Vocabulary · Feminine nouns
German Nouns with "die" — Feminine — Words 1,321–1,380
Continuing the list — words 1,321 to 1,380 of 1,748, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- dieVerlegung relocation, transfer; laying (of bricks, tiles etc)
- dieGewinnerin female equivalent of Gewinner
- dieWitzfigur laughing stock, buffoon, clown
- dieKörpertemperatur body temperature
- dieUntertreibung understatement, trivialization
- dieEntzündung inflammation
- dieErforschung exploration
- dieBetonung emphasis; accent, stress
- dieMeinungsverschiedenheit difference of opinion, disagreement, argument
- dieNutzung use
- dieZauberkraft magical power, magic power
- dieVerteilung distribution
- dieLesung reading (incl. poetry, prose, legislative, and liturgical); reading, lection, lesson
- diePünktlichkeit punctuality
- dieGründung foundation (act of founding)
- dieBesichtigung inspection; viewing
- dieAusübung practice, exertion
- dieSozialhilfe income support, minimal social assistance
- dieAbsprache agreement; collusion
- dieLeichtigkeit easiness, ease; lightness
- dieAttraktion attraction
- dieNavigation navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship)
- dieKorrespondenz correspondence
- dieRaumfahrt a space flight; spacefaring (The practice of spaceflight)
- dieBerichterstattung reporting, reportage; the result of reporting; coverage, reportage
- dieNervosität nervousness
- dieAblösung removal; relief, replacement
- dieAbreibung abrasion; beating
- dieVerbundenheit solidarity; attachment
- dieVermählung marriage
- dieÜberlegenheit superiority
- dieMordanklage
- dieVerdauung digestion
- dieSäuberung purge, cleansing, cleanup; purge, cleansing
- dieSteuererklärung tax return
- dieHomosexualität homosexuality
- dieGerichtsverhandlung trial
- dieRechtsabteilung
- dieWidmung dedication
- diePriesterin priestess (female priest); churchwoman
- dieWiederbelebung reanimation; revival
- dieAnsammlung gathering, collection, accumulation, assemblage; crowd
- dieSchließung closure (all senses); conclusion
- dieKörpersprache body language
- dieKollision collision
- dieSicherheitsstufe
- dieNebenwirkung side effect; side effect, adverse effect
- dieHymne anthem (solemn secular song); hymn (religious song)
- dieErwähnung mention
- dieTagung meeting, conference / convention
- dieAusbeutung exploitation
- dieAnimation animation
- dieHerrscherin female equivalent of Herrscher
- dieKluft cleft, fissure, joint; gap, gulf, rift
- dieBeschleunigung acceleration
- dieAufmunterung encouragement
- dieNahaufnahme close-up
- dieGattung type, kind, sort; genus
- dieProfessorin female professor; professor’s wife
- dieNominierung nomination
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.