1000 in French
mille
Updated June 2026
Mille never pluralises
NUMERAL
1 000
FRENCH
mille
IPA
/mil/
Breakdown
Real sentence examples
“Mille personnes étaient présentes au concert.”
“L'entreprise a mille employés.”
“Il habite à mille mètres d'altitude.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Mille is invariable: it never takes a plural-s, regardless of multiplier (deux mille, dix mille, cent mille). It also never takes "un" before it: "mille personnes" not "un mille personnes". In date contexts, the older form "mil" is permitted (l'an mil neuf cent), though modern standard prefers "mille".
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 1000 in French?
1,000 in French is "mille". It is built as Standalone thousand (no article).
How is mille (1000) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "mille" is transcribed /mil/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
How is 1000 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Mille personnes étaient présentes au concert."
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