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

der Fleck

Stain

maskulin · masculine [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Beginner

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

## Fleck: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Stain
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Fleck take der?

No suffix rule covers Fleck, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Fleck as something blue.

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

## Fleck in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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