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

der Fleckenentferner

Stain remover

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

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

## Fleckenentferner: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Fleckenentferner take der?

Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 290 of 353 such words take der (82%).

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

## Fleckenentferner in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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