Vocabulary · Feminine nouns
German Nouns with "die" — Feminine — Words 1,441–1,500
Continuing the list — words 1,441 to 1,500 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.
- diePensionierung retirement
- dieBedenkzeit time for consideration
- dieStromversorgung electricity supply
- dieVaterfigur father figure
- dieAbschlussprüfung final (test or examination given at the end of a term or class)
- dieSelbsthilfegruppe support group
- dieGefängnisstrafe prison sentence, imprisonment
- dieAugenbraue eyebrow
- dieSehkraft eyesight; vision
- dieAllgemeinheit generality
- dieAnnonce classified ad
- dieBibliothekarin librarian (female)
- dieNische niche
- dieKriegserklärung declaration of war (a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with…
- dieFernsteuerung remote control
- dieErneuerung renewal, replacement; innovation
- dieGeschäftsführerin managing director
- dieReform reform
- dieRetterin female equivalent of Retter
- dieHalbinsel peninsula
- dieVerbrecherin female equivalent of Verbrecher
- dieBuchführung bookkeeping, accounting
- dieProbezeit
- dieRezession recession
- dieBergung recovering; salvaging
- dieAusdehnung extension, expansion
- dieUmstellung conversion, migration, changeover, switch, cutover; reorganization, reorientation
- dieKochsalzlösung salt solution, saline solution
- dieEigentumswohnung condominium, freehold flat (UK)
- dieFaszination fascination
- dieAdlige noblewoman
- diePassion passion, fervent interest in a cause or, more often, a hobby; the object of such interest
- dieSauberkeit cleanliness
- dieLebensfreude joie de vivre
- dieVermisstenanzeige missing persons report
- dieEinweisung briefing, introduction
- dieTelefonaufzeichnungen phone records; call logs
- dieBundesregierung federal government
- dieBeunruhigung anxiety, worry, concern
- dieAufnahmeprüfung entrance examination
- dieWirtschaftskrise economic crisis; slump, depression
- dieVersteigerung auction
- dieHeuchlerin female equivalent of Heuchler
- dieAnstiftung incitement
- dieDienstzeit
- dieVerwahrung deposit; detention, custody
- dieRettungsmission rescue mission
- dieVerteidigungslinie defense line
- dieAusbreitung expansion; spread (of something)
- dieInstallation installation; wiring (in a building)
- dieMechanik mechanics (field of study); mechanism (mechanical construction making a part or device…
- dieKomponente component
- dieErhaltung maintenance, preservation
- dieFahrlässigkeit negligence
- dieKomplikation complication
- dieBekanntmachung publication, the making public (of something); announcement, disclosure
- dieÜberlastung overload
- dieWeiblichkeit femininity, womanliness
- dieBestattung funeral (ceremony in honor of a deceased person)
- dieRekonstruktion reconstruction
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.