31 in French
trente et un
Spellings verified June 2026 · page updated 2 October 2026
The et-un connector at 31
“Thirty-one in French” is trente et un, the number 31. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
31
FRENCH
trente et un
IPA
/tʁɑ̃t.e.œ̃/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 31 becomes trente et unième, written 31e in figures.
MASCULINE
trente et unième
31e
FEMININE
trente et unième
31e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 31e. 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 31
Real sentence examples
“Le mois de janvier a trente et un jours.”
“Il habite au numéro trente et un de la rue.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Trente et un takes the "et" connector, like vingt et un, quarante et un, cinquante et un, soixante et un. The pattern applies at the X1 position of round tens, with the unique soixante et onze for 71.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say thirty-one (31) in French?
Thirty-one in French is "trente et un" (the number 31). It is built as 30 + 1 = 31 (with "et" connector).
How is trente et un (31) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "trente et un" is transcribed /tʁɑ̃t.e.œ̃/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 31 in French?
The ordinal for 31 is "trente et unième", abbreviated 31e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 31 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Le mois de janvier a trente et un jours."
Related numbers
Want to convert another number, or hear it spoken in Belgium / Swiss French?