Vocabulary · Feminine nouns
German Nouns with "die" (Feminine), Words 1,201–1,260
Words 1,201 to 1,260 of 3,609, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
- dieFlagge flag
- dieDisziplin discipline
- dieInsolvenz insolvency
- dieEffizienz efficiency
- dieKollision collision
- dieLügnerin liar (female)
- dieToleranz tolerance
- dieUntersuchungshaft remand
- dieVerschlüsselung encryption, encoding; cipher
- dieFolter torture
- dieLizenz license
- dieSicherheitslücke vulnerability, security hole, security bug
- dieAblenkung diversion; distraction
- dieArchitektur architecture
- dieVerbündete ally
- dieZuneigung affection, attachment
- dieBiene bee; chick, babe, bird (cute, sexy woman)
- dieÜberlegung consideration (the process of considering)
- dieDosis dose; a shot (of an illicit drug)
- dieKammer chamber; room
- dieBiografie biography
- dieEntschädigung compensation, indemnification
- dieFinsternis eclipse (astronomy); darkness
- dieHandlung plot (e.g. of a play); deed (result of an act)
- dieFlexibilität flexibility
- dieKondition condition
- dieGeste gesture
- dieTransaktion transaction
- dieBerechnung calculation; computation
- dieBildergalerie picture gallery
- dieLandung landing
- dieBegleitung Accompaniment; working together in partnership.; The act of enabling individuals and…
- dieGöttin goddess
- dieMinisterin minister (woman who is commissioned by the government for public service)
- dieBurke a glass container; a burka, a coat or veil worn by peoples in the Caucasus region
- dieMarge margin
- dieFotostrecke photo series
- dieHinrichtung execution (act of putting to death)
- dieLupe magnifying glass
- dieNon 15 o'clock (the 9th hour when the first hour is set at 6 o'clock); prayer at 15 o'clock…
- dieKellnerin waitress, waiter (female)
- dieEntlastung discharge, release; exoneration
- dieDimension dimension
- dieWeste waistcoat, vest (usually sleeveless garment worn over a shirt)
- dieZinserhöhung interest rate increase
- dieStreitkraft armed forces; branch of a country's armed forces (army, navy, air force, etc.)
- dieTötung kill, killing, homicide
- dieFöderation federation (a union or alliance of organizations, both nationally and internationally);…
- dieWärme warmth; heat
- dieEinwanderung immigration
- dieKlemme clamp; grip
- dieSpinne spider; a haggard, malicious, ugly woman
- dieGeldstrafe criminal fine (payment levied for an act that constitutes a crime)
- dieBezahlung payment
- dieGestalt shape, form, figure, outline; shape, build of a person, silhouette, profile
- dieIllusion illusion
- dieBestimmung determination (act of determining or measuring); destination (intended purpose)
- dieRubrik column (of newspaper); category
- dieChemie chemistry
- dieStartelf starting eleven
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.