61 in French
soixante et un
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Et-un at 61
“Sixty-one in French” is soixante et un, the number 61. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
61
FRENCH
soixante et un
IPA
/swa.sɑ̃t.e.œ̃/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 61 becomes soixante et unième, written 61e in figures.
MASCULINE
soixante et unième
61e
FEMININE
soixante et unième
61e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 61e. 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 61
Real sentence examples
“Il a fêté ses soixante et un ans.”
“Le département soixante et un (Orne) en Normandie.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Soixante et un takes the et-un connector. The next round-ten et form is unique: soixante et onze (71), where et links to onze rather than un.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say sixty-one (61) in French?
Sixty-one in French is "soixante et un" (the number 61). It is built as 60 + 1 = 61.
How is soixante et un (61) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "soixante et un" is transcribed /swa.sɑ̃t.e.œ̃/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 61 in French?
The ordinal for 61 is "soixante et unième", abbreviated 61e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 61 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Il a fêté ses soixante et un ans."
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