French Nouns Starting With T

164 of the most common French nouns start with T: 87 masculine, 69 feminine, and 8 that take either gender. 2 break the usual rule for their ending, so those are the ones to memorize.

Noun	Gender	Meaning	Ending rule
le t-shirt	masculine		No rule
le tabac	masculine		No rule
la table	feminine	table	No rule
le tableau	masculine		Follows `-eau`
la tablette	feminine		Follows `-ette`
la tache	feminine		No rule
la tâche	feminine		No rule
la tactique	feminine		No rule
la taille	feminine		Follows `-aille`
le tailleur	masculine		No rule
le talent	masculine		No rule
le talon	masculine		No rule
le tambour	masculine		No rule
le tampon	masculine		No rule
le tank	masculine		No rule
la tante	feminine		No rule
la tapette	feminine		Follows `-ette`
le taré	masculine		No rule
le tarif	masculine		No rule
la tarte	feminine		No rule
la tasse	feminine		No rule
le tatouage	masculine		Follows `-age`
la taule	feminine		No rule
la taupe	feminine		No rule
le taureau	masculine		Follows `-eau`
la taxe	feminine		No rule
le taxi	masculine		No rule
le technicien	masculine		No rule
la technique	feminine		No rule
la technologie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
la télé	feminine	TV (informal)	No rule
la télécommande	feminine		No rule
le télégramme	masculine		No rule
le téléphone	masculine	telephone	No rule
la télévision	feminine		Follows `-sion`
le témoignage	masculine		Follows `-age`
le témoin / la témoin	both	witness	No rule
la température	feminine		Follows `-ure`
la tempête	feminine		No rule
le temple	masculine		No rule
la tendance	feminine		Follows `-ance`
la ténèbre	feminine		No rule
la tension	feminine		Follows `-sion`
la tentation	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la tentative	feminine		No rule
la tente	feminine		No rule
la tenue	feminine		No rule
la tequila	feminine		No rule
le terme	masculine		No rule
le terminal	masculine		Follows `-al`
le terrain	masculine		Follows `-in`
la terrasse	feminine		No rule
la terre	feminine	earth, ground; land; the Earth	No rule
la terreur	feminine		No rule
le territoire	masculine		No rule
le terrorisme	masculine		Follows `-isme`
le terroriste / la terroriste	both		No rule
le test	masculine	test	No rule
le testament	masculine		Follows `-ment`
la tête	feminine	head	No rule
le téton	masculine		No rule
le texte	masculine		No rule
le thé	masculine		No rule
le théâtre	masculine		No rule
le thème	masculine		Follows `-ème`
la théorie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
le thérapeute / la thérapeute	both		No rule
la thérapie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
la thèse	feminine		No rule
le thon	masculine		No rule
le ticket	masculine		No rule
la tierce	feminine		No rule
le tigre	masculine		No rule
le timbre	masculine		No rule
le timing	masculine		Follows `-ing`
le tir	masculine		No rule
la tire	feminine		No rule
le tireur	masculine		No rule
le tiroir	masculine		Follows `-oir`
le tissu	masculine		No rule
le titre	masculine		No rule
le toast	masculine		No rule
la toile	feminine		No rule
la toilette	feminine		Follows `-ette`
le toit	masculine		No rule
la tomate	feminine		No rule
la tombe	feminine		No rule
le ton / la ton	both		No rule
la tonne	feminine		No rule
le tonnerre	masculine		No rule
le tonton	masculine		No rule
le top	masculine		No rule
la torche	feminine		No rule
la torpille	feminine		Follows `-ille`
le torse	masculine		No rule
le tort	masculine		No rule
la tortue	feminine		No rule
la torture	feminine		Follows `-ure`
le total	masculine		Follows `-al`
le toubib / la toubib	both		No rule
la touche	feminine		No rule
le toucher	masculine		No rule
le tour / la tour	both	turn; walk, tour; trick (m.); tower (f.)	No rule
le touriste / la touriste	both		No rule
le tournage	masculine		Follows `-age`
la tournée	feminine		Follows `-ée`
le tournoi	masculine		No rule
la trace	feminine		No rule
la tradition	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la traduction	feminine		Follows `-tion`
le trafic	masculine		No rule
le trafiquant	masculine		No rule
la tragédie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
la trahison	feminine		No rule
le train	masculine	train; pace	Follows `-in`
la traînée	feminine		Follows `-ée`
le trait	masculine		No rule
le traité	masculine		Exception `-té` is usually feminine
le traitement	masculine		Follows `-ment`
le traître	masculine		No rule
la trajectoire	feminine		No rule
le trajet	masculine		No rule
la tranche	feminine		No rule
la transaction	feminine		Follows `-tion`
le transfert	masculine		No rule
la transformation	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la transition	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la transmission	feminine		Follows `-sion`
le transport	masculine		No rule
le trauma	masculine		No rule
le traumatisme	masculine		Follows `-isme`
le travail	masculine	work; job	Follows `-ail`
le travailleur	masculine		No rule
le tremblement	masculine		Follows `-ment`
le trésor	masculine		No rule
la trêve	feminine		No rule
le triangle	masculine		No rule
la tribu	feminine		No rule
le tribunal	masculine		Follows `-al`
le triomphe	masculine		No rule
le trip	masculine		No rule
la tripe	feminine		No rule
la tristesse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
le troisième / la troisième	both		No rule
la tronche	feminine		No rule
le trône	masculine		No rule
le trophée	masculine		Exception `-ée` is usually feminine
le trottoir	masculine		Follows `-oir`
le trou	masculine	hole	Follows `-ou`
le trouble	masculine		No rule
la trouille	feminine		Follows `-ille`
la troupe	feminine		No rule
le troupeau	masculine		Follows `-eau`
la trousse	feminine		No rule
le truc	masculine	thing; thingy (informal)	No rule
le tube	masculine		No rule
le tué	masculine		No rule
le tueur	masculine	killer	No rule
la tumeur	feminine		No rule
le tunnel	masculine		No rule
le tuteur	masculine		Follows `-teur`
le tuyau	masculine		No rule
le type	masculine	type; guy (informal)	No rule
le tyran	masculine		No rule

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