40 to 50 in French

Quarante through quarante-neuf, then cinquante. Same et-un and hyphen pattern. The neuf-to-neuv shift before vowels still applies in compounds.

Updated June 2026

Quick answer

44 IN FRENCH =

quarante-quatre

IPA

/ka.ʁɑ̃t katʁ/

40 quarante41 quarante et un42 quarante-deux43 quarante-trois44 quarante-quatre45 quarante-cinq46 quarante-six47 quarante-sept48 quarante-huit49 quarante-neuf

The whole decile is regular: 40 is quarante, 44 is quarante-quatre, 45 is quarante-cinq, and 48 is quarante-huit. Only 41 takes the et connector: quarante et un. Every other unit is hyphenated, straight through to quarante-neuf, then cinquante at 50.

Want just one number, with audio and IPA? See the dedicated 42 in French page.

NFrenchAudio
40quarante
41quarante et un
42quarante-deux
43quarante-trois
44quarante-quatre
45quarante-cinq
46quarante-six
47quarante-sept
48quarante-huit
49quarante-neuf
50cinquante

Adjacent deciles

Frequently asked

How do you say 40 in French?

Quarante. Pronounced /kaʁɑ̃t/. The qua- gives a /k/ sound and the rest carries the same nasal-vowel-t pattern as trente, cinquante, soixante.

How do you say 45 in French?

Quarante-cinq. Hyphenated, no et connector because the unit is 5 (et is only used on the unit 1).

How do you say 42 in French?

Quarante-deux. Pronounced /ka.ʁɑ̃t.dø/. Hyphenated, no et connector; deux keeps its usual sound inside the compound.

How do you say 44 in French?

Quarante-quatre. Pronounced /ka.ʁɑ̃t.katʁ/. The word repeats the quatre root you already know: quarante (40) plus quatre (4), hyphenated with no et connector.

Is quarante or quatre the word for 40?

Quarante is 40. Quatre is 4. They share the same Latin root (quattuor) but quatre is the unit and quarante is the multiple of ten.

Does quarante-neuf have any sound shifts?

Within the compound, no. /kaʁɑ̃t.noef/. Before ans or heures, neuf shifts to /noev/: quarante-neuf ans = /kaʁɑ̃t.noev‿ɑ̃/.

Sources: Larousse, CNRTL.