Everyday life
nᵒ
AbbreviationOfficialA2Meaning
numéro
The abbreviation of numéro before a figure, often typed n° or no: nᵒ 12, facture nᵒ 2026-114. The o is superscript, and there is no dot.
How it is said
numéro
Gender and article
le nᵒ · masculine
Where you meet it
An invoice, an address, a form, a magazine.
Example
Votre dossier nᵒ 48 213 a bien été enregistré.
Your file no. 48213 has been registered.
In the DELF
reading A2
Watch out
The correct sign is a superscript letter o, not the degree symbol « ° ». On a keyboard, « no » or « n° » are still understood; plural nᵒˢ.