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Grammar Rule
Nominalized infinitives (verbs used as nouns) are always neuter.
Exceptions
No exceptions when truly nominalized
Words following this rule
58 nouns found das
Abkommen agreement
das
Anliegen request
das
Anziehen getting dressed
das
Arbeiten working
das
Atmen breathing
das
Aufräumen tidying up
das
Auftreten behavior, conduct, occurrence
das
Ausziehen undressing
das
Backen baking
das
Baden bathing
das
Bedenken concern, doubt
das
Boxen boxing
das
Braten frying
das
Darlehen loan
das
Denken thinking
das
Einkommen income
das
Essen food, meal
das
Fernsehen television
das
Gewichtheben weightlifting
das
Gewissen conscience
das
Gutachten report, reference
das
Gähnen yawning
das
Husten coughing
das
Joggen jogging
das
Laufen running
das
Leben life
das
Lebewesen living being
das
Lernen learning
das
Lesen reading
das
Nicken nod
das
Niesen sneezing
das
Putzen cleaning
das
Radfahren cycling
das
Reiten horse riding
das
Rennen race
das
Ringen wrestling
das
Schlafen sleeping
das
Schlittschuhlaufen ice skating
das
Schreiben writing
das
Schweigen silence
das
Schwimmen swimming
das
Skifahren skiing
das
Snowboarden snowboarding
das
Surfen surfing
das
Trinken drinking
das
Turnen gymnastics
das
Unternehmen enterprise, company
das
Verfahren method, process, technique
das
Vergnügen pleasure
das
Verhalten behavior
das
Vermögen assets, fortune, ability
das
Vertrauen trust, faith
das
Vorgehen action
das
Vorhaben plan, project
das
Weinen crying
das
Wesen being, creature, nature
das
Wiedersehen reunion
das
Winken waving
Other das rules
All nouns with diminutive -chen ending are neuterAll nouns with diminutive -lein ending are neuterColors used as nouns are neuterMost metals and chemical elements are neuterNominalized infinitives (verbs used as nouns) are always neuterMost nouns beginning with prefix Ge- are neuterLetters used as nouns are neuterMusical notes are neuterNouns referring to young humans or animals are often neuterNouns ending in -um (Latin origin) are neuterNouns ending in -ium are neuterNouns ending in -ment are neuterNouns ending in -ma (Greek origin) are mostly neuterMost nouns ending in -o are neuterNouns ending in -tum are mostly neuterAbout 70% of nouns ending in -nis are neuterNouns ending in -ett are neuterMost country and city names are neuter (used without article)Names of hotels and cafés are neuterMany nouns ending in -at are neuterCollective nouns starting with Ge- are often neuterMost fractions are neuterLanguages used as nouns are neuterScientific terms ending in -ik (from Greek) can be neuterEnglish loanwords ending in -ing are neuterChemical/scientific terms ending in -in (long i sound) are neuter