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Is « transmission » masculine or feminine?

« transmission » is feminine. You say la transmission.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

transmission ends in -sion. Nouns ending in -sion are usually feminine, so transmission follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Sais-tu conduire avec une transmission manuelle ?
  Can you drive stick?
• Les transmissions automobiles ont gagné en sophistication au cours des années.
  Automobile transmissions have grown in sophistication over the years.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

• impression
• mission
• décision
• occasion
• pression
• émission
• vision
• explosion

Common questions

Is « transmission » masculine or feminine?

« transmission » is feminine. You say la transmission.

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

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

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