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