World Rivers
Flüsse der Welt
The world’s longest rivers
The following chart indicates the German and English names for some of the world's longest rivers. Note that all river names are either masculine (der) or feminine (die) — never neuter.
How do you decide whether a river name is masculine or feminine? You don't. As with any other German noun, you must learn the name with its gender. However, one guideline can be helpful. Most (but not all) rivers outside of Europe are masculine. But rivers in Germany and Europe can be either gender: der Rhein (Rhine), die Donau (Danube), der Main (Main), die Themse (Thames). For German rivers, see More Rivers in German.
Click on linked rivers to get more information and Web links.
| World Rivers (Flüsse) Selected Rivers Ranked by Length |
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| Deutsch | English (Location) | Länge Length |
| der Nil | Nile (Africa) | 6671 km 4160 mi |
| der Amazonas | Amazon (S. America) | 6437 km 3997 mi |
| der Chang Jiang (Jangtse, Jangtsekiang) |
Chang (Asia) (Yangtze) |
5472 km 3398 mi |
| der Huang He (Huang Ho) |
Huang (Asia) (Yellow) |
4667 km 2898 mi |
| der Kongo | Congo (Africa) | 4374 km 2716 mi |
| der Amur | Amur (Asia) | 4345 km 2698 mi |
| der Niger | Niger (Africa) | 4184 km 2598 mi |
| der Mississippi | Mississippi (N. America) | 3778 km 2346 mi |
| der Missouri | Missouri (N. America) | 3726 km 2315 mi |
| die Wolga | Volga (Europe) Europe's longest river |
3685 km 2288 mi |
| der Yukon | Yukon (N. America) | 3185 km 1979 mi |
| der Rio Grande | Rio Grande (N. America) | 3034 km 1885 mi |
| die Donau | Danube (Europe) | 2858 km 1775 mi |
| der Darling | Darling (Australia) | 2740 km 1702 mi |
| Part 2 > More Rivers in German | ||
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