French Nouns Starting With G

90 of the most common French nouns start with G: 42 masculine, 40 feminine, and 8 that take either gender. 3 break the usual rule for their ending, so those are the ones to memorize.

Noun	Gender	Meaning	Ending rule
la gâchette	feminine		Follows `-ette`
la gaffe	feminine		No rule
le gage	masculine		Follows `-age`
le gagnant	masculine		No rule
le gain	masculine		Follows `-in`
le gala / la gala	both		No rule
la galaxie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
la galerie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
le gamin	masculine	kid (informal)	Follows `-in`
la gamme	feminine		No rule
le gang	masculine		No rule
le gangster	masculine		No rule
le gant	masculine		No rule
le garage	masculine		Follows `-age`
la garantie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
la garce	feminine	bitch (offensive)	No rule
le garçon	masculine	boy; waiter	No rule
le garçonnet	masculine		No rule
le garde / la garde	both	guard, watch; custody (f.); guard, sentry (m. or f.)	No rule
le gardien	masculine		No rule
la gare	feminine		No rule
le gâteau	masculine		Follows `-eau`
le gauche / la gauche	both		No rule
le gay	masculine		No rule
le gaz	masculine		No rule
le géant	masculine		No rule
le gémissement	masculine		Follows `-ment`
le gène	masculine		No rule
le général	masculine	general (military rank)	Follows `-al`
le générateur	masculine		Follows `-teur`
la génération	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la générosité	feminine		Follows `-té`
le génie	masculine		Exception `-ie` is usually feminine
le genou	masculine		Follows `-ou`
le genre	masculine	kind, type; gender; genre	No rule
la gentillesse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
le gentleman	masculine		No rule
le gérant	masculine		No rule
le geste / la geste	both		No rule
la gestion	feminine		Follows `-tion`
le gilet	masculine		No rule
le gin	masculine		Follows `-in`
la glace	feminine		No rule
le glacier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
le glaçon	masculine		No rule
la gloire	feminine		No rule
le golf	masculine		No rule
la gonzesse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
la gorge	feminine		No rule
le gorille	masculine		Exception `-ille` is usually feminine
le gosse / la gosse	both	kid (informal)	No rule
le goût	masculine		No rule
la goutte	feminine		No rule
la gouvernante	feminine		No rule
le gouvernement	masculine	government	Follows `-ment`
le gouverneur / la gouverneur	both		No rule
la grâce	feminine		No rule
le grade	masculine		Exception `-ade` is usually feminine
le grain	masculine		Follows `-in`
la graine	feminine		No rule
la graisse	feminine		No rule
le gramme	masculine		No rule
la grand-mère	feminine		No rule
le grand-père	masculine		No rule
la grandeur	feminine		No rule
la grange	feminine		No rule
la gratitude	feminine		Follows `-ude`
la gravité	feminine		Follows `-té`
le grec	masculine		No rule
le greffe / la greffe	both		No rule
la grenade	feminine		Follows `-ade`
le grenier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
la grenouille	feminine		Follows `-ille`
la grève	feminine		No rule
la griffe	feminine		No rule
la grille	feminine		Follows `-ille`
la grippe	feminine		No rule
le grognement	masculine		Follows `-ment`
la grossesse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
la grotte	feminine		No rule
le groupe	masculine	group; band	No rule
la guérison	feminine		No rule
la guerre	feminine	war	No rule
le guerrier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
la gueule	feminine	mouth or face of an animal; (slang, for a person) mug, face	No rule
le guide / la guide	both		No rule
la guise	feminine		No rule
la guitare	feminine		No rule
la gym	feminine		No rule
le gymnase	masculine		No rule

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