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