Is « mail » masculine or feminine?

« mail » is masculine. You say le mail.

Article forms

With the definite article le mail
With the indefinite article un mail
With the partitive article du mail

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« mail » is masculine. You say le mail.

Is it « la mail » or « le mail »?

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


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