niveau

Is niveau masculine or feminine?

leniveau
/lə nivo/masculinelevel

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -eau are usually masculine.
93.1% of -eau nouns are masculine
Exceptions

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

l'eaulapeau

In context

  • Je ne m'abaisserai pas à son niveau.

    I won't lower myself to his level.

  • L'eau arrivait au niveau de mes genoux.

    The water came up to my knees.

  • Ce gant est troué au niveau du pouce.

    The glove has a hole in the thumb.

À toi de jouer

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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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