Is « pro » masculine or feminine?

« pro » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un pro and une pro, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le pro / la pro
With the indefinite article un pro / une pro
With the partitive article du pro / de la pro

Plural

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

Why the gender

pro ends in -o. Nouns ending in -o are usually masculine, though pro works as either gender. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

Common questions

Is « pro » masculine or feminine?

« pro » works as both. You will see un pro and une pro, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un pro » or « une pro »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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