US sizes to jeans waist
6 US = 28 W. 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: W to US
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert US to W
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 = 28 W.
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 jeans waist
An American shop gives a numeric size and the brand label gives W. Men: the two are the same number, US 32 is W32. Women: US 4 is W27, US 6 is W28, US 8 is W29, and US 0 is W25.
Common mistake: Assuming a women’s US 8 is a W8. A US 8 is a W29, a 29-inch waist, nowhere near a W8.
Women’s US sizes in steps of two: US 0 is W25, US 2 is W26, US 4 is W27, US 6 is W28, US 8 is W29, US 10 is W30, US 12 is W31 and US 14 is W32. Add 50 and halve.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
US to W conversion table
| US | W |
|---|---|
| 0 US | 25 W |
| 2 US | 26 W |
| 4 US | 27 W |
| 6 US | 28 W |
| 8 US | 29 W |
| 12 US | 31 W |
W to US conversion table
| W | US |
|---|---|
| 25 W | 0 US |
| 26 W | 2 US |
| 27 W | 4 US |
| 28 W | 6 US |
| 29 W | 8 US |
| 31 W | 12 US |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many W is 1 US?
- 1 US is 25.5 W.
- How many W is 10 US?
- 10 US is 30 W.
- How many W is 6 US?
- 6 US is 28 W.
The units
About these units
US sizes (US)
American size: 32 below the EU number for women, the waist itself for men.
Jeans waist (W)
The waist in inches printed after the W on a Levi’s, Wrangler or Lee label.
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