Is « profession » masculine or feminine?

« profession » is feminine. You say la profession.

Article forms

With the definite article la profession
With the indefinite article une profession
With the partitive article de la profession

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« profession » is feminine. You say la profession.

Is it « le profession » or « la profession »?

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


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