Is « timing » masculine or feminine?

« timing » is masculine. You say le timing.

Article forms

With the definite article	le timing
With the indefinite article	un timing
With the partitive article	du timing

Plural

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

Why the gender

timing ends in -ing. Nouns ending in -ing are usually masculine, so timing follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

parking
poing
shopping
bowling
planning
ring
kidnapping
camping

Common questions

Is « timing » masculine or feminine?

« timing » is masculine. You say le timing.

Is it « la timing » or « le timing »?

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

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