Is « fréquence » masculine or feminine?
« fréquence » is feminine. You say la fréquence.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la fréquence |
| With the indefinite article | une fréquence |
| With the partitive article | de la fréquence |
Plural
The plural is fréquences (les fréquences). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
fréquence ends in
-ence. Nouns ending in
-ence are usually feminine,
so fréquence follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
On peut régler la fréquence.
We can finetune the frequency. -
À quelle fréquence fais-tu du sport ?
How often do you play sports? -
À quelle fréquence tu vas à la plage ?
How often do you go to the beach?
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « fréquence » masculine or feminine?
« fréquence » is feminine. You say la fréquence.
Is it « le fréquence » or « la fréquence »?
It is « la fréquence ». « le fréquence » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.