14 in French
quatorze
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Le quatorze juillet
“Fourteen in French” is quatorze, the number 14. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
14
FRENCH
quatorze
IPA
/katɔʁz/
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 14 becomes quatorzième, written 14e in figures.
MASCULINE
quatorzième
14e
FEMININE
quatorzième
14e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 14e. 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 14
Real sentence examples
“Le quatorze juillet est la fête nationale française.”
“Louis quatorze régna pendant soixante-douze ans.”
“Mon fils a quatorze ans cette année.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Quatorze (Latin "quattuordecim") is a unique word, not "dix-quatre". It anchors two French cultural references: le quatorze juillet (Bastille Day, the national holiday) and Louis quatorze, the Sun King, whose 72-year reign is the longest of any major European monarch. The final /z/ liaises into a following vowel: "quatorze ans".
Frequently asked questions
How do you say fourteen (14) in French?
Fourteen in French is "quatorze" (the number 14).
How is quatorze (14) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "quatorze" is transcribed /katɔʁz/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 14 in French?
The ordinal for 14 is "quatorzième", abbreviated 14e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 14 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Le quatorze juillet est la fête nationale française."
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