French Ordinal Numbers

Here are the French Ordinal Numbers.

We’ve given you the spelling along with a rough pronunciation if you want to know how it sounds, or how to say it correctly:

Ordinal NumberFrench SpellingPronunciation
Firstpremier/premièreprem-yey/ prem-yer
Seconddeuxièmedoo-ze-yem
Thirdtroisièmetwah-ze-yem
Fourthquatrièmekat-re-em
Fifthcinquièmesank-e-em
Sixthsixièmesee-ze-em
Seventhseptièmeset-ee-em
Eighthuitièmewheet-ee-em
Ninthneuvièmenurf-ee-em
Tenthdixièmedee-ze-em

Other Ordinal Number Expressions

Ordinal NumberFrench SpellingPronunciation
About 10dizainedee-zen
About a dozendouzainedo-zen
About 15quinzaineCan-zen
About 20vingtaineVan-ten
A number ofnombre deNom-bre-du

What Is An Ordinal Number?

An Ordinal number is one that defines the position of something in a series.

Or in other words, an ordinal number indicates the order of a collection of things within a list.

Importance Of Ordinal Numbers In French

Once you know your French numbers it is helpful to know how to place them in the right order when writing or speaking about positions or ranks.

Examples of Ordinal Numbers In French

  • I came second in the race = Je suis arrivé deuxième de la course
  • There are about twenty pupils in my class = Il y a une vingtaine d’élèves dans ma classe