Is « crêpe » masculine or feminine?

« crêpe » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un crêpe and une crêpe, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le crêpe / la crêpe
With the indefinite article un crêpe / une crêpe
With the partitive article du crêpe / de la crêpe

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « crêpe » masculine or feminine?

« crêpe » works as both. You will see un crêpe and une crêpe, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un crêpe » or « une crêpe »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.