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Vocabulary · Feminine nouns

German Nouns with "die" — Feminine — Words 2,941–3,000

Continuing the list — words 2,941 to 3,000 of 3,609, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

der Masculine 3,833 die Feminine 3,609 das Neuter 1,618
3,609 entries
148 at A1
157 at A2
337 at B1

Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.

  1. dieHygiene hygiene noun C2
  2. diePraktikantin A female trainee. noun pl. Praktikantinnen C2
  3. dieSchmach disgrace noun C2
  4. dieLeitlinie guideline, principle; clue noun pl. Leitlinien C2
  5. dieRedakteurin editor (female) noun pl. Redakteurinnen C2
  6. dieReederei shipping company noun pl. Reedereien C2
  7. dieScharia Shari'a (islamic religious law) noun C2
  8. dieGefährtin companion (female, or sexless but feminine), friend (female, or sexless but feminine) noun pl. Gefährtinnen C2
  9. dieBrünette brunette (a girl or woman with brown hair) noun C2
  10. dieStaatsregierung state government noun pl. Staatsregierungen C2
  11. dieSuspendierung suspension noun pl. Suspendierungen C2
  12. dieZertifizierung certification noun pl. Zertifizierungen C2
  13. dieNachtwache night watch noun pl. Nachtwachen C2
  14. dieOlympiade olympiad, the period of 4 years between two Olympic games; the Olympic games noun pl. Olympiaden C2
  15. dieEleganz elegance noun C2
  16. dieSchwebe limbo, abeyance noun pl. Schweben C2
  17. dieAusgestaltung design, configuration; development noun pl. Ausgestaltungen C2
  18. dieBuchung A booking, notably:; accounting entry noun pl. Buchungen C2
  19. dieDirektion management, administration (function of running an organization); directorate, board… noun pl. Direktionen C2
  20. dieFestspiele festival noun C2
  21. dieGeneralprobe dress rehearsal; final rehearsal noun pl. Generalproben C2
  22. dieKalaschnikow Kalashnikov (Russian assault rifle, especially the AK-47) noun pl. Kalaschnikows C2
  23. dieErfrischung refreshment noun pl. Erfrischungen C2
  24. dieKeule club (weapon); club (for juggling) noun pl. Keulen C2
  25. dieLichtung clearing noun pl. Lichtungen C2
  26. dieInschrift inscription noun pl. Inschriften C2
  27. dieStaatsverschuldung national debt, government debt noun pl. Staatsverschuldungen C2
  28. dieZufahrt a driveway to a property or building. noun pl. Zufahrten C2
  29. dieResidenz residence, abode; residency noun pl. Residenzen C2
  30. dieBerechtigung entitlement, right; warrant noun pl. Berechtigungen C2
  31. dieKaraoke karaoke (form of entertainment; an individual performance or session of it) noun pl. Karaoken C2
  32. dieVorstadt suburb noun pl. Vorstädte C2
  33. dieVorrichtung device, rig, contrivance, facility; jig (tool) noun pl. Vorrichtungen C2
  34. dieNotlage emergency (situation requiring urgent assistance) noun pl. Notlagen C2
  35. dieNötigung coercion, duress noun pl. Nötigungen C2
  36. dieFrauenstimme female voice, woman's voice noun pl. Frauenstimmen C2
  37. dieRücklage reserve; reserves, savings noun pl. Rücklagen C2
  38. dieTelefonie telephony noun C2
  39. dieVerlagerung relocation; shift noun pl. Verlagerungen C2
  40. dieWirtschaftslage economic situation, economic conditions noun pl. Wirtschaftslagen C2
  41. dieBruchbude shack, rundown hut noun pl. Bruchbuden C2
  42. dieGenesis genesis; Genesis (the first book of the Bible) noun pl. Genesen C2
  43. dieNächstenliebe charity; altruism noun C2
  44. dieStereoanlage mini hi-fi system noun pl. Stereoanlagen C2
  45. dieAbschwächung lessening, weakening, softening, attenuation (act or process of making weaker) noun pl. Abschwächungen C2
  46. dieAtomkraft nuclear power (power from nuclear reactions) noun C2
  47. dieBlackbox black box; flight recorder noun pl. Blackboxen C2
  48. dieMaid girl, maiden, virgin noun pl. Maiden C2
  49. dieEintrittskarte admission ticket noun pl. Eintrittskarten C2
  50. dieLiberalisierung liberalisation / liberalization; deregulation noun pl. Liberalisierungen C2
  51. dieErektion erection (rigid penis) noun pl. Erektionen C2
  52. dieNationalhymne national anthem noun pl. Nationalhymnen C2
  53. dieRückgabe refund, return, restitution noun pl. Rückgaben C2
  54. dieTeilhabe participation; methexis noun C2
  55. dieTrainerin trainer or coach (female) noun pl. Trainerinnen C2
  56. dieVerfehlung misconduct noun pl. Verfehlungen C2
  57. dieStrumpfhose tights, pantyhose (US) noun pl. Strumpfhosen C2
  58. dieVorherrschaft supremacy, primacy, ascendancy, hegemony; prevalence noun pl. Vorherrschaften C2
  59. dieDetonation detonation noun pl. Detonationen C2
  60. dieAlkoholikerin female alcoholic noun pl. Alkoholikerinnen C2

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.

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