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How to study French noun genders with flashcards

Most learners find French gender flashcards work best when each card pairs a noun with its article, so le or la is learned as part of the word rather than as a separate rule to remember.

Always learn the noun with its article: la maison, not maison.
Group cards by ending, such as -tion or -age, then check the exceptions separately.
Include the plural with les so you practice the article change.
Review new genders daily for a short session rather than cramming once a week.

Example French noun gender flashcards

Gender of 'la soupe'?Feminine. Soup takes la, and its plural is les soupes.

Gender of 'le problème'?Masculine, even though it ends in -e. This is a common exception, so memorize it with le.

Gender of 'la fleur'?Feminine. Most nouns ending in -eur are masculine, but fleur is a well-known exception.

Gender of 'la vérité'?Feminine. Nouns ending in -té are almost always feminine.

Gender of 'l'hôpital'?Masculine. Le and la both shorten to l' before a vowel or silent h, so the article hides the gender.

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Article on the front

Each card can show the noun with le, la, l' or les so the gender is learned as part of the word.

Built from your material

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Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back sooner, and cards you know fade into longer intervals, so review time goes to the hard nouns.

How it works

Upload your vocab

Add a PDF, slides, notes, or a photo of your word list. Images are read with text recognition.

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DeckOwl turns the nouns into flashcards with articles, ready to review in the browser.

Review on a schedule

Study a few minutes a day. Spaced repetition brings back the genders you are most likely to forget.

Gender patterns help as a starting point. Most nouns ending in -tion, -sion, and -té are feminine, and most ending in -ment and -eau are masculine. Many exceptions exist, such as la fleur and le problème, so the safest habit is to memorize each noun with its article from the start.

A good deck mixes recognition and recall. Show the French noun and ask for its article, then flip the card to check. Keep the deck focused on the words from your current unit so the review matches what you are learning in class.

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Frequently asked questions

Should I memorize French nouns with their articles?

Yes. Learning le, la, or l' with each noun is the most reliable way to remember gender, since the article is what you will hear and write in real sentences.

Is there a rule that predicts French noun gender?

Partly. Nouns ending in -tion, -sion, and -té are usually feminine, while many ending in -ment and -eau are masculine. There are many exceptions, so use patterns as hints and confirm each noun.

Can I export my French gender cards to Anki?

Exports to Anki, PDF, DOCX, and CSV are part of the Plus plan at $7.99 per month or $39 per year. The free plan lets you generate 3 times per month and study in the browser.

Can I make cards from a photo of my vocab list?

Yes. Photos of pages are read with text recognition, so you can upload a picture of a handwritten or printed vocab list and generate cards from it.

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