250 in French
deux cent cinquante
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Quarter of a thousand; common cooking / pricing unit
NUMERAL
250
FRENCH
deux cent cinquante
IPA
/dø sɑ̃ sɛ̃.kɑ̃t/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 250 becomes deux cent cinquantième, written 250e in figures.
MASCULINE
deux cent cinquantième
250e
FEMININE
deux cent cinquantième
250e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 250e. 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 250
249
deux cent quarante-neuf
250
deux cent cinquante
251
deux cent cinquante et un
Real sentence examples
“Deux cent cinquante grammes de farine pour la pâte.”
“Il y a deux cent cinquante invités au mariage.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Deux cent cinquante drops the s on cent because cinquante follows. A common cooking quantity (250 g of flour, sugar, butter) and a common business unit (250 employees, the EU SME threshold).
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 250 in French?
250 in French is "deux cent cinquante". It is built as 200 + 50 = 250.
How is deux cent cinquante (250) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "deux cent cinquante" is transcribed /dø sɑ̃ sɛ̃.kɑ̃t/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 250 in French?
The ordinal for 250 is "deux cent cinquantième", abbreviated 250e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 250 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Deux cent cinquante grammes de farine pour la pâte."
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