Vocabulary · Feminine nouns

German Nouns with "die" — Feminine — Words 781–840

Continuing the list — words 781 to 840 of 1,748, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

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. dieVerdichtung compression, compaction, consolidation, packing noun pl. Verdichtungen B2
  2. dieGewährleistung guarantee noun pl. Gewährleistungen B2
  3. dieZielsetzung ambition, aim, goal, purpose, objective noun pl. Zielsetzungen B2
  4. dieRepräsentation representation noun pl. Repräsentationen B2
  5. dieDoppeldeutigkeit the state or quality of having two possible meanings, interpretations; something (a… noun pl. Doppeldeutigkeiten B2
  6. dieDemontage dismantling noun pl. Demontagen B2
  7. dieStagnation stagnation noun pl. Stagnationen B2
  8. dieEntscheidungsfindung decision-making noun pl. Entscheidungsfindungen B2
  9. dieHemmungslosigkeit lack of restraint noun B2
  10. dieVerfeinerung refinement, improvement noun pl. Verfeinerungen B2
  11. dieGepflogenheit habit (action done on a regular basis) noun pl. Gepflogenheiten B2
  12. dieAusgangslage original position; starting situation noun pl. Ausgangslagen B2
  13. dieStellenanzeige job advertisement noun pl. Stellenanzeigen B2
  14. dieDifferenzierung differentiation noun pl. Differenzierungen B2
  15. dieProportion proportion noun pl. Proportionen B2
  16. dieEntwicklungsstufe evolutionary stage noun pl. Entwicklungsstufen B2
  17. dieBeklommenheit trepidation, uneasiness, apprehensiveness noun B2
  18. dieEigenheit singularity (the state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual);… noun pl. Eigenheiten B2
  19. dieVeranschaulichung illustration noun pl. Veranschaulichungen B2
  20. dieVerbissenheit noun pl. Verbissenheiten B2
  21. dieVerhältnismäßigkeit proportionality noun pl. Verhältnismäßigkeiten B2
  22. dieAuslassung omission; utterance noun pl. Auslassungen B2
  23. dieGrübelei brooding; rumination noun pl. Grübeleien B2
  24. diePietät reverence, piety, respect noun B2
  25. diePolemik polemics noun pl. Polemiken B2
  26. dieGegebenheit condition, situation; fact, datum noun pl. Gegebenheiten B2
  27. dieWiderspiegelung reflection (the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected); mirroring noun pl. Widerspiegelungen B2
  28. dieDemaskierung unmasking noun pl. Demaskierungen B2
  29. dieArtikulation articulation (clarity of speech); articulation noun pl. Artikulationen B2
  30. dieBekräftigung affirmation, confirmation, corroboration noun pl. Bekräftigungen B2
  31. dieWettbewerbsfähigkeit competitiveness noun B2
  32. dieAusprägung characteristic, peculiarity; distinctness, markedness noun pl. Ausprägungen B2
  33. dieLegitimierung legitimation noun pl. Legitimierungen B2
  34. dieFokussierung focusing noun pl. Fokussierungen B2
  35. dieQualifizierung qualification noun pl. Qualifizierungen B2
  36. dieRegulation regulation noun pl. Regulationen B2
  37. dieAussagekraft validity; significance noun B2
  38. dieSignifikanz significance noun pl. Signifikanzen B2
  39. dieTrivialität triviality, banality, shallowness, triteness; trifle noun pl. Trivialitäten B2
  40. diePlausibilität plausibility noun pl. Plausibilitäten B2
  41. dieCharakteristik characteristic (distinguishing feature) noun pl. Charakteristiken B2
  42. dieEtymologie etymology noun pl. Etymologien B2
  43. dieVerworrenheit confusion; muddledness noun B2
  44. dieRaffgier greed noun B2
  45. dieFreizeitaktivität noun pl. Freizeitaktivitäten B2
  46. dieBiegsamkeit pliability noun pl. Biegsamkeiten B2
  47. dieEinbettung embedding noun pl. Einbettungen B2
  48. dieDesillusion disillusion noun pl. Desillusionen B2
  49. dieAbstufung gradation noun pl. Abstufungen B2
  50. dieAngemessenheit adequacy, sufficiency, aptness, appropriateness noun pl. Angemessenheiten B2
  51. dieVorbedingung precondition (preexisting requirement); prerequisite noun pl. Vorbedingungen B2
  52. dieBezugnahme reference noun pl. Bezugnahmen B2
  53. dieAlchimie alternative form of Alchemie (“alchemy”) noun B2
  54. dieFremdartigkeit noun pl. Fremdartigkeiten B2
  55. dieUnschlüssigkeit noun pl. Unschlüssigkeiten B2
  56. dieFormlosigkeit noun B2
  57. dieAbschwächung lessening, weakening, softening, attenuation (act or process of making weaker) noun pl. Abschwächungen B2
  58. dieEinordnung classification; grading noun pl. Einordnungen B2
  59. dieRedseligkeit loquaciousness noun B2
  60. dieEntgegnung reply, riposte noun pl. Entgegnungen B2

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.

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