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

die Freeware

Freeware

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

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

## Freeware: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Freeware
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Freeware take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Freeware in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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