expérience

Is expérience masculine or feminine?

l'expérience
/lɛkspeʁjɑ̃s/feminineexperiment

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ence are usually feminine.
The suffix forms abstract nouns, often from verbs.
97.6% of -ence nouns are feminine

In context

  • C'était une très bonne expérience pour lui.

    It was a very good experience for him.

  • Il a la connaissance ainsi que l'expérience.

    He has knowledge and experience as well.

  • Il consacra toute son énergie à l'expérience.

    All his energies were devoted to the experiment.

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