Words ending in -chen: der, die or das?
das
Words ending in -chen take the article “das”. Of 17 words in the Panderdiedas vocabulary 14 follow the rule – here they all are, exceptions included.
Every diminutive is neuter - das Mädchen included. Careful: der Kuchen and der Knochen do end in -chen but are no diminutives.
82 % – of 17 matching words 14 follow the rule, 3 do not. holds often