French sizes to EU sizes
38 FR = 38 EU. Type your own value in FR below.
That is a waist of about 71.12 cm (28 in). Labels run from W27 to W29 between brands.
Convert the other way: EU to FR
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert FR to EU
Women: EU = 2 × W − 18, US = EU − 32, UK = EU − 28, Italian = EU + 4. Men: EU = W + 16, French = W + 8, US and UK = W.
Example: 38 FR = 38 EU.
The table below uses Women’s sizes. Switch above and the EU, French, US and UK columns shift.
In practice
When you’d convert French sizes to EU sizes
For women French sizes equal European ones: a French 38 is an EU 38. For men France runs eight below Europe: a French 40 is an EU 48, a 42 is a 50 and a 44 is a 52.
Common mistake: Adding 8 to a woman’s French size. Only men’s trousers differ between France and the rest of Europe; a woman’s 38 is a 38 on both sides.
Men: FR 38 is EU 46, FR 40 is EU 48, FR 42 is EU 50, FR 44 is EU 52 and FR 46 is EU 54. Women: FR 34 is EU 34, FR 36 is EU 36, FR 38 is EU 38 and FR 40 is EU 40.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
FR to EU conversion table
| FR | EU |
|---|---|
| 24 FR | 24 EU |
| 26 FR | 26 EU |
| 28 FR | 28 EU |
| 30 FR | 30 EU |
| 32 FR | 32 EU |
| 34 FR | 34 EU |
| 36 FR | 36 EU |
| 38 FR | 38 EU |
| 40 FR | 40 EU |
| 44 FR | 44 EU |
EU to FR conversion table
| EU | FR |
|---|---|
| 24 EU | 24 FR |
| 26 EU | 26 FR |
| 28 EU | 28 FR |
| 30 EU | 30 FR |
| 32 EU | 32 FR |
| 34 EU | 34 FR |
| 36 EU | 36 FR |
| 38 EU | 38 FR |
| 40 EU | 40 FR |
| 44 EU | 44 FR |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many EU is 1 FR?
- 1 FR is 1 EU.
- How many EU is 10 FR?
- 10 FR is 10 EU.
- How many EU is 38 FR?
- 38 FR is 38 EU.
The units
About these units
French sizes (FR)
French size: the same as EU for women, eight below EU for men.
EU sizes (EU)
Continental European size: two numbers per inch of waist for women, the waist plus 16 for men.
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