50 in French
cinquante
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Half of a hundred
“Fifty in French” is cinquante, the number 50. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
50
FRENCH
cinquante
IPA
/sɛ̃.kɑ̃t/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 50 becomes cinquantième, written 50e in figures.
MASCULINE
cinquantième
50e
FEMININE
cinquantième
50e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 50e. 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 50
Real sentence examples
“Un billet de cinquante euros.”
“Il a cinquante ans cette année.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Cinquante is invariable. The form is straightforward: no plural, no et-un except at 51. La cinquantaine is the collective noun for "the fifties" age range.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say fifty (50) in French?
Fifty in French is "cinquante" (the number 50). It is built as 5 x 10 = 50.
How is cinquante (50) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "cinquante" is transcribed /sɛ̃.kɑ̃t/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 50 in French?
The ordinal for 50 is "cinquantième", abbreviated 50e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 50 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Un billet de cinquante euros."
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