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Vocabulary · Masculine nouns

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

Words 1,501 to 1,560 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. derVerfolger chaser, haunter, persecutor, pursuer, follower (tail), tracker noun C1
  2. derGärtner gardener noun C1
  3. derJet jet plane noun pl. Jets C1
  4. derAnstand decency, manners; offense, objection noun pl. Anstände C1
  5. derJahreswechsel turn of the year noun C1
  6. derJunkie junkie noun pl. Junkies C1
  7. derVati dad noun pl. Vatis C1
  8. derLokomotivführer engineer (Canada and the US), engine driver (Britain), train driver (male or of… noun C1
  9. derPersonenkraftwagen car; passenger car noun C1
  10. derSchadenersatz indemnification, restitution of damage noun C1
  11. derTechniker technician, technologist, engineer (male or of unspecified gender) (frequently used in… noun C1
  12. derReport report (all senses) noun pl. Reporte C1
  13. derHausarrest house arrest (legal punishment); grounding (children's punishment) noun pl. Hausarreste C1
  14. derDiplomat diplomat noun pl. Diplomaten C1
  15. derWettbewerber competitor noun C1
  16. derTreibstoff fuel (for an engine) noun pl. Treibstoffe C1
  17. derSchweiger man of few words (someone who rarely speaks) noun C1
  18. derKommunist communist / Communist (male or of unspecified sex) (a person who follows a communist or… noun pl. Kommunisten C1
  19. derMaulwurf mole (small, burrowing insectivore of the family Talpidae); mole (internal spy) noun pl. Maulwürfe C1
  20. derInhaber owner, holder, bearer; proprietor noun C1
  21. derMachthaber ruler, ruling power, ruling class; potentate noun C1
  22. derÜberschuss surplus, excess noun pl. Überschüsse C1
  23. derDrogendealer drug dealer noun C1
  24. derKragen collar; neck noun C1
  25. derZwischenfall incident noun pl. Zwischenfälle C1
  26. derValentinstag Valentine's Day noun pl. Valentinstage C1
  27. derChefredakteur editor in chief (male or of unspecified gender) (highest ranking editor) noun pl. Chefredakteure C1
  28. derMobilfunk mobile / cellular telephony noun C1
  29. derSchlamm mud; sludge, ooze noun pl. Schlämme C1
  30. derChirurg surgeon (kind of doctor, male or of unspecified sex) noun pl. Chirurgen C1
  31. derWal whale noun pl. Wale C1
  32. derWecker alarm clock; waker, knocker-up (person with the duty to wake others up at a certain time) noun C1
  33. derCampus campus (central premises of an educational institution) noun pl. Campusse C1
  34. derEinkauf purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something); whole set of purchased… noun pl. Einkäufe C1
  35. derMaurer bricklayer, mason (craftsperson who builds in stone; male or unspecified sex); a surname noun C1
  36. derSünder sinner noun C1
  37. derWeltcup world cup noun pl. Weltcups C1
  38. derOlympiasieger Olympic champion noun C1
  39. derAntrieb motive, incentive, motivation, drive; drive (device for moving a machine, vehicle, etc) noun pl. Antriebe C1
  40. derDesktop desktop noun pl. Desktops C1
  41. derAraber Arab, person from Arabia; Arabian horse noun C1
  42. derHummer lobster noun C1
  43. derParlamentarier parliamentarian (member of parliament) noun C1
  44. derSuper-G Super G noun C1
  45. derUkrainer Ukrainian (male or of unspecified gender) (ethnic Ukrainian or citizen of Ukraine) noun C1
  46. derLieferwagen delivery van noun C1
  47. derDrang pressure; stress; urge; impulse; longing noun pl. Dränge C1
  48. derFreiwilliger volunteer (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Freiwillige C1
  49. derTierarzt veterinarian, veterinary surgeon (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Tierärzte C1
  50. derHistoriker historian (writer of history; a chronicler) noun C1
  51. derTouch touch (distinguishing feature, characteristic or quality); touch noun pl. Touchs C1
  52. derSchnurrbart moustache noun pl. Schnurrbärte C1
  53. derAnker anchor noun C1
  54. derSchimmer gleam, glimmer, flicker; clue noun C1
  55. derMordfall murder case noun pl. Mordfälle C1
  56. derSchlamassel trouble, difficult situation, misfortune noun C1
  57. derOrdner binder, folder; folder noun C1
  58. derStraßenverkehr road traffic noun C1
  59. derJurist jurist noun pl. Juristen C1
  60. derJeep jeep noun pl. Jeeps 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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