15000000 in French
quinze millions
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15 million; common population / sales unit
NUMERAL
15 000 000
FRENCH
quinze millions
IPA
/kɛ̃z mil.jɔ̃/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 15,000,000 becomes quinze millionième, written 15 000 000e in figures.
MASCULINE
quinze millionième
15 000 000e
FEMININE
quinze millionième
15 000 000e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 15 000 000e. 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.
Real sentence examples
“L'agglomération parisienne compte environ quinze millions d'habitants.”
“Le film a fait quinze millions d'entrées au box-office mondial.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Quinze millions has the audible plural-s on millions because the count is greater than one. The de-preposition (here d') is mandatory before counted nouns: quinze millions d'habitants, quinze millions d'euros.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 15000000 in French?
15,000,000 in French is "quinze millions". It is built as 15 x 1 000 000 = 15 000 000.
How is quinze millions (15000000) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "quinze millions" is transcribed /kɛ̃z mil.jɔ̃/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 15000000 in French?
The ordinal for 15000000 is "quinze millionième", abbreviated 15 000 000e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 15000000 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "L'agglomération parisienne compte environ quinze millions d'habitants."
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