Vocabulary · Feminine nouns
German Nouns with "die" (Feminine), Words 2,161–2,220
Words 2,161 to 2,220 of 3,609, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
- dieErsparnis saving (reduction of cost); savings (money saved)
- dieWartung maintenance
- dieWiderrede backtalk
- dieWahnvorstellung delusion
- diePopmusik pop music
- dieStaatsanwältin a female prosecutor
- dieEnergiequelle energy source
- dieKehrtwende U-turn, about-face
- dieLebenserwartung life expectancy, lifespan (of organism)
- dieLinde linden, lime tree (Tilia gen. et spp.)
- dieSpüle sink, especially kitchen sink
- dieTestphase testing phase
- dieUnterdrückung oppression; suppression
- dieHautfarbe skin color; complexion; a color similar to the average skin color of white people in…
- dieKaserne barracks
- dieSpeicherung retention; storage
- dieAbrechnung settlement (final invoice); reckoning, payoff
- dieDurchreise transit, journey through
- diePreisverleihung award ceremony
- dieSichtweise view, viewpoint, perspective, way of thinking, standpoint
- dieZensur censorship; mark, grade
- dieBaba grandma; bye-bye, see you, so long
- dieVordertür front door
- dieSchraube screw; most iconically, a screw in the sense of a fluted fastener
- dieBenutzeroberfläche graphical user interface
- dieGleichstellung equalization (the act of declaring or changing things to be equal in some respect;…
- dieStrömung current, stream, flux, flow; movement (in politics, ideas, the arts, etc.)
- dieKinderbetreuung childcare
- diePublicity publicity
- dieReinheit purity
- dieDemütigung humiliation
- dieKapuze a hood (head-covering part of clothing)
- dieStichwahl runoff vote, second ballot
- dieFamily family
- dieÜberschwemmung flooding; flood; overflow of a body of water
- dieBestmarke record
- dieDemenz dementia
- dieEitelkeit vanity
- dieAusgangssperre curfew; lockdown
- dieNominierung nomination
- dieSchiene a staff on which something moves; rail
- dieVersetzung transfer; redeployment
- dieZündung ignition
- dieTorchance goal opportunity
- dieBeschränkung restriction
- diePostkarte postcard
- dieSteuererklärung tax return
- dieVorentscheidung preliminary decision; preliminary heat, preliminary round
- dieHauptstraße main street, high street (principal street of a town or village); any major street,…
- dieKaufkraft purchasing power; spending power
- dieStadthalle guildhall; civic centre
- dieReferenz reference (measurement one can compare to); reference
- dieApplikation application, (mobile) app; applique
- dieErderwärmung global warming
- dieWendung turn; expression, phrase
- dieMentalität mentality, mindset
- dieSäule column, pillar; gas pump (clipping of Zapfsäule)
- dieSequenz sequence (series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated)
- dieArtillerie artillery (weapon); artillery (army unit)
- dieEmpathie empathy
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.