Spanish has two grammatical genders, which are known as “masculine” and “feminine”. Just like a word can be singular or plural, it can also be masculine or feminine.
Masculine nouns
Most nouns that end in L-O-N-E-R-S are masculine. La mayoría de nombres que terminan en L-O-N-E-R-S son masculinos.
LONERS
| Letter | Nouns | Translation | Exceptions |
| L | El papel | paper | La postal: postal card |
| O | El carro | car | La mano |
| N | El camión | truck | La imagen: image |
| E | El café | coffee | La gente: people La parte: part |
| R | El amor | love | |
| S | El interés | interest |
Some common exceptions are:
- La mano: hand
- La Gente: people
- La imagen: image
- La parte: part
Another group of exceptions contain many words ending in MA, PA, TA, masculine
| Letter | Nouns | Translation | Exceptions |
| ma | El sistema | system | |
| pa | El poeta | poet | |
| ta | El atleta | atlete | La atleta |
Names ending in MA are masculine only if they are of Greek origin
- El carisma: carisma
- El dilema: dilema
- El diploma: diploma
- El drama. Drama
- El esquema: outline
- El estigma: stigma
- El idioma: language
- El lema: motto
- El panorama: panorama
- El poema: poem
- El problema: problema
- El síntoma: symptom
- El tema: theme
- El alma: soul
- El asma: asthma
Feminine nouns ending in Ma
- La broma: joke
- La cama: bed
- La cima: top
- La crema: cream
- La forma: form, shape
- La quema: burning
- La trama: plot
Spanish gender: Feminine nouns
Most nouns that end in D-ION-Z-A are feminine
DIONZA
| Letter | Nouns | Translation | Exceptions |
| D | La ciudad | city | No exceptions |
| ION | La televisión | television | El avión: plane El camión: truck |
| Z | La cruz | cross | |
| A | La comida | food | El dia: day El sofá: sofa |
Some common exceptions are:
- El avión: plane
- El camión: truck
- el día: day
- el sofá: sofa
Other feminine nouns
| Letter | Nouns | Translation | Exceptions |
| ie | La serie | serie | No exceptions |
| is | La crisis | crisis | No exceptions |
| umbre | La muchedumbre | crowd | |
