Is « distraction » masculine or feminine?

« distraction » is feminine. You say la distraction.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« distraction » is feminine. You say la distraction.

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

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


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