Vocabulary · Masculine nouns
German Nouns with "der" — Masculine — Words 661–720
Continuing the list — words 661 to 720 of 839, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- derKonkurs bankruptcy
- derEndeffekt final effect
- derNahkampf close combat
- derLebensraum living space; habitat
- derWeltrekord World record
- derSchauer shower (brief period of precipitation); shower (instance of something bursting forth…
- derFreispruch acquittal; absolution
- derDokumentarfilm documentary
- derAnhieb first time; yank of the fishing rod (to get the hook in the fish's mouth)
- derSprengsatz explosive device, explosive charge, payload of ordnance
- derAkademiker academic, university graduate (person with a university degree of male or unspecified…
- derArschkriecher ass-kisser
- derGegenangriff counterattack; counteroffensive
- derSchlachthof slaughterhouse
- derVibrator vibrator (device that vibrates or causes vibration for whichever purpose)
- derKatheter catheter (small tube inserted into a body cavity)
- derModus mode (predesigned set of states or rules); mode
- derUnterstützer agent noun of unterstützen; supporter, backer
- derPfeiler pillar
- derTotengräber gravedigger
- derDiabetiker diabetic
- derTransponder
- derAnbau cultivation; extension, annex
- derGerichtsvollzieher bailiff, huissier de justice
- derHexenzirkel coven
- derOperationssaal operating theatre, operating room
- derLadendiebstahl shoplifting
- derBörsenmakler stockbroker (an individual or firm that executes buy and sell orders for stocks and…
- derSarkophag sarcophagus
- derImmobilienmakler real estate agent
- derZwischenstopp stopover
- derRundfunk broadcasting (The business or profession of radio and television.); radio (technical…
- derAbsprung jump
- derFernsehsender TV station, television station
- derGutachter expert witness; surveyor, assessor
- derChefinspektor chief inspector
- derMeilenstein milestone (a stone milepost); milestone, landmark (an important event)
- derWeihrauch frankincense
- derBlickkontakt eye contact
- derMenschenhandel human trafficking
- derAbruf dismissal (a written or spoken statement of deprivation of office); order (a request for…
- derLikör liqueur
- derÜberbringer agent noun of überbringen
- derAnlauf attempt, try; run-up (used with nehmen)
- derAufenthaltsraum lounge, common room
- derBlutkreislauf bloodstream; circulation (of the blood)
- derGranit granite
- derDurchblick perspective, point of view; savvy
- derAtheist atheist
- derErnstfall emergency
- derLeitartikel editorial, leading article, leader (The first, or the principal, editorial article in a…
- derGynäkologe gynecologist (male or of unspecified gender)
- derDrehort location (The place where a film or a scene is shot.)
- derFriedensrichter magistrate
- derMordverdacht suspicion of murder
- derZeitdruck time pressure
- derPressesprecher press officer / press secretary
- derGesprächspartner interlocutor, collocutor (male or of unspecified gender) (A person who takes part in a…
- derZeitungsartikel newspaper article
- derTourismus tourism
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.
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