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German Nouns with "die" — Feminine

All 1,748 feminine nouns in the A1–C2 list, commonest first. German gender is not predictable from meaning, so the practical route is bulk exposure plus the ending patterns below — and always storing the noun with its article. Drill them in the der/die/das quiz.

der Masculine 839 die Feminine 1,748 das Neuter 521
1,748 entries
61 at A1
107 at A2
190 at B1

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

  1. dieZeit time (as a concept); time of day (clipping of Uhrzeit) noun pl. Zeiten A1
  2. dieFrau woman (adult female human); wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse) noun pl. Frauen A1
  3. dieLiebe love (tender feeling of affection); a feeling of love for someone or something particular noun pl. Lieben A1
  4. dieMutter mother noun pl. Mütter A1
  5. dieNacht night; darkness noun pl. Nächte A1
  6. dieArbeit toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job,… noun pl. Arbeiten A1
  7. dieFamilie family noun pl. Familien A1
  8. dieHilfe help, aid noun pl. Hilfen A1
  9. dieFrage question (interrogative sentence or phrase); question, issue, matter (subject or topic… noun pl. Fragen A1
  10. dieUhr hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period); clock,… noun pl. Uhren A1
  11. dieStadt city (a large settlement); town (a settlement larger than a village) noun pl. Städte A1
  12. dieTür door (rigid plane on a hinge); door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a… noun pl. Türen A1
  13. diePolizei police; law enforcement noun pl. Polizeien A1
  14. dieSchwester sister; nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor… noun pl. Schwestern A1
  15. dieHand hand; handwriting noun pl. Hände A1
  16. dieWoche week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday);… noun pl. Wochen A1
  17. dieFreundin female equivalent of Freund noun pl. Freundinnen A1
  18. dieSchule school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (especially before… noun pl. Schulen A1
  19. dieEntschuldigung apology (expression of remorse or regret); excuse (explanation designed to avoid or… noun pl. Entschuldigungen A1
  20. dieNummer number; see usage notes below; issue (of a magazine, etc.) noun pl. Nummern A1
  21. dieStraße street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or… noun pl. Straßen A1
  22. dieWohnung domicile; dwelling; lodging; abode; accommodation (any place someone lives in for a span… noun pl. Wohnungen A1
  23. dieKlasse a class; a grouping; class; excellence noun pl. Klassen A1
  24. dieAntwort answer noun pl. Antworten A1
  25. dieMinute minute (unit of time; unit of angle) noun pl. Minuten A1
  26. dieTasche bag; pocket noun pl. Taschen A1
  27. dieListe list noun pl. Listen A1
  28. dieTante aunt; woman, broad noun pl. Tanten A1
  29. dieSonne a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system); sunshine, sunlight… noun pl. Sonnen A1
  30. dieNase nose; snout noun pl. Nasen A1
  31. dieKüche kitchen (room); cuisine (cooking traditions) noun pl. Küchen A1
  32. dieAdresse address noun pl. Adressen A1
  33. dieSee sea, ocean; sea, sea condition, swell noun pl. Seen A1
  34. dieFlasche bottle; flask; flagon; loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour noun pl. Flaschen A1
  35. dieOma grandma, granny, nan; any elderly woman noun pl. Omas A1
  36. dieKatze house cat, Felis silvestris catus; female house cat noun pl. Katzen A1
  37. dieNatur nature (the natural world); wilderness, the wild, natural scenery noun pl. Naturen A1
  38. dieFarbe colour; paint noun pl. Farben A1
  39. dieSprache language (body of words, and set of methods of combining them); speech (style of speaking) noun pl. Sprachen A1
  40. dieMilch milk (white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume); milk (white… noun pl. Milchen A1
  41. dieGröße size, height; greatness noun pl. Größen A1
  42. dieNull zero (a numeral; numeric symbol of zero); failure, loser noun pl. Nullen A1
  43. dieTasse cup, mug (drinking vessel) noun pl. Tassen A1
  44. dieDusche a shower (for bathing) noun pl. Duschen A1
  45. dieLinie line; file noun pl. Linien A1
  46. dieLehrerin female equivalent of Lehrer (“teacher”) noun pl. Lehrerinnen A1
  47. dieEhefrau married woman, wife noun pl. Ehefrauen A1
  48. dieBlume flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm);… noun pl. Blumen A1
  49. dieTelefonnummer telephone number noun pl. Telefonnummern A1
  50. dieButter butter noun A1
  51. dieLampe lamp, light (piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall or ceiling, holding one or… noun pl. Lampen A1
  52. dieE-Mail e-mail (system; letter) noun pl. E-Mails A1
  53. dieTüte a small to medium-sized bag, usually of paper or plastic (sometimes also of fabric, for… noun pl. Tüten A1
  54. dieMütze cap; bonnet, reticulum, the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant noun pl. Mützen A1
  55. dieU-Bahn underground railway; subway noun pl. U-Bahnen A1
  56. dieHandtasche handbag, (US) purse noun pl. Handtaschen A1
  57. dieTafel panel, board (e.g., wooden panel); table (raised dinner table or elevated long table,… noun pl. Tafeln A1
  58. dieOrange orange (fruit) noun pl. Orangen A1
  59. dieUhrzeit time, time of day (time according to the clock) noun pl. Uhrzeiten A1
  60. dieBluse blouse noun pl. Blusen A1

Common questions

How do I know when a German noun takes "die"?

Endings are the most reliable signal: -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei and -ur are feminine almost without exception, as are most nouns ending in -e. Beyond that, learn the article with the noun rather than guessing.

How many German nouns are feminine?

In this 3,108-noun CEFR list, 1,748 take die — about 56%. Across German as a whole the split is roughly 46% die, 34% der and 20% das, so die 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.