Vocabulary · Feminine nouns
German Nouns with "die" (Feminine), Words 961–1,020
Words 961 to 1,020 of 3,609, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
- dieCounty county
- dieSpende donation (that which is donated, given as charity; the act of donating)
- dieErnährung nutrition
- dieEpisode episode (something that took place)
- dieQueen The Queen of England (and various political superstructures which contain England) or…
- dieLaufzeit delay; run time
- dieExistenz existence; subsistence
- dieInternetseite website
- dieBlase bubble; bubble (as in social bubble, internet bubble)
- dieRakete rocket, missile
- dieHerkunft origin, source; descent (lineage or hereditary derivation)
- dieUnterwäsche underwear
- dieMaus mouse (animal); mouse (input device)
- dieLoyalität loyalty
- dieSicherheitskraft security forces
- dieLandesregierung state government; federal government
- dieVielzahl multitude
- dieLänge length; longitude
- dieKaution bail; caution
- dieKoordinate coordinate
- dieNahrung nourishment, food
- dieDividende dividend
- dieZwischenzeit meantime, interim (period), intervening period, (First, Second, and Third) Intermediate…
- dieSteigerung increase; comparison
- dieSammlung collection; raising
- dieKreatur creature
- dieFiliale branch (office of an organization with several locations)
- dieKenntnis knowledge; skills
- dieTragödie tragedy
- dieRasse race (subspecies), breed; quality, class, classiness, temperament
- dieEinsatzkraft responder, a member of a rescue team; forces, emergency crew, personnel
- dieRegistrierung registration
- dieEntfernung distance; removal
- dieKutsche carriage, coach (a wagon, usually upholstered, pulled by horses); a large automobile,…
- dieCommunity community
- dieSingle single (45rpm vinyl record); single (song from an album, released individually)
- diePrivatsphäre privacy, private sphere
- dieEnergiewende energy transition, the transition from energy generated from fossil fuels to renewable…
- dieFraktion faction, parliamentary group; fraction (component of a mixture)
- dieFusion merger (legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity); more generally,…
- dieAction action (fast-paced, often violent activity or events); a genre characterised by such…
- dieKanone cannon; gun
- dieMarine navy
- dieKleinigkeit bagatelle, trifle, little something, minor thing (insignificant, minor, or little thing)
- dieBegegnung encounter, meeting; match
- dieVergebung pardon (forgiveness for an offense), forgiveness (action of forgiving); remission…
- dieReichweite range (The maximum distance of a weapon, radio station, sensor, vehicle without…
- dieSchicht layer, stratum, seam; sheet, ply, coat (e.g. of paint)
- dieVernunft reason, good sense
- dieAufzeichnung record, recording; outline, note
- dieBerichterstattung reporting, reportage; the result of reporting; coverage, reportage
- dieDrohne drone (male bee); sponger, parasite
- dieAuflage condition or conditions (for example, as placed on a parolee); edition (a whole set of…
- dieAbwehr defence; repulse
- dieScheune barn
- dieBeschwerde complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining);…
- dieUnabhängigkeit independence
- dieTelefonnummer telephone number
- dieAuswertung evaluation, score; analysis, appraisal
- dieEtappe stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally); rear,…
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 9,060-noun CEFR list, 3,609 take die, about 40%. 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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