71 in French
soixante et onze
Updated May 2026
The only "et" connector with onze
NUMERAL
71
FRENCH
soixante et onze
IPA
/swa.sɑ̃t.e.ɔ̃z/
Breakdown
60 + 11 = 71 (with "et" connector before onze)
Regional variants
FR France
soixante et onze
BE Belgium
septante et un
CH Switzerland
septante et un
Real sentence examples
“Il a soixante et onze ans.”
“Soixante et onze pour cent des Francais soutiennent la mesure.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Soixante et onze is unique: it uses the "et" connector before "onze" (whereas 72, 73 etc. just hyphenate). The pattern "et" + lower number applies only at the X1 and 71 positions. 81 (quatre-vingt-un) breaks this rule.
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