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

die Geschwindigkeit

Pace

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Beginner

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

## Geschwindigkeit: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Pace
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Geschwindigkeit take die?

Nouns ending in -keit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 34 of 34 such words take die (100%).

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

## Geschwindigkeit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -keit

[die Brüderlichkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bruederlichkeit/) [die Freigiebigkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/freigiebigkeit/) [die Feuchtigkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/feuchtigkeit/) [die Achtsamkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/achtsamkeit/) [die Dankbarkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/dankbarkeit/) [die Großzügigkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/grosszuegigkeit/) [die Fähigkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/faehigkeit/) [die Übelkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/uebelkeit/)

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