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German Nouns with "der" — Masculine

All 839 masculine nouns in the A1–C2 list, commonest first. German gender is not predictable from meaning, so the practical route is bulk exposure plus the ending patterns below — and always storing the noun with its article. Drill them in the der/die/das quiz.

der Masculine 839 die Feminine 1,748 das Neuter 521
839 entries
72 at A1
97 at A2
95 at B1

Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.

  1. derMann man, male human being; husband noun pl. Männer A1
  2. derVater father noun pl. Väter A1
  3. derTag day (a 24-hour period); day (the period from midnight to the following midnight) noun pl. Tage A1
  4. derAbend evening; the time from dusk until midnight; The west noun pl. Abende A1
  5. derFreund friend; boyfriend noun pl. Freunde A1
  6. derHerr man, gentleman; sir, lord; address of subservient respect noun pl. Herren A1
  7. derBruder brother; Brother (title of respect) noun pl. Brüder A1
  8. derKopf head; crown, top noun pl. Köpfe A1
  9. derName name (forename, Christian name, given name); name (surname, family name) noun pl. Namen A1
  10. derPlatz square, plaza, piazza; circus noun pl. Plätze A1
  11. derHund dog, hound; scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person) noun pl. Hunde A1
  12. derKaffee coffee (beverage made by infusing coffee beans in hot water); afternoon coffee,… noun pl. Kaffees A1
  13. derOnkel uncle noun A1
  14. derMund mouth of a person noun pl. Münder A1
  15. derTisch table (a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee… noun pl. Tische A1
  16. derMonat month (division of a year, usually one twelfth ≈ 30 days); month (any period of such… noun pl. Monate A1
  17. derArm an arm; anything that resembles an arm noun pl. Arme A1
  18. derChef boss, chief noun pl. Chefs A1
  19. derZug procession (larger group moving together along a common route); pull (force that pulls… noun pl. Züge A1
  20. derHunger hunger noun A1
  21. derPreis price; prize, award noun pl. Preise A1
  22. derFuß foot (body part); footing noun pl. Füße A1
  23. derTee tea (drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of Camellia… noun pl. Tees A1
  24. derWald forest; woods; woodland noun pl. Wälder A1
  25. derEhemann married man, husband noun pl. Ehemänner A1
  26. derTaxi taxi, cab noun pl. Taxis A1
  27. derWind wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure noun pl. Winde A1
  28. derBus bus (public transport); bus (on a computer mainboard) noun pl. Busse A1
  29. derBaum tree; boom noun pl. Bäume A1
  30. derLehrer agent noun of lehren: one who teaches, teacher, instructor, especially a school teacher noun A1
  31. derNachmittag afternoon (part of the day from about 2 p.m. to about 6 p.m.) noun pl. Nachmittage A1
  32. derSommer summer noun A1
  33. derFisch fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water); fish (any animal or any vertebrate… noun pl. Fische A1
  34. derKuchen pie; cake; tart (foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread) noun A1
  35. derGarten garden, yard (grounds at the front or back of a house); garden (outdoor area containing… noun pl. Gärten A1
  36. derVogel a bird; an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person) noun pl. Vögel A1
  37. derFluss river; flow noun pl. Flüsse A1
  38. derOpa grandpa; any elderly man noun pl. Opas A1
  39. derFreitag Friday noun pl. Freitage A1
  40. derStuhl a chair (to sit on); a chair (professorship) noun pl. Stühle A1
  41. derRegen rain noun A1
  42. derSchüler pupil, student, schoolboy (male or of unspecified gender); disciple (male or of… noun A1
  43. derCousin male cousin noun pl. Cousins A1
  44. derSamstag Saturday noun pl. Samstage A1
  45. derBauch abdomen, belly noun pl. Bäuche A1
  46. derMontag Monday noun pl. Montage A1
  47. derRock skirt (garment); (men's) jacket noun pl. Röcke A1
  48. derWinter winter noun A1
  49. derMittag noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m); south… noun pl. Mittage A1
  50. derSchnee snow; snow (static on TV set etc.) noun A1
  51. derKäse cheese; nonsense noun A1
  52. derZucker sugar; diabetes noun A1
  53. derDienstag Tuesday noun pl. Dienstage A1
  54. derDonnerstag Thursday noun pl. Donnerstage A1
  55. derEuro euro (currency) noun pl. Euros A1
  56. derTeller plate, dish noun A1
  57. derDurst thirst noun A1
  58. derJuli July noun pl. Julis A1
  59. derStiefel boot (shoe) noun A1
  60. derMittwoch Wednesday noun pl. Mittwoche A1

Common questions

How do I know when a German noun takes "der"?

Days, months, seasons, weather words, most nouns ending in -er, -ling, -ig, -ismus and -ant are masculine, as are the bare stems of many verbs (der Beginn). Otherwise, learn the article with the noun.

How many German nouns are masculine?

In this 3,108-noun CEFR list, 839 take der — about 27%. Across German as a whole the split is roughly 46% die, 34% der and 20% das, so der is the least common case.

Do I really have to memorise the gender?

Yes, and it is easier if you never store the bare noun. Say and write "die Frage", not "Frage" — the article then comes back as part of the word rather than as a separate decision. The article drill in the practice section tests exactly this.

Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.