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

die Eitelkeit

Vanity

feminin · feminine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Advanced

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

## Eitelkeit: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Vanity
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Eitelkeit take die?

Nouns ending in -keit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 34 of 34 such words take die (100%).

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

## Eitelkeit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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