17 in French
dix-sept
Updated June 2026
The first transparent teen
NUMERAL
17
FRENCH
dix-sept
IPA
/dis.sɛt/
Breakdown
Real sentence examples
“En France, on appelle le dix-sept pour joindre la police.”
“Il a dix-sept ans et passe le bac l'an prochain.”
“La chambre dix-sept est au deuxième étage.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Dix-sept is the first transparent teen: dix (ten) + sept (seven) with a hyphen. The x of dix is pronounced /s/ here (/dis.sɛt/), unlike the /z/ liaison in dix-huit and dix-neuf. In France, 17 is the police emergency number.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 17 in French?
17 in French is "dix-sept". It is built as 10 + 7 = 17.
How is dix-sept (17) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "dix-sept" is transcribed /dis.sɛt/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
How is 17 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "En France, on appelle le dix-sept pour joindre la police."
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