Is « coiffure » masculine or feminine?

« coiffure » is feminine. You say la coiffure.

Article forms

With the definite article la coiffure
With the indefinite article une coiffure
With the partitive article de la coiffure

Plural

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

Why the gender

coiffure ends in -ure. Nouns ending in -ure are usually feminine, so coiffure follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

Common questions

Is « coiffure » masculine or feminine?

« coiffure » is feminine. You say la coiffure.

Is it « le coiffure » or « la coiffure »?

It is « la coiffure ». « le coiffure » is incorrect.


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