vingt-cinq
/vɛ̃t.sɛ̃k/masculine
The French word for twenty-five is vingt-cinq.
vingt-cinq is used to represent the number 25.
Meaning: twenty-five (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The number is a compound of vingt (twenty) and cinq (five) joined by a hyphen.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a number, vingt-cinq is invariable and does not change form to agree with nouns. When spelling the number, use a hyphen between the tens digit and the units digit.
How do you pronounce it?
/vɛ̃t.sɛ̃k/
Did you know?
- In the traditional French counting system, the number vingt is the basis for the 'vigesimal' system, which influenced how numbers like 40, 60 and 80 are formed.
- The word vingt is a cognate of the English word 'vigintillion', a number consisting of a 1 followed by 63 zeros.
- While vingt-cinq is a simple number, the French number system becomes famously complex starting at 70, where numbers are expressed as mathematical additions or multiplications of dix and vingt.
Examples in context
- Le livre coûte vingt-cinq euros.The book costs twenty-five euros.
- Il a vingt-cinq ans.He is twenty-five years old.
- Cela coûte vingt-cinq euros.That costs twenty-five euros.
- J'ai vingt-cinq minutes pour finir.I have twenty-five minutes to finish.
Example conversation
Chloé and Nathan are at a bakery.
- ChloéCombien coûte ce gâteau ?How much does this cake cost?
- NathanIl coûte vingt-cinq euros.It costs twenty-five euros.
- ChloéC'est un peu cher pour moi.It is a bit expensive for me.
- NathanD'accord, je comprends.Okay, I understand.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “twenty-five” translations and entries vingt-cinq, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
