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

die Überschrift

Headline

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

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

## Überschrift: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Überschrift in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/%C3%9Cberschrift)
- [Überschrift in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/%C3%9Cberschrift)

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

## Why does Überschrift take die?

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

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

## Überschrift in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -schrift

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

[die Schrift](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schrift/) [die Vorschrift](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/vorschrift/) [die Unterschrift](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/unterschrift/) [die Zeitschrift](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zeitschrift/)

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