numéro

/ny.me.ʁo/
1.
nounmasculineSing

number (identifier for a person, place, item, etc.)

phone number; house number; issue number (of a magazine) or other labeled number

T'as pas changé de numéro ?

You haven't changed your number?

Synonyms:nombre, , identifiant
2.
nounmasculineSing

a character; an eccentric or funny person

an act, stunt or performance (in a show or informal context)

Il est vraiment incroyable ce mec, c'est un sacré numéro.

That guy is unbelievable — he's quite a character.

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Numéro is a masculine noun meaning "number." It refers to a specific digit or sequence of digits used for identification or ordering, like a phone number, a house number, or an issue number of a magazine.

USAGE

You use numéro when asking for or giving contact details: "Quel est ton numéro de téléphone ?" (What's your phone number?). It's also used for sequence: "le numéro un" (number one).

TRAPS

Be careful with its gender! Even though it ends in '-o', numéro is masculine ("un numéro", "le numéro"). Learners sometimes mistakenly treat it as feminine.