84 in French
quatre-vingt-quatre
Spellings verified June 2026 · page updated 2 October 2026
Four-twenties-four, or huitante-quatre in Vaud
“Eighty-four in French” is quatre-vingt-quatre, the number 84. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
84
FRENCH
quatre-vingt-quatre
IPA
/katʁ.vɛ̃.katʁ/
Breakdown
Regional variants
FR France
quatre-vingt-quatre
CH Switzerland
huitante-quatre
Vaud, Valais, Fribourg
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 84 becomes quatre-vingt-quatrième, written 84e in figures.
MASCULINE
quatre-vingt-quatrième
84e
FEMININE
quatre-vingt-quatrième
84e (same word as the masculine)
SWITZERLAND
huitante-quatrième
Vaud, Valais, Fribourg
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 84e. The Académie française allows two irregular pairs: premier and première abbreviate 1er and 1re, and second and seconde abbreviate 2d and 2de. Full rules on the ordinal numbers reference.
Counting around 84
Real sentence examples
“Elle a quatre-vingt-quatre ans.”
“La chambre quatre-vingt-quatre est au huitième étage.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Quatre-vingt-quatre keeps the vigesimal base four-twenties, and quatre-vingt loses its plural -s because a number follows. Belgium uses the same quatre-vingt-quatre; only the Swiss cantons of Vaud, Valais and Fribourg say huitante-quatre.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say eighty-four (84) in French?
Eighty-four in French is "quatre-vingt-quatre" (the number 84). It is built as 4 x 20 + 4 = 84.
How is quatre-vingt-quatre (84) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "quatre-vingt-quatre" is transcribed /katʁ.vɛ̃.katʁ/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
Is 84 said differently in Belgian or Swiss French?
Yes. In Metropolitan France 84 is "quatre-vingt-quatre", but in Swiss French it is "huitante-quatre" (Vaud, Valais, Fribourg).
What is the ordinal form of 84 in French?
The ordinal for 84 is "quatre-vingt-quatrième", abbreviated 84e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine. In Switzerland it is "huitante-quatrième".
How is 84 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Elle a quatre-vingt-quatre ans."
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