gender
vs
genre

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"Gender" is a noun which is often translated as "el género", and "genre" is a noun which is also often translated as "el género". Learn more about the difference between "gender" and "genre" below.

gender(

jehn

duhr

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (grammar)

a. el género

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Unlike in Spanish, English nouns do not have genders.A diferencia del español, los sustantivos en inglés no tienen género.

2. (sex)

a. el sexo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Would you like to know the gender of your child?¿Les gustaría saber el sexo de su hijo?

genre(

zhan

ruh

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

a. el género

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Pablo's favorite genre of music is salsa.El género musical favorito de Pablo es la salsa.

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