24 in French
vingt-quatre
Spellings verified June 2026 · page updated 2 October 2026
Hours in a day
“Twenty-four in French” is vingt-quatre, the number 24. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
24
FRENCH
vingt-quatre
IPA
/vɛ̃t.katʁ/
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 24 becomes vingt-quatrième, written 24e in figures.
MASCULINE
vingt-quatrième
24e
FEMININE
vingt-quatrième
24e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 24e. 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 24
23
vingt-trois
24
vingt-quatre
25
vingt-cinq
Real sentence examples
“Le magasin est ouvert vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre.”
“Vingt-quatre élèves attendent dans la cour.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Vingt-quatre uses the regular hyphen pattern (no et connector at -quatre). The t of vingt is pronounced before vowel-initial quatre. This is the canonical form for 24-hour clock references.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say twenty-four (24) in French?
Twenty-four in French is "vingt-quatre" (the number 24).
How is vingt-quatre (24) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "vingt-quatre" is transcribed /vɛ̃t.katʁ/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 24 in French?
The ordinal for 24 is "vingt-quatrième", abbreviated 24e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 24 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Le magasin est ouvert vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre."
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