100000 in French
cent mille
Updated June 2026
Hundred thousand
NUMERAL
100 000
FRENCH
cent mille
IPA
/sɑ̃.mil/
Breakdown
100 x 1000 = 100000
Real sentence examples
“La ville compte cent mille habitants.”
“Le programme a coûté cent mille euros.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Cent mille combines the cent rule (no s here, because mille follows) and the mille rule (always invariable). The result is unambiguous: cent mille means exactly 100,000.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 100000 in French?
100,000 in French is "cent mille". It is built as 100 x 1000 = 100000.
How is cent mille (100000) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "cent mille" is transcribed /sɑ̃.mil/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
How is 100000 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La ville compte cent mille habitants."
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