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Grammar Rule
Nouns ending in -heit are always feminine.
Words following this rule
47 nouns found die
Abwesenheit absence
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Angelegenheit matter, affair
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Anwesenheit presence
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Beschaffenheit texture/nature
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Besonderheit characteristic, specific, feature
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Dummheit stupidity
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Dunkelheit darkness
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Einfachheit simplicity
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Einheit unity, unit
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Einzelheit detail
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Entschlossenheit determination
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Falschheit falseness
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Feigheit cowardice
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Freiheit freedom
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Geborgenheit safety/security
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Gelassenheit serenity
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Gelegenheit opportunity
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Gesundheit health
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Gewohnheit habit
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Gleichheit equality
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Kindheit childhood
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Klarheit clarity
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Klugheit cleverness
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Knappheit scarcity
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Krankheit illness, disease
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Mattheit dullness
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Mehrheit majority
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Menschheit humanity
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Minderheit minority
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Neuheit newness
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Offenheit openness, frankness
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Rauheit roughness
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Reinheit purity
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Schönheit beauty
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Seltenheit rarity
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Sicherheit security, safety
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Trockenheit dryness
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Unausgewogenheit imbalance
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Ungleichheit inequality
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Unsicherheit uncertainty
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Vergangenheit past
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Verlegenheit embarrassment
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Verschiedenheit difference
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Wahrheit truth
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Weichheit softness
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Weisheit wisdom
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Zufriedenheit contentment
Other die rules
Nouns referring to female persons are feminineNouns specifically referring to female animals are feminineProfessions with -in ending for females are feminineNouns ending in -ung are always feminineNouns ending in -heit are always feminineNouns ending in -keit are always feminineNouns ending in -schaft are always feminineNouns ending in -tät or -ität are feminineNouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminineNouns ending in -ie are feminineNouns ending in -ik are feminineMost nouns ending in -ur are feminineNouns ending in -anz or -enz are feminineNouns ending in -ei are feminineAbout 90% of nouns ending in -e are feminineMost tree names are feminineMost flower names are feminineMany fruit names are feminineMost rivers in Germany/Austria/Switzerland are feminineMotorcycle brand names are feminineShip names are feminineAirplane names/models are feminineNumbers used as nouns are feminineNouns ending in -ade (from French/Italian) are feminineNouns ending in -age (from French) are feminineNouns ending in -ose are feminineNouns ending in -sis or -xis are feminineNouns ending in -ine for chemical substances are feminineContinent names are feminine when used with an article