US sizes to EU sizes
6 US = 38 EU. Type your own value in US 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 US
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert US 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: 6 US = 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 US sizes to EU sizes
An American size and a European shop. Women: add 32, so US 6 is EU 38, US 8 is EU 40 and US 10 is EU 42. Men: add 16, so US 32 is EU 48 and US 34 is EU 50.
Common mistake: Using the women’s +32 on a man’s waist size: US 32 would become EU 64. For men add 16, so a US 32 is a 48.
Women: US 0 is EU 32, US 2 is EU 34, US 4 is EU 36, US 6 is EU 38, US 8 is EU 40 and US 10 is EU 42. Men: US 30 is EU 46, US 32 is EU 48, US 34 is EU 50, US 36 is EU 52 and US 38 is EU 54.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
US to EU conversion table
| US | EU |
|---|---|
| 0 US | 32 EU |
| 2 US | 34 EU |
| 4 US | 36 EU |
| 6 US | 38 EU |
| 8 US | 40 EU |
| 12 US | 44 EU |
EU to US conversion table
| EU | US |
|---|---|
| 32 EU | 0 US |
| 34 EU | 2 US |
| 36 EU | 4 US |
| 38 EU | 6 US |
| 40 EU | 8 US |
| 44 EU | 12 US |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many EU is 1 US?
- 1 US is 33 EU.
- How many EU is 10 US?
- 10 US is 42 EU.
- How many EU is 6 US?
- 6 US is 38 EU.
The units
About these units
US sizes (US)
American size: 32 below the EU number for women, the waist itself 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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