A riddle French word, ask for help!!!

Hello!

Just im doing a Francais Puzzle game. There is a riddle that:

Guess a word which is ended by -ence but it is "male" ?

Sorry that it made me confuse a lot.

Just anyone know what is that word?

Thank you!

Shhhhhh...
http://bric-a-brac.org/lettres/originaux.php

Oh, i got it. Many thanks to you and have a nice evening!   :)

thank you