German Gender

Question 1

-chen

Answer 1

neuter

Question 2

-lein

Answer 2

neuter

Question 3

-ment

Answer 3

neuter

Question 4

-tum

Answer 4

neuter

Question 5

-um

Answer 5

neuter

Question 6

-ant

Answer 6

masculine (exceptions are das Croissant, das Restaurant, and das Deodorant)

Question 7

-ent

Answer 7

masculine

Question 8

-ich

Answer 8

masculine

Question 9

-ling

Answer 9

masculine

Question 10

-er

Answer 10

masculine most of the time

Question 11

-ismus

Answer 11

masculine

Question 12

-ist

Answer 12

masculine

Question 13

-or

Answer 13

masculine

Question 14

-anz

Answer 14

feminine

Question 15

-ei

Answer 15

feminine

Question 16

-enz

Answer 16

feminine

Question 17

-heit

Answer 17

feminine

Question 18

-keit

Answer 18

feminine

Question 19

-ik

Answer 19

feminine

Question 20

-in (to feminize a name)

Answer 20

feminine

Question 21

-ion

Answer 21

feminine

Question 22

-ität

Answer 22

feminine

Question 23

-schaft

Answer 23

feminine

Question 24

-ung

Answer 24

feminine

Question 25

-ur

Answer 25

feminine

Question 26

verbs that are made into nouns

Answer 26

neuter

Question 27

-e

Answer 27

85% majority is feminine

Exceptions

MASCULINE
10% masculine (der Name, der Käse, der Buchstabe (letter), der Kaffee and der Tee)

A lot of masculine nouns ending in -e refer to a person, like Der College, der Junge, der Angestellte (employee).

Also a a lot of mammals that end in -e are masculine, like der Löwe, der Affe, der Hasse, der Bulle…etc. However, birds are feminine with exception of predator der Falke.

NEUTRAL
Words beginning ge- and ending in -e (das Germüse)

Nouns of foreign origin are also often neuter such as das image, das Regime, das College, BUT die Servillette, die Sauce or der Charme.

Question 28

Beginning with Ge and ending in -e

Answer 28

majority are neutral (das Germüse)

Question 29

-el

Answer 29

60% MASCULINE

Mammals ending in -el are always masculine.

24% FEMININE (die Regel)

Also, if you can eat it, it is probably feminine (die Kartoffel, die Nudel, die Muschel, die Waffel, die Dattel, die Wurzel (vegetable root) .

Exceptions to this are das Lebensmittel, der Knödel (dumpling), and der Spargel(asparagus)

16% NEUTER

das Hotel, das Kabel (electric wire), das Ferkel (piglet), das Rätsel (mystery) and das Lebensmittel (food).

Question 30

New born animals

Answer 30

Neuter

Question 31

Monosyllable nouns starting with and ending in a consonant

Answer 31

61% MASCULINE

13% are FEMININE (a lot of them ending in -t)

26% are NEUTER (no good tips). Baby animals are always neuter.

Question 32

Starts with Sch+ another consonant

Answer 32

100% masculine

Question 33

English words ending in -ing

Answer 33

Nearly all neutral

MASCULINE: Der Smoking, der Pudding

FEMININE: die Holding (company holding)

Question 34

-ck

Answer 34

70% masculine

0% feminine

30% neuter

Question 35

-uch

Answer 35

70% masculine

5% feminine
die Couch

20%
das Buch and das Tuch (cloth)

Question 36

Mammals ending in -el

Answer 36

Always masculine.

Question 37

edibles ending in -el

Answer 37

Probably feminine

Question 38

Fruits

Answer 38

majority are feminine

90% feminine
7% masculine (der Apfel, der Pfirsich)
3% Neuter (das Obst)