braille

Is braille masculine or feminine?

lebrailleexception
/lə bʁaj/masculinebraille

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -aille are usually feminine, but le braille is masculine.
Braille is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
95.8% of -aille nouns are feminine

In context

  • Sais-tu écrire en Braille ?

    Can you write Braille?

  • Qu'est-ce que Louis Braille a inventé ?

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