Is « confession » masculine or feminine?
« confession » is feminine. You say la confession.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la confession |
| With the indefinite article | une confession |
| With the partitive article | de la confession |
Plural
The plural is confessions (les confessions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
confession ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so confession 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 « confession » masculine or feminine?
« confession » is feminine. You say la confession.
Is it « le confession » or « la confession »?
It is « la confession ». « le confession » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.