GermanFluent

Vocabulary · Masculine nouns

German Nouns with "der" (Masculine), Words 3,421–3,480

Words 3,421 to 3,480 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. derSchlussstrich horizontal rule; double bar line noun pl. Schlussstriche C2
  2. derSchuldenberg mountain of debt noun pl. Schuldenberge C2
  3. derSpitzenplatz top position, top spot noun pl. Spitzenplätze C2
  4. derSold any pay or salary of a soldier; the daily basic pay of a soldier who serves less than… noun pl. Solde C2
  5. derFaulpelz lazybones noun pl. Faulpelze C2
  6. derSurfer a person that surfs; surfer noun C2
  7. derEinsturz collapse noun pl. Einstürze C2
  8. derAußenhandel foreign trade noun C2
  9. derGerichtsdiener court usher, bailiff noun C2
  10. derZaubertrick magic trick noun pl. Zaubertricks C2
  11. derGlücksfall godsend, fluke (a stroke of luck, a lucky or improbable occurrence) noun pl. Glücksfälle C2
  12. derTaler taler (former unit of currency) noun C2
  13. derKraftstoff fuel noun pl. Kraftstoffe C2
  14. derThermometer thermometer noun C2
  15. derMasterplan master plan noun pl. Masterpläne C2
  16. derLeckerbissen delicacy, tidbit noun C2
  17. derGuru guru, spiritual leader noun pl. Gurus C2
  18. derHeimatschutz homeland security; an earlier form of Umweltschutz ("protection of the environment") noun C2
  19. derPartisan partisan (member of a body of detached light troops) noun pl. Partisanen C2
  20. derSkeptiker sceptic noun C2
  21. derTübinger A native or inhabitant of Tübingen; of Tübingen noun C2
  22. derBasketballer basketball player, basketballer (male or of unspecified sex) noun C2
  23. derSchleimer sycophant, toady; a surname noun C2
  24. derBosnier Bosnian (citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina) noun C2
  25. derFrühsommer early summer noun C2
  26. derKalifornier Californian (native or inhabitant of California) noun C2
  27. derPlattenspieler record player noun C2
  28. derTripper gonorrhea, clap noun C2
  29. derBlinker indicator (UK, Australia, New Zealand), turn signal (US), blinker (informal, US),… noun C2
  30. derAlk auk, any bird of the family Alcidae; alcohol (especially in the sense of “alcoholic… noun pl. Alken C2
  31. derPropeller propeller noun C2
  32. derSpaziergänger walker; A top official (politischer Beamter) ordained early retirement noun C2
  33. derStaatsfonds sovereign wealth fund (a state-owned investment fund that invests in real and financial… noun C2
  34. derOrient Orient noun C2
  35. derZugzwang zugzwang; synonym of Zugpflicht (“the rule that a player cannot forgo a move”) noun pl. Zugzwänge C2
  36. derBalg the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one;… noun pl. Bälge C2
  37. derMuttertag Mother's Day noun pl. Muttertage C2
  38. derSchulabschluss graduation (action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a… noun pl. Schulabschlüsse C2
  39. derDetailhandel retail (sale of goods directly to the consumer) noun C2
  40. derEingangsbereich entry, entry area, entryway, lobby noun pl. Eingangsbereiche C2
  41. derBrokkoli broccoli; marijuana noun C2
  42. derGrenzgänger cross-border commuter (a person who habitually crosses an international border for work… noun C2
  43. derHandelspartner trading partner (a person, company, or country that carries on trade with another) noun C2
  44. derNagellack nail polish, nail varnish noun pl. Nagellacke C2
  45. derKarfreitag Good Friday noun pl. Karfreitage C2
  46. derKrempel junk, stuff noun C2
  47. derMenschenhandel human trafficking noun C2
  48. derNeuschnee fresh snow, new snow noun C2
  49. derDigger digger noun C2
  50. derOppositionsführer Leader of the Opposition noun C2
  51. derStorch stork (bird) noun pl. Störche C2
  52. derKlassenkamerad classmate noun pl. Klassenkameraden C2
  53. derStimmzettel ballot noun C2
  54. derKlau theft noun C2
  55. derWegweiser signpost noun C2
  56. derAbstecher detour, side trip noun C2
  57. derAktionismus actionism noun C2
  58. derBaubeginn commencement / start of construction (the point at which construction began or will begin) noun C2
  59. derDoppelschlag a kind of firecracker; a phenomenon of a die printing a transposed picture on a coin noun pl. Doppelschläge C2
  60. derFundort locality; habitat noun pl. Fundorte C2

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.