Change in Meaning
These nouns have different articles, which also correspond to different translations.
- Teil
- der: part
- das: component (of a machine)
- Verdienst
- der: income
- das: credit
- Schild
- der: shield
- das: sign
- Leiter
- die: ladder
- der: leader
- Erbe (Erbin)
- das: the inheritance
- der: heir(ess)
- Mark
- die: mark, currency
- das: marrow
- Bauer(in)
- der: (female) farmer
- das: (bird) cage
- Band
- der: volume
- die: band
- das: ribbon
- Foto
- der: regional?
- die: regional?
- das: photograph
- See (varies regionally?)
- der: lake
- die: sea
- Tor
- der: fool
- das: gate
- Kiefer
- der: jaw(-bone)
- die: (pine) tree
- Steuer
- die: tax
- das: (steering) wheel
- Plastik
- die: sculpture
- das: plastic
Differences in Plural
Some special cases with identical meaning, but different plural forms:
- Bank, die:
- die Bänke: benches
- die Banken: banks
- Strauß, der:
- die Sträuße: bunches (of flowers)
- die Strauße: ostrich, ostriches
Indifferent
These nouns appear with multiple different articles.
- Jog(h)urt: der/die/das
- Teller: der/das
- Email: die/das
- Spital: der/das
- Cola: die/das
- Laptop: der/das
- Keks: der/das
- Prospekt: der/das
- Fakt: der/das
- Comic: der/das
- Gummi: der/das
- Puff: der/das
- Tsunami: der/die
- Salsa: der/die