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

der Chefredakteur

Editor in chief

maskulin · masculine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Advanced

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

## Chefredakteur: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Editor in chief
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Chefredakteur take der?

Nouns ending in -eur usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 7 of 7 such words take der (100%).

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

## Chefredakteur in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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