French Nouns Starting With V

102 of the most common French nouns start with V: 55 masculine, 42 feminine, and 5 that take either gender. 1 breaks the usual rule for its ending, so those are the ones to memorize.

Noun	Gender	Meaning	Ending rule
la vacance	feminine		Follows `-ance`
le vaccin	masculine		Follows `-in`
la vache	feminine		No rule
le vagabond	masculine		No rule
le vagin	masculine		Follows `-in`
le vague / la vague	both		No rule
le vainqueur	masculine		No rule
le vaisseau	masculine	ship, vessel; spaceship; blood vessel	Follows `-eau`
la vaisselle	feminine		Follows `-elle`
le valet	masculine		No rule
la valeur	feminine		No rule
la valise	feminine		No rule
la vallée	feminine		Follows `-ée`
le vampire	masculine		No rule
le van	masculine		No rule
la vanne	feminine		No rule
le vapeur / la vapeur	both		No rule
le vase / la vase	both		No rule
le vaurien	masculine		No rule
le veau	masculine		Follows `-eau`
la vedette	feminine		Follows `-ette`
le véhicule	masculine		No rule
la veille	feminine		Follows `-eille`
la veine	feminine		No rule
le vélo	masculine		Follows `-o`
le vendeur	masculine		No rule
le vendredi	masculine		No rule
la vengeance	feminine		Follows `-ance`
le vent	masculine		No rule
la vente	feminine		No rule
le ventre	masculine		No rule
la venue	feminine		No rule
le ver	masculine		No rule
le verdict	masculine		No rule
la vérification	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la vérité	feminine	truth	Follows `-té`
la vermine	feminine		No rule
le verre	masculine	glass	No rule
le verrou	masculine		Follows `-ou`
la version	feminine		Follows `-sion`
le vert	masculine		No rule
le vertige	masculine		No rule
la vertu	feminine		No rule
la veste	feminine		No rule
le vestiaire	masculine		No rule
le vêtement	masculine		Follows `-ment`
le vétéran	masculine		No rule
le veuf	masculine		No rule
la viande	feminine		No rule
la vibration	feminine		Follows `-tion`
le vice	masculine		No rule
le vice-président	masculine		No rule
la victime	feminine	victim	No rule
la victoire	feminine		No rule
le vide	masculine		No rule
la vidéo	feminine		Exception `-o` is usually masculine
la vie	feminine	life	Follows `-ie`
le vieillard	masculine		No rule
la vierge	feminine		No rule
la villa	feminine		No rule
le village	masculine		Follows `-age`
la ville	feminine	city, town	Follows `-ille`
le vin	masculine		Follows `-in`
la vingtaine	feminine		No rule
le viol	masculine		No rule
la violation	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la violence	feminine		Follows `-ence`
le violet	masculine		No rule
le violeur	masculine		No rule
le violon	masculine		No rule
le virage	masculine		Follows `-age`
le visa	masculine		No rule
le visage	masculine	face	Follows `-age`
la vision	feminine		Follows `-sion`
la visite	feminine	visit	No rule
le visiteur	masculine		Follows `-teur`
la vitamine	feminine		No rule
la vitesse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
la vitre	feminine		No rule
la vitrine	feminine		No rule
le vivant	masculine		No rule
la vodka	feminine		No rule
le voeu	masculine		Follows `-eu`
la voie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
le voile / la voile	both		No rule
le voisin	masculine		Follows `-in`
le voisinage	masculine		Follows `-age`
la voiture	feminine	car	Follows `-ure`
le vol	masculine	flight; theft	No rule
le volant	masculine		No rule
le volcan	masculine		No rule
le voleur	masculine		No rule
le volontaire / la volontaire	both		No rule
la volonté	feminine		Follows `-té`
le volume	masculine		No rule
le vomi	masculine		No rule
le vote	masculine		No rule
le voyage	masculine	trip, journey	Follows `-age`
le voyageur	masculine		No rule
le voyant	masculine		No rule
le voyou	masculine		Follows `-ou`
la vue	feminine	sight, view; eyesight	No rule

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