Análasis (analysis), doubtful gender
El aroma (the aroma) La aroma (the acacia flower)
La or el arte (the art) Los or Las artes
Las bellas artes (the arts, generally fem.)
(the fine arts, always fem.)
La barba (the beard) El barba (a character in Spanish
plays)
El cabecilla (chieftain or ringleader La cabecilla (the little head)
of rebels)
El calavera (the madcap) La calavera (the skull)
El canal (the canal) La canal (the gutter)
El capital (money) La capital (the town)
El cólera (cholera) La cólera (wrath)
El cometa (comet) La cometa (the kite, toy)
El corte (the cut) La corte (the court)
El cura (the priest) La cura (the cure)
El doblez (the fold) La doblez (duplicity)
El or la dote (dowry), generally Las dotes (good parts, gifts),
fem. in the pl. always fem.
El fantasma (the phantom) La fantasma (the bogie-man)
El frente (the front) La frente (the forehead)
El haz (the sheaf) La haz (face, surface)
Lente (lenses), doubtful gender
La orden (command, order for El orden (order); as, buen orden
goods, etc.) (good order)
Las sagradas órdenes (holy orders) Las varias órdenes (various religious
orders)
El parte (report) La parte (part)
El pendiente (ear-ring) La pendiente (slope)
El pez (fish) La pez (pitch)
El tema (exercise, theme) La tema (fear, obstinacy)
Tilde (~), doubtful gender
"Mar" (sea) is either Masc. or fem., but names of particular seas are all masculine—
El mar rojo (the Red Sea)
El mar Caspio (the Caspian Sea)
The compounds of "mar" are feminine—
Baja mar (low sea)
Pleamar (high water)
The following masculine nouns have their equivalent feminine formed by inflexion.
N.B.—We omit those in which the inflexion consists of the change of the last vowel to a, or the addition of a, as—
El autor, la autora (the author, authoress)
El holgazán, la holgazana (the lazy man, lazy woman)
El primo, la prima (the cousin, masc. and fem.)
El vecino, la vecina (the neighbour, masc. and fem.)
El abad (abbot) La abadesa (abbess)
El actor (actor) La actriz (actress)
El barón (baron) La baronesa (baroness)
El canónigo (canon) La canonesa (canoness)
El cantor (singer) La cantatriz (singer)
El conde (count) La condesa (countess)
El diacono (deacon) La diaconisa (deaconess)
El duque (duke) La duquesa (duchess)
El elector (elector) La electriz (electress)
El emperador (emperor) La emperatriz (empress)
El filósofo (philosopher) La filosofesa (philosopher)
El gallo (cock) La gallina (hen)
El héroe (hero) La heroína (heroine)
El poeta (poet) La poetisa (poetess)
El principe (prince) La princesa (princess)
El profeta (prophet) La profetisa (prophetess)
El rey (king) La reina (queen)
El sacerdote (priest) La sacerdotisa (priestess)
El vizconde (viscount) La vizcondesa (viscountess)
El Zar (czar) La Zarina (czarina)
Notice also—