Random German Noun Generator – 81 Nouns With der, die, das

How it works

This random German noun generator draws one of 81 everyday German nouns, from das Haus to die Antwort, with its article (der, die or das) and what it means in English.

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Learn the article with the noun

German nouns each have a gender, and the article shows it: der for masculine, die for feminine, das for neuter. Press, say the noun with its article, and the card shows whether you were right.

Drill one gender

After the first press, the list beside the button keeps the draw to der nouns (31), die nouns (25) or das nouns (25). Set the count to 10 for a quick list to copy into a notebook.

Tips

Say the plural too when you can: das Buch becomes die Bücher, and die is the article for every plural noun.
Nouns for people often have a female form: der Lehrer is a teacher, and a woman teacher is die Lehrerin.

Questions and answers

How do I know if a German noun is der, die or das?

Mostly by learning each noun with its article. Some endings help: -chen nouns are always neuter. Meaning does not decide it, which is why a girl is das Mädchen.

Why is See not on the list?

It has two genders with two meanings: der See is a lake and die See is the sea. We left it out so every card has one right answer.

Where do the genders and meanings come from?

Each noun was checked against its English Wiktionary entry on 24 September 2026. The meanings are the first senses, so some words, such as der Zug (train, procession, pull), can mean more.

All 81 German nouns

der: masculine 31

der Apfel Apple. Masculine, so der Apfel.
der Bahnhof Railway station. Masculine, so der Bahnhof.
der Baum Tree. Masculine, so der Baum.
der Berg Mountain, hill. Masculine, so der Berg.
der Brief Letter (a written message). Masculine, so der Brief.
der Bruder Brother. Masculine, so der Bruder.
der Fisch Fish. Masculine, so der Fisch.
der Fluss River. Masculine, so der Fluss.
der Freund Friend; also boyfriend. Masculine, so der Freund.
der Garten Garden. Masculine, so der Garten.
der Himmel Sky; also heaven. Masculine, so der Himmel.
der Hund Dog. Masculine, so der Hund.
der Kaffee Coffee. Masculine, so der Kaffee.
der Käse Cheese. Masculine, so der Käse.
der Kopf Head. Masculine, so der Kopf.
der Kuchen Cake. Masculine, so der Kuchen.
der Lehrer Teacher (a man; a woman is die Lehrerin). Masculine, so der Lehrer.
der Mond Moon. Masculine, so der Mond.
der Name Name. Masculine, so der Name.
der Regen Rain. Masculine, so der Regen.
der Schnee Snow. Masculine, so der Schnee.
der Stern Star. Masculine, so der Stern.
der Stuhl Chair. Masculine, so der Stuhl.
der Tag Day. Masculine, so der Tag.
der Tee Tea. Masculine, so der Tee.
der Tisch Table. Masculine, so der Tisch.
der Vater Father. Masculine, so der Vater.
der Vogel Bird. Masculine, so der Vogel.
der Wald Forest, woods. Masculine, so der Wald.
der Wind Wind. Masculine, so der Wind.
der Zug Train; also a procession or a pull. Masculine, so der Zug.

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die: feminine 25

die Antwort Answer. Feminine, so die Antwort.
die Arbeit Work, job. Feminine, so die Arbeit.
die Blume Flower. Feminine, so die Blume.
die Farbe Colour; also paint. Feminine, so die Farbe.
die Frage Question. Feminine, so die Frage.
die Hand Hand. Feminine, so die Hand.
die Katze Cat. Feminine, so die Katze.
die Küche Kitchen; also cuisine. Feminine, so die Küche.
die Kuh Cow. Feminine, so die Kuh.
die Maus Mouse. Feminine, so die Maus.
die Milch Milk. Feminine, so die Milch.
die Musik Music. Feminine, so die Musik.
die Mutter Mother. Feminine, so die Mutter.
die Nacht Night. Feminine, so die Nacht.
die Schule School. Feminine, so die Schule.
die Schwester Sister; also a nurse. Feminine, so die Schwester.
die Sonne Sun. Feminine, so die Sonne.
die Sprache Language. Feminine, so die Sprache.
die Stadt City, town. Feminine, so die Stadt.
die Straße Street, road. Feminine, so die Straße.
die Suppe Soup. Feminine, so die Suppe.
die Tür Door. Feminine, so die Tür.
die Uhr Clock, watch; also o'clock. Feminine, so die Uhr.
die Woche Week. Feminine, so die Woche.
die Zeit Time. Feminine, so die Zeit.

das: neuter 25

das Auge Eye. Neuter, so das Auge.
das Auto Car. Neuter, so das Auto.
das Bett Bed. Neuter, so das Bett.
das Bild Picture. Neuter, so das Bild.
das Brot Bread. Neuter, so das Brot.
das Buch Book. Neuter, so das Buch.
das Dorf Village. Neuter, so das Dorf.
das Ei Egg. Neuter, so das Ei.
das Fahrrad Bicycle. Neuter, so das Fahrrad.
das Fenster Window. Neuter, so das Fenster.
das Flugzeug Aeroplane. Neuter, so das Flugzeug.
das Geld Money. Neuter, so das Geld.
das Haus House, home. Neuter, so das Haus.
das Herz Heart. Neuter, so das Herz.
das Jahr Year. Neuter, so das Jahr.
das Kind Child. Neuter, so das Kind.
das Mädchen Girl. Neuter, so das Mädchen: every noun ending in -chen is neuter.
das Meer Sea. Neuter, so das Meer.
das Pferd Horse. Neuter, so das Pferd.
das Schiff Ship. Neuter, so das Schiff.
das Spiel Game. Neuter, so das Spiel.
das Wasser Water. Neuter, so das Wasser.
das Wetter Weather. Neuter, so das Wetter.
das Wort Word. Neuter, so das Wort.
das Zimmer Room. Neuter, so das Zimmer.

How this list was compiled: Everyday German nouns, each with its gender read from the de-noun headword template and its meaning from the first senses of its English Wiktionary entry (German section), fetched through the MediaWiki API on 2026-09-24 (address in x.src). See was left out because it is der See (lake) or die See (sea). Licence: own work