Is « fraude » masculine or feminine?

« fraude » is feminine. You say la fraude.

Article forms

With the definite article la fraude
With the indefinite article une fraude
With the partitive article de la fraude

Plural

The plural is fraudes (les fraudes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

fraude ends in -ude. Nouns ending in -ude are usually feminine, so fraude follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

Common questions

Is « fraude » masculine or feminine?

« fraude » is feminine. You say la fraude.

Is it « le fraude » or « la fraude »?

It is « la fraude ». « le fraude » is incorrect.


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