98 in French
quatre-vingt-dix-huit
Updated June 2026
Four-twenties-ten-eight, or nonante-huit
NUMERAL
98
FRENCH
quatre-vingt-dix-huit
IPA
/katʁ.vɛ̃.di.zɥit/
Breakdown
Regional variants
FR France
quatre-vingt-dix-huit
BE Belgium
nonante-huit
CH Switzerland
nonante-huit
Real sentence examples
“La France a gagné la Coupe du monde en mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-huit.”
“Il a fêté ses quatre-vingt-dix-huit ans entouré de sa famille.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
For 97-99 France chains three parts: quatre-vingt + dix + the unit, so 98 is quatre-vingt-dix-huit ("four-twenties-ten-eight"). In liaison dix-huit is pronounced /di.zɥit/. Belgium and Switzerland collapse it to nonante-huit.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 98 in French?
98 in French is "quatre-vingt-dix-huit". It is built as 4 x 20 + 18 = 98 (4 x 20 + 10 + 8).
How is quatre-vingt-dix-huit (98) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "quatre-vingt-dix-huit" is transcribed /katʁ.vɛ̃.di.zɥit/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
Is 98 said differently in Belgian or Swiss French?
Yes. In Metropolitan France 98 is "quatre-vingt-dix-huit", but in Belgian French it is "nonante-huit", and in Swiss French it is "nonante-huit".
How is 98 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La France a gagné la Coupe du monde en mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-huit."
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