Vocabulary · Feminine nouns
German Nouns with "die" — Feminine — Words 3,541–3,600
Continuing the list — words 3,541 to 3,600 of 3,609, 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.
- dieAttrappe dummy, mockup, decoy
- dieHäufigkeit frequency (rate of occurrence of anything; property of occurring often rather than…
- dieKirchengemeinde parish; parish church or its congregation
- dieLocation synonym of Veranstaltungsort
- dieNaturwissenschaft natural science
- dieRegierungserklärung government statement, government policy statement
- dieZählung count (the process and the result of establishing the number or quantity of items);…
- dieSchifffahrt water transportation, water transport
- diePosaune trombone
- dieArbeiterklasse working class
- dieNordseite north side
- dieGouvernante governess
- dieHandgranate hand grenade
- dieVereinfachung simplification
- dieAnschrift an address
- dieBegutachtung assessment
- dieRevolte revolt
- dieEmanzipation emancipation
- dieAorta aorta
- dieAbtei abbey; a municipality of South Tyrol
- dieKoje cabin; berth (sleeping room on a ship); bunk (built-in bed on a ship)
- dieZusammenkunft meeting (gathering for a purpose)
- dieBleiche bleaching; bleach
- dieGazelle gazelle
- dieUnfallflucht hit and run, the crime to depart after a traffic accident without reporting
- dieVerwunderung astonishment, amazement
- dieSymphonie symphony
- dieTuberkulose tuberculosis
- diePostkutsche stage-coach, post chaise
- dieJukebox jukebox
- dieKlugheit prudence, intelligence; intelligent, wise action
- diePlastiktüte plastic bag
- dieBucht bay; gulf; bight; niche, especially one that is wide rather than deep; a slight recess
- dieDurchschlagskraft penetrating power; effectiveness; impact
- dieGefolgschaft entourage, fellowship (of followers, disciples), following, followership; fealty, loyalty
- dieHilfestellung assistance, support
- dieInstabilität instability; quality of not being properly fixed, likely to fall
- dieWeihe consecration, any act or procession of making a thing or situation holy; ordination…
- dieKlausur a state of enclosure, especially that of monks, nuns
- dieVorhut vanguard
- dieFußfessel foot shackle
- dieKassiererin cashier
- dieSenatsverwaltung senate department
- dieSolaranlage solar power plant
- dieWerbekampagne public-relations campaign, advertising campaign, ad campaign
- dieZeltstadt tent city
- dieSchläfe temple (region of skull)
- dieBundesanstalt federal institution / agency
- dieSchütte drawer container (in a kitchen; for flour, sugar etc.); chute
- dieEigenverantwortung direct responsibility, one's own responsibility, one's own authority
- dieGegenmaßnahme countermeasure; counteraction
- dieBesinnung consciousness; reflexion
- dieLuftfeuchtigkeit humidity (of the air)
- dieMilitärparade military parade
- dieBallade ballad
- dieStationierung stationing, deployment
- dieTrasse line; train path; a slot on the timetable of a rail line allocated to a specific train
- dieUnterseite underside, underneath, bottom; underbelly
- dieUntätigkeit inactivity, idleness
- dieVerkürzung shortening (the act or result of making short)
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.