159 → Stadt
• house160 → Haus
• water161 → Wasser
• food162 → Essen
• man163 → Mann
• woman164 → Frau
• child165 → Kind
• friend166 → Freund
• book167 → Buch
• car168 → Auto
• city169 → Stadt
• house170 → Haus
• water171 → Wasser
• food172 → Essen
• man173 → Mann
• woman174 → Frau
• child175 → Kind
• friend176 → Freund
• book177 → Buch
• car178 → Auto
• city179 → Stadt
• house180 → Haus
• water181 → Wasser
• food182 → Essen
• man183 → Mann
• woman184 → Frau
• child185 → Kind
• friend186 → Freund
• book187 → Buch
• car188 → Auto
• city189 → Stadt
• house190 → Haus
• water191 → Wasser
• food192 → Essen
• man193 → Mann
• woman194 → Frau
• child195 → Kind
• friend196 → Freund
• book197 → Buch
• car198 → Auto
• city199 → Stadt
• house200 → Haus
• water201 → Wasser
• food202 → Essen
• man203 → Mann
• woman204 → Frau
• child205 → Kind
• friend206 → Freund
• book207 → Buch
• car208 → Auto
• city209 → Stadt
• house210 → Haus
• water211 → Wasser
• food212 → Essen
• man213 → Mann
• woman214 → Frau
• child215 → Kind
• friend216 → Freund
• book217 → Buch
• car218 → Auto
• city219 → Stadt
• house220 → Haus
• water221 → Wasser
• food222 → Essen

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• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Common Phrases
• Adverbs
• Prepositions
• Pronouns
• Conjunctions
• Interjections