Nouns ending in -chen are always neuter. This diminutive suffix makes things small or cute

Nouns ending in -lein are always neuter. This diminutive suffix makes things small or cute

Nouns ending in -icht are usually neuter. Found in abstract or collective nouns

Nouns ending in -il are usually neuter. Found in technical or scientific terms

Nouns ending in -it are usually neuter. Found in technical or scientific terms

Nouns ending in -ma are usually neuter. Found in abstract or technical terms

Nouns ending in -ment are usually neuter. Found in abstract or technical terms

Nouns ending in -tel are usually neuter. Found in fractional or diminutive terms

Nouns ending in -tum are usually neuter. Found in abstract or collective nouns

Nouns ending in -um are usually neuter. Found in abstract or technical terms

Words with Ge- prefix: Often neuter, especially in collective or abstract nouns

Nouns ending with -nis and -sal: About 70% are neuter, often abstract or collective

Alphabet Letters and Music Notes: Always neuter in German

Continents, Cities, Provinces, and Countries: Typically neuter, except for specific exceptions

Gerunds and Parts of Speech as Nouns: Always neuter in German

Hospitality Establishments: Names of hotels, restaurants, and cinemas are neuter

Metals and Chemical Elements: Always neuter in German

Scientific Units: Always neuter, except for specific exceptions like Liter and Meter

Young Persons and Baby Animals: Always neuter in German

Nouns ending in -gut are usually neuter. Often describing goods or assets

Scientific units: Typically neuter, often used in technical or scientific contexts

Nouns ending in -ant are usually masculine. Common in words of Latin/French origin, often describing people or technical/scientific terms

Nouns ending in -ast are usually masculine. Usually found in scientific or technical terms, often from Greek/Latin origins

Nouns ending in -ich are usually masculine. Common Germanic suffix, often in everyday vocabulary and adjective-derived nouns

Nouns ending in -ig are usually masculine. Germanic suffix forming nouns from adjectives or verbs, often describing containers or enclosed spaces

Nouns ending in -ling are usually masculine. Forms nouns describing people or things with certain characteristics, often with diminutive or derogatory meaning

Nouns ending in -or are usually masculine. Latin origin, typically describing machines, devices, or professional roles

Nouns ending in -us are usually masculine. Latin/Greek origin, common in scientific, academic, and cultural terms

Strong Verb Nouns: Derived from strong verbs, describing the action itself or its result are usually masculine. Very reliable rule in German

Nouns ending in -en, -el, -er: About 60% of these nouns are masculine, often referring to tools, people, or natural elements

Animals: Male animals are typically masculine in German

Cars: Car brands and models are generally masculine in German

Currency: Most currency names are masculine, except for a few notable exceptions

Days, Months, and Seasons: These temporal nouns are consistently masculine

Directions: Cardinal directions are masculine in German

Drinks: Many alcoholic beverages are masculine, with some exceptions

Male Persons: Nouns referring to male individuals are masculine

Mountains and Mountain Ranges: Most mountain names are masculine, except for specific ranges

Non-German Rivers: Rivers outside German-speaking countries are typically masculine

Outer Space: Celestial bodies and planets (except Earth, Venus, and Sun) are masculine

Rocks and Minerals: Many rock and mineral names are masculine, with some exceptions

Weather: Weather phenomena are often masculine

Nouns ending in -fall are usually masculine. Typically describing events or occurrences

Nouns ending in -gang are usually masculine. Typically describing paths or processes

Nouns ending in -mut are usually masculine. Typically describing states or qualities

Nouns ending in -weg are usually masculine. Typically describing routes or methods