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