1000000 in French
un million
Updated May 2026
One million (takes article and pluralises)
NUMERAL
1 000 000
FRENCH
un million
IPA
/œ̃.mi.ljɔ̃/
Breakdown
Standalone million (takes "un" article)
Real sentence examples
“La capitale compte un million d'habitants.”
“Le projet a coute un million d'euros.”
“Il y a un million de raisons de visiter la France.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Un million is structurally different from cent and mille: it takes the article "un" (you say "un million" not just "million"), and it pluralises (deux millions). Before a noun, "de" / "d'" is required: "un million d'euros", "un million de personnes".
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