French

Noun

numéro m ‎(plural numéros)

1. number
2. (by ellipsis) phone number

Synonyms

• nº (abbreviation)

Usage notes

• The word numéro refers to a label made of digits, e.g. a rank, a jersey number, a phone number or a winning lottery number, while its doublet nombre refers to a quantity or a mathematical concept, e.g. a number of items in a set, real numbers, complex numbers, etc..

See also

• nombre