Vocabulary · Masculine nouns
German Nouns with "der" (Masculine), Words 3,721–3,780
Words 3,721 to 3,780 of 3,833, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
- derKursanstieg price increase, rise in share price (an upward movement in the value of a security or…
- derSchönheitssalon beauty parlor, beauty parlour
- derMagdeburger Magdeburgian, Magdeburger (native or inhabitant of the city of Magdeburg, the capital of…
- derNenner denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction)
- derReeder shipowner (male or of unspecified sex)
- derSelbstmordanschlag suicide attack
- derSoziologe sociologist (male or of unspecified gender)
- derSpirit spirit (mental disposition, ethos, especially one shared among a group; energy,…
- derStratege strategist
- derSüdtiroler South Tyrolean (person)
- derPaparazzo paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities)
- derAffront affront
- derHaferbrei oatmeal, porridge
- derVerschwörer conspirator
- derDeckmantel cloak, disguise
- derDienstagmittag Tuesday noon
- derElfer someone or something with the number eleven (a bus line, a football player etc.);…
- derEmmentaler a native or inhabitant of Emmental/Switzerland; Emmentaler
- derFehlbetrag shortfall, deficit, minus amount, missing sum
- derHesse Hessian (native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany) (usually male); shank (of…
- derMagenschmerz stomach ache
- derIsländer Icelander (male or of unspecified gender) (person from Iceland)
- derJahresabschluss annual financial statement
- derHolunder elder (plant of the genus Sambucus); black elder, Sambucus nigra
- derQuacksalber quack, quacksalver (unqualified healer or incompetent doctor; male or unspecified sex)
- derSupermann superman
- derMontagmittag Monday noon
- derMullah mullah
- derWinterschlaf hibernation
- derPuffer cushion; buffer
- derReferee referee
- derRegenwald rainforest
- derRückversicherer reinsurer
- derDildo dildo
- derSchnitzer carver; blunder
- derTollpatsch a Hungarian or Hungarian-origin soldier that does not converse well; klutz, blunderer,…
- derHausschuh slipper (an indoor slipper kind of shoe to be worn inside the house. In the…
- derStreitpunkt issue, contentious point, moot point
- derWeimarer native or inhabitant of Weimar; relating to Weimar
- derMassenmörder mass murderer
- derTelefonanruf telephone call
- derFleiß diligence, industriousness, assiduity, assiduousness, effort, hard work
- derBergmann miner (male or of unspecified sex); a surname originating as an occupation
- derPatriotismus patriotism
- derEinmarsch invasion
- derEntdecker agent noun of entdecken; discoverer
- derRefrain chorus, refrain (repeated part of a song or poem)
- derFlammenwerfer flamethrower (weapon); blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out…
- derMeeresspiegel sea level (the nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of…
- derSadist sadist
- derOppositioneller member of the opposition (male or of unspecified gender)
- derBauchnabel navel, bellybutton, umbilicus
- derStadtpräsident Lord Mayor (mayor of a major city)
- derHitzkopf hothead
- derGeizhals miser, skinflint
- derUnglücksort scene of the accident
- derIgel hedgehog
- derCougar cougar (woman who has sexual relations with younger men)
- derHausmann caretaker, janitor; househusband, house husband
- derBalkanstaat Balkan state
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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