expertes

Expertes is the feminine plural form of the French noun experte, used to refer to multiple female experts. In French, professional and academic terms are gendered, and the feminine singular is experte while the masculine singular is expert. The feminine plural is expertes, and the masculine plural is experts. The form expertes is used when the group consists of women or when gender-inclusive language requires feminine forms.

The use of gendered forms in French means that noun endings signal the gender of the people described. Des expertes would describe a group of women who are experts, whereas des experts would describe a group of men or a mixed-gender group when using the masculine form by default. The choice between forms can reflect style guides, audience expectations, or considerations of inclusivity.

Outside of French contexts, expertes is not a standard term in English and is rarely recognized as a separate concept. In English-language writing, it may appear only as a direct borrowing or in discussions about gendered language, translation, or feminist linguistics. In general, readers should expect it primarily within French-language material or translated texts.

Example: Des expertes en physique ont publié un rapport. This illustrates how the term functions within a sentence to denote a group of female professionals.