Is « confiance » masculine or feminine?
« confiance » is feminine. You say la confiance.
In English, « confiance » means trust, confidence.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la confiance |
| With the indefinite article | une confiance |
| With the partitive article | de la confiance |
Plural
The plural is confiances (les confiances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
confiance ends in
-ance. Nouns ending in
-ance are usually feminine,
so confiance follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La confiance s'acquiert.
Trust is earned. -
Tu as la confiance de tous.
You're trusted by every one of us. -
Merci pour la confiance !
Thanks for the trust!
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « confiance » masculine or feminine?
« confiance » is feminine. You say la confiance.
Is it « le confiance » or « la confiance »?
It is « la confiance ». « le confiance » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.