Accordcaractère
le caractère
character
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How do you say caractère in French?
How do you pronounce caractère in French?
caractère is pronounced /lə kaʁaktɛʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le caractère dominant de cet homme le rend impopulaire.
The dominant character/temperament of this man makes him unpopular.
Son caractère colérique est devenu très problématique.
His hot-tempered nature/character has become very problematic.
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Why is it masculine?
Caractère is masculine because it derives from Latin "caractēr" (from Greek "charaktēr"), which was masculine in Latin. French retained this grammatical gender from Latin. The word's -ère ending is actually a masculine marker in French (derived from the Latin -ēr ending), not a feminine one. Most French words ending in -ère are indeed feminine, but "caractère" and related words like "mystère" and "père" are masculine exceptions that preserve their Latin masculine gender despite the -ère ending.
What is the French word for character?
The French word for character is le caractère — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | carácter | el | masculine |
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