51 in French
cinquante et un
Updated May 2026
Et-un at 51
NUMERAL
51
FRENCH
cinquante et un
IPA
/sɛ̃.kɑ̃t.e.œ̃/
Breakdown
50 + 1 = 51
Real sentence examples
“Le departement cinquante et un (Marne) couvre Reims et Chalons.”
“Il y a cinquante et un signataires.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Cinquante et un follows the et-un rule. The number 51 in French postal codes refers to the Marne department.
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