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

die Heilung

Healing

feminin · feminine [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Heilung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Healing
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Heilung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Heilung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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