German Clothing Sizes: Size Chart to US, UK, FR, IT

German clothing sizes are numbers that follow body measurements in cm, not letters. For women, matching the same bust in published charts gives German 38 = UK 10 = US 6 = French 38 = Italian 42, so UK = German − 28 and US = German − 32. The German clothing charts we read (Otto, bonprix and Zalando Lounge) print only German sizes and letters, so the UK, US, French and Italian columns are comparisons, and each caption says so.

The European standard DIN EN 13402-3 sets sizes by body measurements, but following it is voluntary and brands vary. Before ordering, measure yourself in cm and check the store’s own chart, because letters differ between stores.

German charts list body measurements in cm. Compare them with your own measurements and with the store’s chart, not with a converted letter.

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Women’s clothing sizes

Find your German size in the first column, or start from your UK, US, FR or IT size; the next two tables give the bust, waist and hips for each size.

Germany	UK	US	FR	IT
32	4	0	32	36
34	6	2	34	38
36	8	4	36	40
38	10	6	38	42
40	12	8	40	44
42	14	10	42	46
44	16	12	44	48
46	18	14	46	50
48	20	16	48	52
50	22	18	50	54
52	24	20	52	56
54	26	22	54	58
56	–	–	–	–
58	–	–	–	–
60	–	–	–	–
62	–	–	–	–

UK, US, FR and IT sizes compare the same bust in published UK, French and Italian charts (UK = German − 28, US = German − 32, IT = German + 4); the German clothing charts we read do not print them. Sizes 56 to 62 have no pairing.

Germany	Germany (letter)	Bust (cm)	Bust (in)
32	XS	74–77	29.1–30.3
34	XS	78–81	30.7–31.9
36	S	82–85	32.3–33.5
38	S	86–89	33.9–35.0
40	M	90–93	35.4–36.6
42	M	94–97	37.0–38.2
44	L	98–102	38.6–40.2
46	L	103–107	40.6–42.1
48	XL	108–113	42.5–44.5
50	XL	114–119	44.9–46.9
52	XXL	120–125	47.2–49.2
54	XXL	126–131	49.6–51.6
56	3XL	132–137	52.0–53.9
58	3XL	138–143	54.3–56.3
60	4XL	144–149	56.7–58.7
62	4XL	150–155	59.1–61.0

Letters and bust are from Otto’s chart for women 165–172 cm tall; bonprix prints the same bust and the same letters up to 58. Zalando Lounge prints letters one to five sizes higher from size 38 (38 is M there, and 50 is 5XL against Otto’s XL). Inches are cm divided by 2.54.

Germany	Waist (cm)	Waist (in)	Hips (cm)	Hips (in)
32	60–62	23.6–24.4	84–87	33.1–34.3
34	63–65	24.8–25.6	88–91	34.6–35.8
36	68–71	26.8–28.0	92–95	36.2–37.4
38	72–75	28.3–29.5	96–98	37.8–38.6
40	76–79	29.9–31.1	99–101	39.0–39.8
42	78–81	30.7–31.9	102–104	40.2–40.9
44	84–88	33.1–34.6	105–108	41.3–42.5
46	89–93	35.0–36.6	109–112	42.9–44.1
48	94–98	37.0–38.6	113–116	44.5–45.7
50	99–104	39.0–40.9	117–121	46.1–47.6
52	105–110	41.3–43.3	122–126	48.0–49.6
54	111–116	43.7–45.7	127–132	50.0–52.0
56	117–122	46.1–48.0	133–138	52.4–54.3
58	123–128	48.4–50.4	139–144	54.7–56.7
60	–	–	145–150	57.1–59.1
62	–	–	151–156	59.4–61.4

Waist is from bonprix’s chart and hips are from Otto’s. Stores differ by 1 to 4 cm at the same number (at size 38, Zalando Lounge’s waist is 68–71 cm), so waist is the least certain column.

Some brands’ converters (Sandro, Maje and Boohoo) print German 36 next to French 38. On those brands’ own charts, use their conversion; the table above matches body measurements.

Otto also sells short sizes (Kurz) for women under 165 cm and long sizes (Lang) for women over 172 cm; normal sizes are for 165–172 cm. Short sizes are the normal size divided by 2, and long sizes are the normal size multiplied by 2.

