| Taille | body nouns strongly associated with women are feminine. Also, ends with "e"...waist |
| Scheide | body nouns strongly associated with women are feminine. Also, ends with "e"...vagina |
| Penis | body nouns strongly associated with men are masculine...penis |
| Muskel | body nouns strongly associated with men are masculine...muscle |
| Kopf | nouns that end in "pf" are usually masculine...head |
| Topf | nouns that end in "pf" are usually masculine...pot that you cook in |
| Kampf | nouns that end in "pf" are usually masculine...fight, struggle |
| Sumpf | nouns that end in "pf" are usually masculine...swamp, bog |
| Dampf | nouns that end in "pf" are usually masculine...steam, vapor |
| Knopf | nouns that end in "pf" are usually masculine...button |
| Krampf | nouns that end in "pf" are usually masculine...cramp, spasm |
| Wetter | high-level categories are neuter...weather |
| Sonnenschein | weather events are masculine...sunshine |
| Schnee | weather events are masculine...snow |
| Regen | weather events are masculine...rain |
| Wind | weather events are masculine...wind |
| Nebel | weather events are masculine...fog |
| Sturm | weather events are masculine...storm |
| Hagel | weather events are masculine...hail |
| Hurrikan, Wirbelsturm, Orkan | weather events are masculine...hurricane |
| Donner | weather events are masculine...thunder |
| Blitz | weather events are masculine...lightning |
| Schlacht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...battle, slaughter |
| Pflicht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...obligation |
| Furcht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...fear |
| Flucht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...escape |
| Frucht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...fruit |
| Tracht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...costume, attire, garb |
| Wucht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...force, momentum |
| Bucht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...bay |
| Sucht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...addiction |
| Zucht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...breeding |
| Sicht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...sight |
| Jacht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...yacht |
| Macht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...power, might |
| Bericht | nouns/suffixes formed by dropping the "en" from verbs and sometimes changing the root too are usually masculine...berichten->...report |
| Verdacht | nouns/suffixes formed by dropping the "en" from verbs and sometimes changing the root too are usually masculine...verdenken->...suspicion |
| Nacht | one-syllable nouns that end in "cht" are usually feminine...night |
| Verzicht | nouns/suffixes formed by dropping the "en" from verbs and sometimes changing the root too are usually masculine...verzichten->...waiver, abandonment |
| Zahn | nouns/suffixes formed by dropping the "en" from verbs and sometimes changing the root too are usually masculine...zahnen->...tooth |
| Gaskammer(e) | nouns that end in "e" are feminine - This word used to have an "e" at the end - gas chamber |
| Laptop (computer), Laptop (notebook) | nouns ending in "er" that do something are usually masculine...laptop (computer)...but this one can be neuter too...laptop (notebook) |
| Handy | English loan words to German tend to be neuter unless there's another rule - handy (telephone) |
| Telefon | English loan words to German tend to be neuter unless there's another rule - telephone |
| Hobby | English loan words to German tend to be neuter unless there's another rule - hobby |
| Team | English loan words to German tend to be neuter unless there's another rule - team |
| Internet | English loan words to German tend to be neuter unless there's another rule - internet |
| Witz | nouns that end in "tz" are usually masculine - joke |
| Platz | nouns that end in "tz" are usually masculine - plaza, square |
| Spatz | nouns that end in "tz" are usually masculine - sparrow |
| Schutz | nouns that end in "tz" are usually masculine - protection |
| Blitz | nouns that end in "tz" are usually masculine - lightning |
| Schatz | nouns that end in "tz" are usually masculine - treasure |
| Satz | nouns that end in "tz" are usually masculine - sentence |
| Ellbogen | nouns/suffixes formed by dropping the "en" from verbs and sometimes changing the root too are usually masculine...biegen->...elbow |
