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Vocabulary · Masculine nouns

German Nouns with "der" — Masculine — Words 1,501–1,560

Continuing the list — words 1,501 to 1,560 of 3,833, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

der Masculine 3,833 die Feminine 3,609 das Neuter 1,618
3,833 entries
190 at A1
149 at A2
243 at B1

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

  1. derUSB USB noun pl. USBs C1
  2. derBuchhalter accountant, bookkeeper noun C1
  3. derDrache dragon; kite (with the sense of "toy for children" or "geometrical shape") noun pl. Drachen C1
  4. derNordosten northeast noun C1
  5. derVolltreffer direct hit, bullseye (a hit at the center of a target) noun C1
  6. derDresdner Dresdner (native or inhabitant of the city of Dresden, capital of Saxony, Germany)… noun C1
  7. derKaufpreis purchase price noun pl. Kaufpreise C1
  8. derSatellit satellite noun pl. Satelliten C1
  9. derModus mode (predesigned set of states or rules); mode noun pl. Modi C1
  10. derBeat beat; the pulse of a metre noun pl. Beats C1
  11. derBelgier Belgian (man from Belgium) noun C1
  12. derWurf throw; litter (of cubs) noun pl. Würfe C1
  13. derMaschinenraum engine room noun pl. Maschinenräume C1
  14. derSamen seed, grain; semen, sperm noun C1
  15. derHinterhalt ambush noun pl. Hinterhalte C1
  16. derGewahrsam custody (effective control of a physical object, possessio naturalis); custody of a… noun pl. Gewahrsame C1
  17. derSultan sultan noun pl. Sultane C1
  18. derHauch breath from the mouth; whisper; sough noun pl. Hauche C1
  19. derKonter counter-attack; repartee; comeback (witty answer) noun C1
  20. derPorno porn / a porn movie; awesome noun pl. Pornos C1
  21. derProvider provider noun C1
  22. derSchneid guts, balls, pluck, grit (courage) noun C1
  23. derUmkreis surroundings; circumcircle noun pl. Umkreise C1
  24. derÄrmel sleeve noun C1
  25. derKoalitionspartner coalition partner noun C1
  26. derKlingone Klingon (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Klingonen C1
  27. derMotorradfahrer motorcyclist: someone who rides a motorcycle noun C1
  28. derTausch exchange, barter (an exchange of one item for another of equal value); former name of… noun pl. Tausche C1
  29. derSchlaganfall apoplexy, stroke noun pl. Schlaganfälle C1
  30. derVerfolger chaser, haunter, persecutor, pursuer, follower (tail), tracker noun C1
  31. derGärtner gardener noun C1
  32. derJet jet plane noun pl. Jets C1
  33. derAnstand decency, manners; offense, objection noun pl. Anstände C1
  34. derJahreswechsel turn of the year noun C1
  35. derJunkie junkie noun pl. Junkies C1
  36. derVati dad noun pl. Vatis C1
  37. derLokomotivführer engineer (Canada and the US), engine driver (Britain), train driver (male or of… noun C1
  38. derSchadenersatz indemnification, restitution of damage noun C1
  39. derReport report (all senses) noun pl. Reporte C1
  40. derHausarrest house arrest (legal punishment); grounding (children's punishment) noun pl. Hausarreste C1
  41. derDiplomat diplomat noun pl. Diplomaten C1
  42. derWettbewerber competitor noun C1
  43. derTreibstoff fuel (for an engine) noun pl. Treibstoffe C1
  44. derSchweiger man of few words (someone who rarely speaks) noun C1
  45. derKommunist communist / Communist (male or of unspecified sex) (a person who follows a communist or… noun pl. Kommunisten C1
  46. derMaulwurf mole (small, burrowing insectivore of the family Talpidae); mole (internal spy) noun pl. Maulwürfe C1
  47. derInhaber owner, holder, bearer; proprietor noun C1
  48. derMachthaber ruler, ruling power, ruling class; potentate noun C1
  49. derÜberschuss surplus, excess noun pl. Überschüsse C1
  50. derDrogendealer drug dealer noun C1
  51. derKragen collar; neck noun C1
  52. derZwischenfall incident noun pl. Zwischenfälle C1
  53. derValentinstag Valentine's Day noun pl. Valentinstage C1
  54. derChefredakteur editor in chief (male or of unspecified gender) (highest ranking editor) noun pl. Chefredakteure C1
  55. derMobilfunk mobile / cellular telephony noun C1
  56. derSchlamm mud; sludge, ooze noun pl. Schlämme C1
  57. derChirurg surgeon (kind of doctor, male or of unspecified sex) noun pl. Chirurgen C1
  58. derWal whale noun pl. Wale C1
  59. derWecker alarm clock; waker, knocker-up (person with the duty to wake others up at a certain time) noun C1
  60. derCampus campus (central premises of an educational institution) noun pl. Campusse 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.

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