Feminine forms of profession names
A free reference for the feminine forms of profession and job-title nouns in Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. Pick a language, type a job title, and see every attested feminine form with an honest usage tag — standard, colloquial, literary, or a modern coinage. A handy reference for writers and translators, and a study aid for anyone learning these languages' noun gender and word-formation.
How to use it
Choose Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic above the search box.
Enter a masculine or base profession name — suggestions appear as you type.
See every feminine form with its usage tag and source.
Enter a feminine form to find its base word and all variants.
Look up the feminine form of any job title — in six languages
Example professions — tap to view
Common professions
Contested / new
Literary / archaic
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About register and choosing a form
Standard register — the dictionary norm. Fits official and formal writing.
Colloquial register — common in speech and media but outside formal documents.
Literary / archaic register — a literary or historical flavour. Suitable for literary text.
Modern coinage — recent forms not yet in academic dictionaries. Stylistically marked.
