bouton

Is bouton masculine or feminine?

lebouton
/lə butɔ̃/masculinebutton

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -on are usually masculine.
Words ending in -tion, -sion, -son, or -aison follow different rules.
91.9% of -on nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -on too, but they are feminine.

lafaçonlaréunionlaleçonl'opinionlarégion

In context

  • Il y a des boutons sur le manteau.

    There are buttons on the coat.

  • En cas d'incendie, appuyez sur le bouton.

    In case of fire, push the button.

  • Appuyer sur ce bouton pour démarrer la machine.

    Press this button to start the machine.

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Un autre mot ?

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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