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

die Rechtschreibung

Orthography

feminin · feminine [Career and learning](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/career-learning/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Rechtschreibung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Orthography
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Rechtschreibung 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)

## Rechtschreibung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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