Vocabulary · Feminine nouns
German Nouns with "die" (Feminine), Words 2,641–2,700
Words 2,641 to 2,700 of 3,609, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
- dieFormalität formality
- dieKalle bride; lover
- dieAufrüstung armament
- dieErschöpfung depletion; exhaustion
- dieBesorgung errand
- dieGebärmutter womb, uterus
- dieFußspur footprint
- dieVerwandtschaft kinship, relationship (by blood or marriage); extended family, kin, relatives
- dieIntimität intimacy
- dieSchleuder sling, slingshot; catapult
- dieSchärfe sharpness; spiciness, hotness
- dieZuständigkeit responsibility
- dieAutotür car door
- dieFiktion fiction (something fictitious)
- dieManiküre manicure
- dieHerzfrequenz heart rate
- dieLandebahn runway
- dieMachete machete
- dieCourage courage, guts, initiative; vulva; vagina
- dieNationalität nationality
- diePraktik practice, method, procedure; practice, habit, custom
- diePräsidentenwahl presidential election, election of a president
- dieBarriere barrier
- diePsychologin psychologist (female)
- dieUnmenge huge amount
- dieNaht seam; suture, seam
- dieNeutralität neutrality; contingency
- dieTrübsal a sad, troubled emotional state
- dieKrabbe crab; shrimp
- dieMeute a pack of animals, especially hunting dogs; a mob of people, especially ones who are…
- dieSafari safari
- dieTeilzeit part time
- dieSpore spore
- dieVerschlechterung deterioration
- dieVorderseite front; face (facing side); obverse
- dieWirtschaftsforschung economic research
- dieDienstmarke official stamp; identification badge
- dieErnennung appointment
- dieHotline helpline
- dieKreditwürdigkeit creditworthiness
- dieFehlgeburt miscarriage (of a baby)
- dieAnarchie anarchy
- dieAufrichtigkeit sincerity
- dieFachhochschule university of applied sciences
- dieSchauspielerei acting profession; acting, playacting
- dieInteraktion interaction
- dieBetäubung narcosis, anesthesia (local or general anesthesia), any state of numbness or reduced…
- dieRechtfertigung justification
- dieRückmeldung feedback (critical assessment on information produced)
- dieVerständigung comprehension, understanding; agreement, settlement, rapprochement
- dieGarnison garrison (permanent military post); garrison (troops stationed at such a post)
- dieKostprobe sample
- dieAutomatisierung automation
- dieRübe a cover term for a variety of root vegetables including:; beetroot
- dieGrundversorgung primary care
- dieSpanne span (space between the tips of the thumb and little finger); span (semi-standardised…
- dieAbstammung descent, ancestry, lineage, parentage, genealogy
- dieUngewissheit uncertainty
- dieFritten fries, french fries, chips (UK)
- dieRedensart a commonly used expression, sentence, or proverb
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.