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Is « fusion » masculine or feminine?

« fusion » is feminine. You say la fusion.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

fusion ends in -sion. Nouns ending in -sion are usually feminine, so fusion follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Quelle est la différence entre la fission et la fusion ?
  What's the difference between fission and fusion?
• Ils ont eu vent de la fusion avant qu'elle ne soit annoncée.
  They caught wind of the merger before it was announced.
• Le physicien était conscient des dangers potentiels de la fusion nucléaire.
  The physicist was aware of the potential danger of nuclear fusion.

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:

• impression
• mission
• décision
• occasion
• pression
• émission
• vision
• explosion

Common questions

Is « fusion » masculine or feminine?

« fusion » is feminine. You say la fusion.

Is it « le fusion » or « la fusion »?

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

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