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

die Freiheit

Liberty

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

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

## Freiheit: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Freiheit take die?

Nouns ending in -heit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 22 of 22 such words take die (100%).

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

## Freiheit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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