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title: "Apfelkuchen: der, die or das? It’s der Apfelkuchen | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Apfelkuchen, “apple cake”. Accusative: den Apfelkuchen; dative: dem Apfelkuchen. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/apfelkuchen/
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# Apfelkuchen: der, die or das?

der Apfelkuchen

Apple cake

maskulin · masculine [Food and drink](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Apfelkuchen takes the article der (der Apfelkuchen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “apple cake” in English.

## Apfelkuchen: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Apple cake
- **Topic**: Food and drink
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Apfelkuchen in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Apfelkuchen)
- [Apfelkuchen in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Apfelkuchen)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Apfelkuchen take der?

Apfelkuchen is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Kuchen → der Apfelkuchen.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Apfelkuchen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Apfelkuchen |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Apfelkuchen |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Apfelkuchen |

## More words ending in -kuchen

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

[der Kuchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kuchen/) [der Pfannkuchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pfannkuchen/) [der Reibekuchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/reibekuchen/)

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[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/)

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