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Is there any rule to know if words that end with ь such as дверь or словарь or день are masculine, feminine or neuter, or do we have to learn each word and its gender by heart?

Thanks everyone!

Hmmm...

All words that finish with -тель, plus about 150 words finishing with -ль, -нь, -рь (names of all months, many animals, fish, birds, insects) - are masculine. Those words you need to memories. It will come with experience!

All words finishing with ЖЬ ШЬ ЧЬ ЩЬ - are feminine. Also, many other nouns finishing with "Ь" are feminine, such as ель, сталь, лень, etc.

Reference: http://otvet.mail.ru/question/42460621