You’ve nailed bonjour, ordered your café crème without flinching, and then… le or la? Gender trips up almost every French learner. But here’s the thing: noun gender isn’t random – there are patterns hiding in plain sight. This list hands you around 40 of the most useful rules and patterns so you can stop guessing and start seeing the logic.
Each entry gives you a straightforward meaning and a real-world example sentence, so you can see exactly how the word fits into daily French. No dusty grammar lecture – just practical vocabulary you can steal for your next conversation. And when you’re ready to study offline, the free PDF download button sits right below the table – grab it and go.
Work through the list at your own pace. Treat it like a cheat sheet for gender: spot the endings, memorise a few high-frequency words, and suddenly le problème and la mort feel less scary.
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Quick Quiz
Think you’ve already cracked the gender code? Give the quick quiz below a whirl – it’s a no-pressure way to see which patterns have stuck and which need a little more love.
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| Word |
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| autobus |
| brebis |
| cavale |
| cire |
| coudre |
| coupure |
| craque |
| DEB |
| espionner |
| fi |
| foin |
| fourrure |
| frotter |
| graisse |
| gratte |
| hi |
| if |
| lâ |
| lente |
| Léon |
| lessive |
| MIA |
| na |
| nonne |
| PDG |
