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title: "Bilanz: der, die or das? It’s die Bilanz (balance) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Bilanz, “balance”. Accusative: die Bilanz; dative: der Bilanz. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bilanz/
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# Bilanz: der, die or das?

die Bilanz

Balance

feminin · feminine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Bilanz takes the article die (die Bilanz). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “balance” in English.

## Bilanz: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Balance
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Bilanz take die?

Nouns ending in -anz usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 8 of 9 such words take die (88%).

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

## Bilanz in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Bilanz |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Bilanz |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Bilanz |

## More words ending in -anz

[die Akzeptanz](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/akzeptanz/) [die Intendanz](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/intendanz/) [die Jahresbilanz](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/jahresbilanz/) [die Resonanz](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/resonanz/) [die Toleranz](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/toleranz/) [die Quartalsbilanz](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/quartalsbilanz/) [die Distanz](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/distanz/)

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