Is « niveau » masculine or feminine?
« niveau » is masculine. You say le niveau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le niveau |
| With the indefinite article | un niveau |
| With the partitive article | du niveau |
Plural
The plural is niveaux (les niveaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
niveau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so niveau 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 « niveau » masculine or feminine?
« niveau » is masculine. You say le niveau.
Is it « la niveau » or « le niveau »?
It is « le niveau ». « la niveau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.