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.
In a sentence
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La confusion défie la raison.
The confusion beggars belief. -
La confusion défie toute description.
The confusion beggars description. -
William a jeté Sandra dans une confusion extrême.
William made Sandra extremely confused.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.