avion

Is avion masculine or feminine?

l'avion
/lavjɔ̃/masculineairplane

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -on are usually masculine.
Words ending in -tion, -sion, -son, or -aison follow different rules.
91.9% of -on nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -on too, but they are feminine.

lafaçonlaréunionlaleçonl'opinionlarégion

In context

  • J'ai raté l'avion d'une minute.

    I missed the airplane by a minute.

  • Regarde ! L'avion est en train de décoller.

    Look! The airplane is taking off.

  • Je vais te faire une maquette d'avion.

    I'll make you a model plane.

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