Most French nouns which end in 'e' are feminine. I chose a lot of French nouns which end in 'E' which are masculine; and I represented them as blocky images where the main colour is blue and the secondary colour is yellow.
So, if I learn these blocky images then I have a way to easily remember that a noun is masculine even though it ends in 'E'. Although I do not cover all such words, I cover about 400 frequently occurring words; and so it is useful.
(When I eventually do the full 1000 word picture dictionary article, I think that some of the pictures will be taken from this set of images.)
- 001 — père, monde, homme, problème
- 002 — frère, type, genre, reste
- 003 — mariage, service, téléphone, verre
- 004 — capitaine, âge, compte, ordre
- 005 — visage, oncle, maître, voyage
- 006 — peuple, silence, calme, message
- 007 — rêve, doute, exemple, groupe
- 008 — village, diable, meurtre, crime
- 009 — anniversaire, être, grand-père, courage
- 010 — signe, système, pote, contrôle
- 011 — contraire, rôle, dimanche, dommage
- 012 — faîte, juge, sous-titrage, centre
- 013 — dire, spectacle, sexe, arbre
- 014 — monstre, ange, arrière, pire
- 015 — ventre, risque, prince, programme
- 016 — code, lycée, théâtre, passage
- 017 — miracle, étage, acte, costume
- 018 — prêtre, flingue, nombre, coffre
- 019 — génie, bouge, sourire, mensonge
- 020 — article, titre, champagne, style
- 021 — collège, tigre, hommage, cadre
- 022 — sucre, échange, ensemble, fantôme
- 023 — cimetière, cadavre, maire, ménage
- 024 — piège, siècle, crâne, membre
- 025 — souffle, mille, terme, fromage
- 026 — asile, suicide, uniforme, immeuble
- 027 — manque, garage, royaume, chèque
- 028 — siège, masque, sable, salaire
- 029 — cirque, mystère, rire, foie
- 030 — divorce, singe, incroyable, personnage
- 031 — disque, fleuve, charme, modèle
- 032 — domaine, traître, rythme, scandale
- 033 — empire, musée, commerce, régime
- 034 — équipage, cercle, incendie, liquide
- 035 — exercice, juste, caractère, véhicule
- 036 — poète, avantage, ministère, automne
- 037 — linge, vide, langage, portefeuille
- 038 — texte, septembre, poème, sacrifice
- 039 — navire, tournage, principe, thème
- 040 — luxe, territoire, vampire, otage
- 041 — beurre, orage, temple, stade
- 042 — dialogue, remède, change, magazine
- 043 — oxygène, trône, site, orchestre
- 044 — pétrole, épisode, drame, hôte
- 045 — câble, indice, diplôme, usage
- 046 — laboratoire, comte, chômage, désordre
- 047 — âne, témoignage, désastre, héritage
- 048 — tube, casque, chapitre, prétexte
- 049 — pouce, nuage, octobre, massacre
- 050 — vote, domicile, angle, maquillage
- 051 — hélicoptère, délire, tonnerre, symbole
- 052 — cigare, satellite, paysage, télégramme
- 053 — équilibre, homicide, reportage, bonhomme
- 054 — barrage, interrogatoire, mélange, chiffre
- 055 — beau-père, gage, beau-frère, derrière
- 056 — fantastique, mâle, atterrissage, conte
- 057 — nécessaire, triomphe, novembre, phénomène
- 058 — décembre, chantage, prophète, acide
- 059 — large, tatouage, commentaire, moine
- 060 — propre, sauvetage, refuge, ridicule
- 061 — comble, vice, massage, rhume
- 062 — nettoyage, missile, autographe, règne
- 063 — pacte, phare, décollage, esclavage
- 064 — crépuscule, privilège, enthousiasme, mobile
- 065 — formulaire, mérite, périmètre, calibre
- 066 — cambriolage, obstacle, pape, braquage
- 067 — module, registre, parapluie, montage
- 068 — marbre, autre, crocodile, vertige
- 069 — traumatisme, peigne, badge, mètre
- 070 — pourboire, virage, grade, trouble
- 071 — gendre, cycle, terrorisme, pique-nique
- 072 — gendarme, square, barbecue, carnage
- 073 — insecte, volume, sabre, gentilhomme
- 074 — artifice, coude, contre, score
- 075 — cygne, syndrome, vivre, manège
- 076 — messire, mythe, voisinage, mime
- 077 — squelette, plâtre, abîme, lavage
