Is « confusion » masculine or feminine?

« confusion » is feminine. You say la confusion.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

confusion ends in -sion. Nouns ending in -sion are usually feminine, so confusion 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 « confusion » masculine or feminine?

« confusion » is feminine. You say la confusion.

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

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


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