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title: "Verschwörungstheorie article: die Verschwörungstheorie"
description: "Short answer: die Verschwörungstheorie, “conspiracy theory”. Accusative: die Verschwörungstheorie; dative: der Verschwörungstheorie. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/verschwoerungstheorie/
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# Verschwörungstheorie: der, die or das?

die Verschwörungstheorie

Conspiracy theory

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

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

## Verschwörungstheorie: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Conspiracy theory
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Verschwörungstheorie in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Verschw%C3%B6rungstheorie)
- [Verschwörungstheorie in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Verschw%C3%B6rungstheorie)

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

## Why does Verschwörungstheorie take die?

Nouns ending in -ie usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 79 of 81 such words take die (97%).

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

## Verschwörungstheorie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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