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German Nouns with "der" — Masculine — Words 3,721–3,780

Continuing the list — words 3,721 to 3,780 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. derPianist pianist (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Pianisten C2
  2. derBeteiligter participant (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Beteiligte C2
  3. derZaster money noun C2
  4. derBlockbuster blockbuster (popular film that achieves enormous sales) noun C2
  5. derComedian comedian; female comedian noun pl. Comedians C2
  6. derDreher agent noun of drehen; turner; turner, lathe operator noun C2
  7. derUterus uterus noun pl. Uteri C2
  8. derEssay essay, usually on scientific, cultural or sociological subjects for publication in a… noun pl. Essays C2
  9. derFeminismus feminism noun pl. Feminismen C2
  10. derFußballverband football association noun pl. Fußballverbände C2
  11. derMündel ward (minor looked after by a guardian); female ward (female minor looked after by a… noun C2
  12. derKursanstieg price increase, rise in share price (an upward movement in the value of a security or… noun pl. Kursanstiege C2
  13. derSchönheitssalon beauty parlor, beauty parlour noun pl. Schönheitssalons C2
  14. derMagdeburger Magdeburgian, Magdeburger (native or inhabitant of the city of Magdeburg, the capital of… noun C2
  15. derNenner denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction) noun C2
  16. derReeder shipowner (male or of unspecified sex) noun C2
  17. derSelbstmordanschlag suicide attack noun pl. Selbstmordanschläge C2
  18. derSoziologe sociologist (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Soziologen C2
  19. derSpirit spirit (mental disposition, ethos, especially one shared among a group; energy,… noun pl. Spirits C2
  20. derStratege strategist noun pl. Strategen C2
  21. derSüdtiroler South Tyrolean (person) noun C2
  22. derPaparazzo paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) noun pl. Paparazzi C2
  23. derAffront affront noun pl. Affronts C2
  24. derHaferbrei oatmeal, porridge noun pl. Haferbreie C2
  25. derVerschwörer conspirator noun C2
  26. derDeckmantel cloak, disguise noun pl. Deckmäntel C2
  27. derDienstagmittag Tuesday noon noun pl. Dienstagmittage C2
  28. derElfer someone or something with the number eleven (a bus line, a football player etc.);… noun C2
  29. derEmmentaler a native or inhabitant of Emmental/Switzerland; Emmentaler noun C2
  30. derFehlbetrag shortfall, deficit, minus amount, missing sum noun pl. Fehlbeträge C2
  31. derHesse Hessian (native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany) (usually male); shank (of… noun pl. Hessen C2
  32. derMagenschmerz stomach ache noun pl. Magenschmerzen C2
  33. derIsländer Icelander (male or of unspecified gender) (person from Iceland) noun C2
  34. derJahresabschluss annual financial statement noun pl. Jahresabschlüsse C2
  35. derHolunder elder (plant of the genus Sambucus); black elder, Sambucus nigra noun C2
  36. derQuacksalber quack, quacksalver (unqualified healer or incompetent doctor; male or unspecified sex) noun C2
  37. derSupermann superman noun pl. Supermänner C2
  38. derMontagmittag Monday noon noun pl. Montagmittage C2
  39. derMullah mullah noun pl. Mullahs C2
  40. derWinterschlaf hibernation noun C2
  41. derPuffer cushion; buffer noun C2
  42. derReferee referee noun pl. Referees C2
  43. derRegenwald rainforest noun pl. Regenwälder C2
  44. derRückversicherer reinsurer noun C2
  45. derDildo dildo noun pl. Dildos C2
  46. derSchnitzer carver; blunder noun C2
  47. derTollpatsch a Hungarian or Hungarian-origin soldier that does not converse well; klutz, blunderer,… noun pl. Tollpatsche C2
  48. derHausschuh slipper (an indoor slipper kind of shoe to be worn inside the house. In the… noun pl. Hausschuhe C2
  49. derStreitpunkt issue, contentious point, moot point noun pl. Streitpunkte C2
  50. derWeimarer native or inhabitant of Weimar; relating to Weimar noun C2
  51. derMassenmörder mass murderer noun C2
  52. derTelefonanruf telephone call noun pl. Telefonanrufe C2
  53. derFleiß diligence, industriousness, assiduity, assiduousness, effort, hard work noun C2
  54. derBergmann miner (male or of unspecified sex); a surname originating as an occupation noun pl. Bergmänner C2
  55. derPatriotismus patriotism noun C2
  56. derEinmarsch invasion noun pl. Einmärsche C2
  57. derEntdecker agent noun of entdecken; discoverer noun C2
  58. derRefrain chorus, refrain (repeated part of a song or poem) noun pl. Refrains C2
  59. derFlammenwerfer flamethrower (weapon); blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out… noun C2
  60. derMeeresspiegel sea level (the nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of… noun 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.

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