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

die Preiserhöhung

Price increase

feminin · feminine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Preiserhöhung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Price increase
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Preiserhöhung in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Preiserh%C3%B6hung)
- [Preiserhöhung in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Preiserh%C3%B6hung)

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

## Why does Preiserhöhung 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)

## Preiserhöhung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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