Money
IBAN
Read as a wordOfficialB1Meaning
international bank account number
The account number in international format, starting with FR in France. It is the main line of the RIB, the one you type to make a transfer.
How it is said
iban
Gender and article
un IBAN · masculine
Where you meet it
A RIB, a transfer form, the bank's app.
Example
Saisissez l'IBAN du bénéficiaire, puis confirmez le virement.
Enter the beneficiary's IBAN, then confirm the transfer.
In the DELF
reading B1
Watch out
An English acronym read as a word, « iban », masculine. The RIB is the document, the IBAN is the number it contains.