Germany	Kurz	Lang
32	16	–
34	17	68
36	18	72
38	19	76
40	20	80
42	21	84
44	22	88
46	23	92
48	24	96
50	25	100
52	26	104
54	27	108
56	28	112
58	29	116

Otto’s short and long size numbers for each normal size.

Men’s clothing sizes

Men’s German sizes are tied to body measurements too. Jackets and trousers share one number, and Otto ties body height to each normal size, so height rises with the size.

Men’s jackets and suits

Find your German size in the first column; the tables give chest, waist and height. The UK and US jacket size is the German size − 10 from 44 to 50 (44 = 34 … 50 = 40). Above 50, match your chest in inches instead.

Germany	Chest (cm)	Chest (in)	Waist (cm)	Waist (in)
44	86–89	33.9–35.0	74–77	29.1–30.3
46	90–93	35.4–36.6	78–81	30.7–31.9
48	94–97	37.0–38.2	82–85	32.3–33.5
50	98–101	38.6–39.8	86–89	33.9–35.0
52	102–105	40.2–41.3	90–94	35.4–37.0
54	106–109	41.7–42.9	95–99	37.4–39.0
56	110–113	43.3–44.5	100–104	39.4–40.9
58	114–117	44.9–46.1	105–109	41.3–42.9
60	118–121	46.5–47.6	110–114	43.3–44.9
62	122–125	48.0–49.2	115–119	45.3–46.9

Otto’s chart for normal-size suits, jackets and coats; body measurements, with inches as cm divided by 2.54.

Germany	Height (cm)	Height (in)
44	166–170	65.4–66.9
46	168–173	66.1–68.1
48	171–176	67.3–69.3
50	174–179	68.5–70.5
52	177–182	69.7–71.7
54	180–184	70.9–72.4
56	182–186	71.7–73.2
58	184–188	72.4–74.0
60	185–189	72.8–74.4
62	187–191	73.6–75.2

Body height for each normal size, from Otto’s chart.

Letters depend on the store. Otto and Zalando Lounge agree at 48 (M) and 52 (L) and differ elsewhere, and the gap grows above 52.

Germany	Letter (Otto)	Letter (Zalando Lounge)
44	S	XS
46	–	S
48	M	M
50	–	M/L
52	L	L
54	–	XL
56	XL	XXL
58	–	3XL
60	XXL	4XL
62	–	5XL

Men’s letters by store; “–” means the store prints no letter for that number.

Otto also sells other cuts with their own numbers: Untersetzt (shorter or stockier, with a larger waist for the chest) and Schlank (slim and tall, with a narrow chest for the height).

Germany	Cut	Height (cm)	Chest (cm)	Waist (cm)
23	Untersetzt	163–167	90–93	82–85
24	Untersetzt	166–170	94–97	86–89
25	Untersetzt	169–173	98–101	90–93
26	Untersetzt	172–176	102–105	94–97
27	Untersetzt	175–178	106–109	98–101
28	Untersetzt	177–180	110–113	102–106
29	Untersetzt	179–182	114–117	107–111
30	Untersetzt	181–183	118–121	112–115
31	Untersetzt	183–185	122–125	116–119
32	Untersetzt	185–187	126–129	120–123
33	Untersetzt	187–189	130–133	124–127
34	Untersetzt	189–191	134–137	128–131
88	Schlank	174–178	85–87	71–74
90	Schlank	177–181	88–90	74–77
94	Schlank	180–184	91–94	78–81
98	Schlank	182–186	95–98	82–85
102	Schlank	184–188	99–102	86–89
106	Schlank	187–191	103–106	90–94
110	Schlank	190–194	107–110	95–99
114	Schlank	193–197	111–114	100–104

Otto’s Untersetzt and Schlank sizes; the Schlank waist is from Otto’s Schlank trouser table.

Men’s trousers

Trouser sizes use the same numbers as jackets, tied to the waist in cm. From W34 the German size is W + 16 (W34 = 50); below that it is W + 14 or 15, as the table shows.

