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Learn about Spanish nouns ending in -ez and -eza
In Spanish nouns that end in -z can be either masculine or feminine, but nouns that end in -ez are always feminine (however, there are a couple of exceptions). They tend to be abstract words. Have a look at some of the most common nouns ending in -ez:
There are also many abstract nouns in Spanish which end in -eza. These are also feminine. For example:
Bear in mind that there are lots of nouns ending in -z (as opposed to specifically in -ez). Some of them are masculine and some feminine. Unfortunately, there is no rule to know which gender they are.
Here is a list of nouns ending in -z with their gender to help you memorise them. Some of them are very commonly-used nouns.
Exceptions to the "nouns ending in -ez are always feminine" rule (note that these are not abstract nouns, like the bulk of "always feminine -ez" words):
- el pez = fish
- el juez = judge
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