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Grammar Rule
Nouns ending in -ant or -ent (usually people) are masculine.
Exceptions
das Restaurant, das Deodorant
Words following this rule
20 nouns found der
Absolvent graduate
der
Akzent accent
der
Assistent assistant
der
Asylant asylum seeker
der
Bundespräsident Federal President
der
Cent cent
der
Dirigent musical conductor
der
Elefant elephant
der
Intendant director, manager
der
Konkurrent competitor
der
Konsument consumer
der
Kontinent continent
der
Migrant migrant
der
Ministerpräsident governor, minister, president
der
Praktikant intern (m)
der
Referent speaker, advisor
der
Staatspräsident president
der
Stadtpräsident mayor
der
Vizepräsident vice president
der
Zement cement
Other der rules
Days of the week are masculineMonths are masculineSeasons are masculineMost times of day are masculineCardinal directions are masculineMost weather phenomena and precipitation types are masculineCar brand names are masculineMost alcoholic drinks are masculineMost rivers outside Germany are masculineMost rocks and minerals are masculineNames of mountains and mountain ranges are masculineNouns referring to male persons are masculineNouns specifically referring to male animals are masculineDefault/male form of professions are masculineNouns formed from verbs with -er ending are mostly masculineNouns ending in -ling are masculineNouns ending in -ismus (mostly abstract concepts) are always masculineNouns ending in -or are mostly masculineNouns ending in -ist (usually people) are masculineNouns ending in -ant or -ent (usually people) are masculineNouns ending in -ich are masculineNouns ending in -ig are masculineMost Latin-derived nouns ending in -us are masculineNouns formed from verb stems (without -en) are mostly masculineNames of planets and celestial bodies are mostly masculineFrench-origin nouns ending in -eur for male professions are masculineNouns ending in -är or -ar are mostly masculineMost currency names are masculine