French Language Tools
French Number Translator
Enter any number up to 999 million and get the French words instantly — with audio pronunciation. Includes ordinals, tips on 70/80/90, and a quick reference table.
Quick Reference Table
| Number | French | Hear |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zéro | |
| 1 | un | |
| 2 | deux | |
| 3 | trois | |
| 4 | quatre | |
| 5 | cinq | |
| 6 | six | |
| 7 | sept | |
| 8 | huit | |
| 9 | neuf | |
| 10 | dix | |
| 11 | onze | |
| 12 | douze | |
| 13 | treize | |
| 14 | quatorze | |
| 15 | quinze | |
| 16 | seize | |
| 17 | dix-sept | |
| 18 | dix-huit | |
| 19 | dix-neuf | |
| 20 | vingt | |
| 21 | vingt et un | |
| 30 | trente | |
| 40 | quarante | |
| 50 | cinquante | |
| 60 | soixante | |
| 70 | soixante-dix | |
| 80 | quatre-vingts | |
| 90 | quatre-vingt-dix | |
| 100 | cent | |
| 1,000 | mille | |
| 1,000,000 | un million |
Why Are 70, 80 and 90 So Confusing?
French numbers from 70 to 99 are famously tricky for English speakers. Unlike English which has simple words (seventy, eighty, ninety), French uses a mathematical counting system inherited from ancient Celtic languages.
The three problem numbers
- 70 = soixante-dix — literally "sixty-ten"
- 80 = quatre-vingts — literally "four-twenties"
- 90 = quatre-vingt-dix — literally "four-twenty-ten"
So 75 is soixante-quinze (sixty-fifteen), 82 is quatre-vingt-deux (four-twenty-two), and 97 is quatre-vingt-dix-sept (four-twenty-seventeen).
Switzerland and Belgium
In Belgium and Switzerland, these numbers are simplified: 70 is septante, 80 is huitante (Switzerland) or octante, and 90 is nonante. Much more logical — but standard French uses the complex forms.
The Hyphen Rule
Numbers from 17 to 99 use hyphens: dix-sept, vingt-trois, quatre-vingt-cinq. But vingt et un, trente et un etc. use et (and) without hyphens.
Feminine Numbers
Un/une is the only number with a gender: un chat (a male cat) vs une maison (a house). In compound numbers: vingt et un étudiants vs vingt et une étudiantes.
Mille vs Millions
Mille (1000) never takes an s and never agrees. But million and milliard do: deux millions, trois milliards.