1000000000 in French
un milliard
Updated June 2026
English billion (10^9)
NUMERAL
1 000 000 000
FRENCH
un milliard
IPA
/œ̃ mil.jaʁ/
Breakdown
Real sentence examples
“La France compte plus de soixante-huit millions d'habitants, soit environ 1 % d'un milliard.”
“Le budget de la Sécurité sociale française dépasse cinq cents milliards d'euros.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Un milliard = English billion (10^9). The French billion means 10^12 (English trillion). This false-friend trap catches almost every English speaker. Milliard is a noun (article + plural-s + de-preposition required).
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 1000000000 in French?
1,000,000,000 in French is "un milliard". It is built as 10^9 = 1 milliard (long-scale FR).
How is un milliard (1000000000) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "un milliard" is transcribed /œ̃ mil.jaʁ/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
How is 1000000000 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La France compte plus de soixante-huit millions d'habitants, soit environ 1 % d'un milliard."
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