91 in French
quatre-vingt-onze
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No "et" before onze (unlike 71)
“Ninety-one in French” is quatre-vingt-onze, the number 91. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
91
FRENCH
quatre-vingt-onze
IPA
/katʁ.vɛ̃.ɔ̃z/
Breakdown
Regional variants
FR France
quatre-vingt-onze
BE Belgium
nonante et un
CH Switzerland
nonante et un
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 91 becomes quatre-vingt-onzième, written 91e in figures.
MASCULINE
quatre-vingt-onzième
91e
FEMININE
quatre-vingt-onzième
91e (same word as the masculine)
BELGIUM
nonante et unième
SWITZERLAND
nonante et unième
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 91e. 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 91
Real sentence examples
“La page quatre-vingt-onze du roman.”
“Il a quatre-vingt-onze ans et marche encore.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Quatre-vingt-onze breaks the pattern set by soixante et onze: at 91 there is NO "et" connector. The "et" rule attaches to the X1 / X-onze position only in the 21-71 range. 81 and 91 follow the vigesimal-base rule and drop the connector.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say ninety-one (91) in French?
Ninety-one in French is "quatre-vingt-onze" (the number 91). It is built as 4 x 20 + 11 = 91 (no "et" connector).
How is quatre-vingt-onze (91) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "quatre-vingt-onze" is transcribed /katʁ.vɛ̃.ɔ̃z/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
Is 91 said differently in Belgian or Swiss French?
Yes. In Metropolitan France 91 is "quatre-vingt-onze", but in Belgian French it is "nonante et un", and in Swiss French it is "nonante et un".
What is the ordinal form of 91 in French?
The ordinal for 91 is "quatre-vingt-onzième", abbreviated 91e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine. In Belgium it is "nonante et unième", and in Switzerland it is "nonante et unième".
How is 91 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La page quatre-vingt-onze du roman."
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