100 in French
cent
Spellings verified June 2026 · page updated 2 October 2026
No article, no plural standalone
“One hundred in French” is cent, the number 100. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
100
FRENCH
cent
IPA
/sɑ̃/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 100 becomes centième, written 100e in figures.
MASCULINE
centième
100e
FEMININE
centième
100e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 100e. The Académie française allows two irregular pairs: premier and première abbreviate 1er and 1re, and second and seconde abbreviate 2d and 2de. Full rules on the ordinal numbers reference.
Counting around 100
Real sentence examples
“Cent personnes attendaient devant la mairie.”
“Le billet coûte cent euros.”
“Il a couru le cent mètres en onze secondes.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Cent takes no article (not "un cent"). It pluralises only at deux cents and above and only when it ends the number: deux cents but deux cent vingt. The Académie française position confirms this is non-optional in standard usage.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say one hundred (100) in French?
One hundred in French is "cent" (the number 100). It is built as Standalone hundred.
How is cent (100) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "cent" is transcribed /sɑ̃/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 100 in French?
The ordinal for 100 is "centième", abbreviated 100e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 100 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Cent personnes attendaient devant la mairie."
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