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.


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