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

das Kreuzworträtsel

Crossword

neutral · neuter [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Kreuzworträtsel takes the article das (das Kreuzworträtsel). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “crossword” in English.

## Kreuzworträtsel: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Crossword
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Kreuzworträtsel in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Kreuzwortr%C3%A4tsel)
- [Kreuzworträtsel in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Kreuzwortr%C3%A4tsel)

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

## Why does Kreuzworträtsel take das?

No suffix rule covers Kreuzworträtsel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Kreuzworträtsel as something green.

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

## Kreuzworträtsel in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Kreuzworträtsel |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Kreuzworträtsel |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Kreuzworträtsel |

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