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Vocabulary · Masculine nouns

German Nouns with "der" (Masculine), Words 1,441–1,500

Words 1,441 to 1,500 of 3,833, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

der Masculine 3,833 die Feminine 3,609 das Neuter 1,618
3,833 entries
114 at A1
164 at A2
297 at B1
  1. derFußgänger pedestrian, walker (male or of unspecified gender) noun C1
  2. derHauptsitz headquarters, head office noun pl. Hauptsitze C1
  3. derSumpf swamp, marsh; sump noun pl. Sümpfe C1
  4. derSchal scarf; shawl noun pl. Schals C1
  5. derPromi celeb noun pl. Promis C1
  6. derHunt minecart noun pl. Hunte C1
  7. derAltar altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites) noun pl. Altäre C1
  8. derAktienkurs quotation, share price noun pl. Aktienkurse C1
  9. derChauffeur chauffeur (person employed to drive a private or hired car); any driver of a car noun pl. Chauffeure C1
  10. derHit hit (A success, especially in the entertainment industry.); hit (A dose of an illegal or… noun pl. Hits C1
  11. derKäfer beetle; young girl, wench noun C1
  12. derTequila tequila (an alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American… noun pl. Tequilas C1
  13. derBH bra (women’s undergarment) noun pl. BHs C1
  14. derÜbergang crossing; transition noun pl. Übergänge C1
  15. derNeid envy, jealousy noun C1
  16. derFinanzmarkt financial market noun pl. Finanzmärkte C1
  17. derKomplize accomplice noun pl. Komplizen C1
  18. derMitgliedstaat member state noun pl. Mitgliedstaaten C1
  19. derNorweger Norwegian (male or of unspecified gender) (native or inhabitant of Norway) noun C1
  20. derLuxus luxury noun C1
  21. derBundeskanzler federal chancellor (male or of unspecified gender) (head of the German or Austrian… noun C1
  22. derVerweis reference; reprimand noun pl. Verweise C1
  23. derInformant informant (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Informanten C1
  24. derZwanziger Anything defined by the number twenty, especially:; twenty (bill/note) noun C1
  25. derAufschlag impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects); lapel noun pl. Aufschläge C1
  26. derVollmond full moon noun C1
  27. derMexikaner Mexican (person); a drink made of Korn (or wodka), Sangrita, tomato juice, and tabasco… noun C1
  28. derMumm moxie, guts, grit, balls, nerve noun C1
  29. derAlien alien noun pl. Aliens C1
  30. derDom cathedral (church serving as seat of a bishop, by extension, any large church) noun pl. Dome C1
  31. derUSB USB noun pl. USBs C1
  32. derBuchhalter accountant, bookkeeper noun C1
  33. derDrache dragon; kite (with the sense of "toy for children" or "geometrical shape") noun pl. Drachen C1
  34. derNordosten northeast noun C1
  35. derVolltreffer direct hit, bullseye (a hit at the center of a target) noun C1
  36. derDresdner Dresdner (native or inhabitant of the city of Dresden, capital of Saxony, Germany)… noun C1
  37. derKaufpreis purchase price noun pl. Kaufpreise C1
  38. derSatellit satellite noun pl. Satelliten C1
  39. derModus mode (predesigned set of states or rules); mode noun pl. Modi C1
  40. derBeat beat; the pulse of a metre noun pl. Beats C1
  41. derBelgier Belgian (man from Belgium) noun C1
  42. derWurf throw; litter (of cubs) noun pl. Würfe C1
  43. derMaschinenraum engine room noun pl. Maschinenräume C1
  44. derSamen seed, grain; semen, sperm noun C1
  45. derHinterhalt ambush noun pl. Hinterhalte C1
  46. derGewahrsam custody (effective control of a physical object, possessio naturalis); custody of a… noun pl. Gewahrsame C1
  47. derRegierungsrat governing council (often regional or local); Conseil d'État (council constituting the… noun pl. Regierungsräte C1
  48. derSultan sultan noun pl. Sultane C1
  49. derHauch breath from the mouth; whisper; sough noun pl. Hauche C1
  50. derKonter counter-attack; repartee; comeback (witty answer) noun C1
  51. derPorno porn / a porn movie; awesome noun pl. Pornos C1
  52. derProvider provider noun C1
  53. derSchneid guts, balls, pluck, grit (courage) noun C1
  54. derUmkreis surroundings; circumcircle noun pl. Umkreise C1
  55. derÄrmel sleeve noun C1
  56. derKoalitionspartner coalition partner noun C1
  57. derKlingone Klingon (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Klingonen C1
  58. derMotorradfahrer motorcyclist: someone who rides a motorcycle noun C1
  59. derTausch exchange, barter (an exchange of one item for another of equal value); former name of… noun pl. Tausche C1
  60. derSchlaganfall apoplexy, stroke noun pl. Schlaganfälle C1

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 9,060-noun CEFR list, 3,833 take der, about 42%. Across German as a whole the split is roughly 46% die, 34% der and 20% das, so der is a 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.