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

die Mailbox

Voicemail

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

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

## Mailbox: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Mailbox take die?

Mailbox is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Box → die Mailbox.

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

## Mailbox in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -box

They all take die, because the last part decides the article.

[die Box](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/box/) [die Erste-Hilfe-Box](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/erste-hilfe-box/)

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