cancer

Is cancer masculine or feminine?

lecancer
/lə kɑ̃sɛʁ/masculinecancer

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -er are usually masculine.
94.6% of -er nouns are masculine
Exceptions

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

lamerlababy-sitterlacuiller

In context

  • Le docteur le guérira peut-être de son cancer.

    That doctor may cure him of his cancer.

  • La mère de Cookie mourut d'un cancer.

    Cookie's mother died of cancer.

  • Cela peut provoquer un cancer du poumon, aussi.

    It may cause lung cancer, too.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

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