French Nouns Starting With F

150 of the most common French nouns start with F: 62 masculine, 81 feminine, and 7 that take either gender. 2 break the usual rule for their ending, so those are the ones to memorize.

Noun	Gender	Meaning	Ending rule
la fabrique	feminine		No rule
la fac	feminine		No rule
la face	feminine	face; side	No rule
la façon	feminine	way, manner	No rule
le facteur	masculine		Follows `-teur`
la facture	feminine		Follows `-ure`
la faculté	feminine		Follows `-té`
le faible / la faible	both		No rule
la faiblesse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
la faille	feminine		Follows `-aille`
la faillite	feminine		No rule
la faim	feminine	hunger	No rule
le fait	masculine	fact	No rule
le faîte	masculine		No rule
la falaise	feminine		No rule
la famille	feminine	family	Follows `-ille`
le fan / la fan	both		No rule
le fantasme	masculine		Follows `-asme`
le fantastique	masculine		No rule
le fantôme	masculine		No rule
la farce	feminine		No rule
le fardeau	masculine		Follows `-eau`
la farine	feminine		No rule
la fatigue	feminine		No rule
le faucon	masculine		No rule
la faute	feminine	mistake, fault	No rule
le fauteuil	masculine		Follows `-euil`
la faveur	feminine		No rule
le favori	masculine		No rule
le fédéral	masculine		Follows `-al`
la fédération	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la fée	feminine		Follows `-ée`
la femelle	feminine		Follows `-elle`
la femme	feminine	woman; wife	No rule
la fenêtre	feminine	window	No rule
le fer	masculine		No rule
la ferme	feminine	farm	No rule
la fermeture	feminine		Follows `-ure`
le fermier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
la fesse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
le festival	masculine		Follows `-al`
la fête	feminine	party; celebration; holiday	No rule
le feu	masculine	fire; traffic light	Follows `-eu`
la feuille	feminine		Follows `-ille`
le février	masculine		Follows `-ier`
le fiancé	masculine		No rule
la fibre	feminine		No rule
la ficelle	feminine		Follows `-elle`
la fiche	feminine		No rule
le fichier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
la fiction	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la fidélité	feminine		Follows `-té`
la fierté	feminine		Follows `-té`
la fièvre	feminine		No rule
la figure	feminine		Follows `-ure`
le fil	masculine		No rule
la file	feminine		No rule
le filet	masculine		No rule
la fille	feminine	girl; daughter	Follows `-ille`
le film	masculine	film, movie	No rule
le filtre	masculine		No rule
la fin	feminine	end, ending	Exception `-in` is usually masculine
le final	masculine		Follows `-al`
le finale / la finale	both		No rule
la finance	feminine		Follows `-ance`
le fiston	masculine		No rule
le flacon	masculine		No rule
la flamme	feminine		No rule
le flash / la flash	both		No rule
la flèche	feminine		No rule
la fleur	feminine	flower	No rule
le fleuve	masculine		No rule
le flic / la flic	both	cop (informal)	No rule
le flingue	masculine		No rule
le flot	masculine		No rule
la flotte	feminine		No rule
le fluide	masculine		No rule
la flûte	feminine		No rule
la foi	feminine		No rule
le foie	masculine		Exception `-ie` is usually feminine
le foin	masculine		Follows `-in`
la foire	feminine		No rule
la folie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
la fonction	feminine		Follows `-tion`
le fonctionnaire / la fonctionnaire	both		No rule
le fond	masculine	bottom; back of a room; background	No rule
le fondateur	masculine		Follows `-teur`
la fondation	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la fontaine	feminine		No rule
le foot	masculine		No rule
le football	masculine		No rule
la force	feminine	strength, force	No rule
la forêt	feminine		No rule
la formalité	feminine		Follows `-té`
la formation	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la forme	feminine	shape, form; (en forme) in good shape	No rule
le formulaire	masculine		No rule
la formule	feminine		No rule
le fort	masculine		No rule
la forteresse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
la fortune	feminine		No rule
la fosse	feminine		No rule
le fou	masculine		Follows `-ou`
le foudre / la foudre	both		No rule
le fouet	masculine		No rule
la fouille	feminine		Follows `-ille`
la foule	feminine		No rule
le four	masculine		No rule
la fourchette	feminine		Follows `-ette`
le fourgon	masculine		No rule
la fourmi	feminine		No rule
le fournisseur	masculine		No rule
la fourrure	feminine		Follows `-ure`
la foutaise	feminine		No rule
le foyer	masculine		No rule
la fracture	feminine		Follows `-ure`
le fragment	masculine		Follows `-ment`
la fraîche	feminine		No rule
la fraise	feminine		No rule
le franc	masculine		No rule
le français	masculine		No rule
la franchise	feminine		No rule
le frangin	masculine		Follows `-in`
la frappe	feminine		No rule
la fraternité	feminine		Follows `-té`
la fraude	feminine		Follows `-ude`
le frein	masculine		Follows `-in`
la fréquence	feminine		Follows `-ence`
le frère	masculine	brother	No rule
le frérot	masculine		No rule
le frigo	masculine		Follows `-o`
la fringue	feminine		No rule
le frisson	masculine		No rule
la frite	feminine		No rule
le froc	masculine		No rule
le froid	masculine		No rule
le fromage	masculine		Follows `-age`
le front	masculine		No rule
la frontière	feminine		No rule
le fruit	masculine		No rule
le fugitif	masculine		No rule
le führer	masculine		No rule
la fuite	feminine		No rule
la fumée	feminine		Follows `-ée`
le fumier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
la fusée	feminine		Follows `-ée`
le fusil	masculine		No rule
la fusillade	feminine		Follows `-ade`
la fusion	feminine		Follows `-sion`
le futur	masculine		No rule

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