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