- 078 — chauffage, zèle, crabe, labyrinthe
- 079 — socialisme, soutien-gorge, stage, trophée
- 080 — roule, organisme, cuivre, culte
- 081 — ouvrage, rechange, évêque, conservatoire
- 082 — parasite, fantasme, caprice, notaire
- 083 — prodige, palace, complexe, monastère
- 084 — blasphème, annuaire, insigne, baptême
- 085 — antidote, puzzle, rivage, protocole
- 086 — contexte, sabotage, bénéfice, communisme
- 087 — bien-être, sanctuaire, chêne, bougre
- 088 — gène, documentaire, parachute, gymnase
- 089 — pare-brise, vestiaire, ulcère, kiosque
- 090 — proverbe, catalogue, pirate, spectre
- 091 — inventaire, muscle, dentifrice, pourcentage
- 092 — songe, exemplaire, ordinaire, mécanisme
- 093 — poivre, rite, délice, home
- 094 — torse, kilomètre, microscope, partage
- 095 — éclairage, bide, contremaître, gorille
- 096 — adultère, filtre, calife, morse
- 097 — vacarme, gouffre, cache-cache, triangle
This list was generated by using AI; some follow-up information (which might be misdirection) was:
The following are not straightforward masculine nouns as written:
- faîte → likely a spelling error. le faîte (“summit/top”) is masculine, without the final e: faîte is not the standard spelling.
- dire → primarily a verb (“to say”). There is, however, the masculine noun un dire (“a statement/saying”), mainly in formal usage.
- pire → primarily an adjective/adverb, but le pire (“the worst”) is a masculine substantivized form.
- bouge → un bouge is masculine (“a dive/squalid lodging”), although bouge is also a form of bouger.
- incroyable → adjective. It can be substantivized as l’incroyable, but I would remove it from a basic masculine-noun vocabulary list.
- juste → adjective/adverb, but un juste (“a righteous/just person”) is a masculine noun.
- change → le change is masculine (“exchange/currency exchange”), although change is also a verb form.
- hôte → un hôte is masculine for a male host/guest; une hôte can refer to a woman.
- derrière → le derrière (“backside/rear”) is masculine; otherwise derrière is usually an adverb/preposition.
- fantastique → primarily an adjective; le fantastique is masculine when referring to the fantastic/fantasy genre.
- mâle → un mâle is indeed masculine.
- nécessaire → adjective, but un nécessaire is a masculine noun meaning a kit/set of necessities.
- large → adjective, but le large is a masculine noun meaning the open sea/offshore.
- propre → adjective, but le propre is a masculine noun meaning the distinctive/essential characteristic.
- ridicule → adjective, but le ridicule is a masculine noun (“ridiculousness/the ridiculous”).
- mobile → adjective or un mobile, masculine noun (“motive”; also a mobile).
- autre → normally adjective/pronoun; un autre is masculine (“another/another one”), but I wouldn't learn autre as an ordinary noun.
- contre → usually a preposition/adverb; un contre exists in particular senses (e.g. a counterattack/counter in sport), but again not a good basic noun entry.
- vivre → verb (“to live”). Le vivre exists but is uncommon/literary; les vivres means “provisions.”
- roule → as written, normally a verb form (il roule). If you intended a noun, this entry needs changing.
- gène → important: un gène = “gene,” and is masculine. La gêne = “embarrassment/discomfort,” feminine. The circumflex changes the word.
- ordinaire → adjective, but l’ordinaire / un ordinaire can be masculine as a noun.
- home → problematic. English home is not an ordinary French noun. Perhaps you intended homme, which is masculine.
- filtre → un filtre is masculine (“filter”), yes; it is also a form of filtrer.
There is also one particularly useful gender trap in your list: délice. In the singular, un délice is masculine: Ce gâteau est un vrai délice. Traditionally, the plural délices can be feminine (de grandes délices), especially in literary usage.