English–French

“third” in French

French

Alsotiers

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁwazjɛm/

Example

Je suis le troisième.

I am third.

Illustration for troisième (third)

How to say “third” in French

“Third” in French is troisième.

The next numbered position after deux, whether in a sequence, ranking, or list.

Full entry for troisième: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with troisième

Elle a fini à la troisième place.

She finished in third place.

Tips for using troisième

  • Troisième means an ordinal position, whereas tiers is used for a third as a fraction or for a third party.

Other French words for “third”

masculine nounthird

Un tiers des invités n'est pas venu.

One third of the guests did not come.

“third” in other languages