Woordje

De or Het?

Two thirds of Dutch nouns take “de”, and most of the rest follow a rule. These are the ones that do not: their article has to be learned with the word.

The 10,000 most common words

Words 10,000 to 20,000

Words 20,000 to 30,000

Words 30,000 to 50,000

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The vocabulary test samples words across this whole range and estimates how many Dutch words you know. Free, no account, about three minutes.

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