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

die Erkältung

Cold

feminin · feminine [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Beginner

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

## Erkältung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Cold
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Erkältung in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Erk%C3%A4ltung)
- [Erkältung in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Erk%C3%A4ltung)

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

## Why does Erkältung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Erkältung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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