Is « champagne » masculine or feminine?

« champagne » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un champagne and une champagne, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le champagne / la champagne
With the indefinite article un champagne / une champagne
With the partitive article du champagne / de la champagne

Plural

The plural is champagnes (les champagnes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « champagne » masculine or feminine?

« champagne » works as both. You will see un champagne and une champagne, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un champagne » or « une champagne »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.