Germany	W	Waist (cm)	Waist (in)
42	28	70–73	27.6–28.7
44	29/30	74–77	29.1–30.3
46	31/32	78–81	30.7–31.9
48	33	82–85	32.3–33.5
50	34	86–89	33.9–35.0
52	36	90–94	35.4–37.0
54	38	95–99	37.4–39.0
56	40	100–104	39.4–40.9
58	42	105–109	41.3–42.9
60	44	110–114	43.3–44.9
62	46	115–119	45.3–46.9
64	–	120–124	47.2–48.8

Waist is Otto’s body waist for normal sizes; W is the jeans waist in inches from Zalando Lounge’s chart, whose row for 64 repeats the W of the row above (a likely slip), so W is left out. Inseam is not part of the German number.

Men’s shirts

Dress shirts are sized by collar circumference in cm; a size 41 fits a 41 cm neck. Letters follow the collar as shown. Olymp’s fitted cut (Luxor) runs one letter larger for the same collar: at Olymp Luxor, 40 is L and 42 is XL.

Germany	US	Germany (letter)	Collar (cm)	Collar (in)
36	–	XS/S	36	14.2
37	–	S	37	14.6
38	–	S	38	15.0
39	–	M	39	15.4
40	15.75	M	40	15.7
41	16	L	41	16.1
42	16.5	L	42	16.5
43	17	XL	43	16.9
44	17.5	XL	44	17.3
45	18	XXL	45	17.7
46	18.5	XXL	46	18.1
47	19	3XL	47	18.5

US is the collar size Olymp prints in inches (40 is 15.75, a printed 15¾), shown where Olymp prints one; letters are Zalando Lounge’s, Otto’s and Olymp Comfort’s; collar in inches is cm divided by 2.54.

Men’s plus sizes

Sizes 64 to 78 continue in steps of 4 cm of chest (size 62 is in the jackets table). Letters depend on the store: Otto’s 5XL is German 72, while Zalando Lounge’s 5XL is German 62.

Germany	Chest (cm)	Chest (in)	Waist (cm)	Waist (in)
64	126–129	49.6–50.8	120–124	47.2–48.8
66	130–133	51.2–52.4	125–129	49.2–50.8
68	134–137	52.8–53.9	130–134	51.2–52.8
70	138–141	54.3–55.5	135–139	53.1–54.7
72	142–145	55.9–57.1	140–144	55.1–56.7
74	146–149	57.5–58.7	145–149	57.1–58.7
76	150–153	59.1–60.2	150–153	59.1–60.2
78	154–157	60.6–61.8	154–157	60.6–61.8

Otto’s chest and waist for men’s plus sizes, as body measurements.

Baby clothing sizes

German baby and children’s sizes are the body height in cm. Each size is the top of a height band: a baby of 70 cm is size 74. Ages are only a guide.

Germany	Age	Height (cm)	Height (in)
50	0–1 months	40–50	15.7–19.7
56	1–2 months	51–56	20.1–22.0
62	2–3 months	57–62	22.4–24.4
68	4–6 months	63–68	24.8–26.8
74	7–9 months	69–74	27.2–29.1
80	10–12 months	75–80	29.5–31.5
86	13–18 months	81–86	31.9–33.9

Height bands and ages from Otto’s chart. Zalando Lounge uses the same height bands but ages that differ by up to a year (86 is 12–18 months there).

Germany	Chest (cm)	Chest (in)
50	41–43	16.1–16.9
56	43–45	16.9–17.7
62	45–47	17.7–18.5
68	47–49	18.5–19.3
74	49–51	19.3–20.1
80	51–53	20.1–20.9
86	52–54	20.5–21.3

Chest for each baby size, from Otto’s chart.

Children’s clothing sizes

Children’s sizes 92 to 176 follow the same height rule: 99–104 cm is size 104, and a child of 105 cm is size 110. Take the next size up only if you want room to grow; German charts don’t advise it.

Germany	Age	Height (cm)	Height (in)
92	2 years	87–92	34.3–36.2
98	3 years	93–98	36.6–38.6
104	4 years	99–104	39.0–40.9
110	5 years	105–110	41.3–43.3
116	6 years	111–116	43.7–45.7
122	7 years	117–122	46.1–48.0
128	8 years	123–128	48.4–50.4
134	9 years	129–134	50.8–52.8
140	10 years	135–140	53.1–55.1
146	11 years	141–146	55.5–57.5
152	12 years	147–152	57.9–59.8
158	13 years	153–158	60.2–62.2
164	14 years	159–164	62.6–64.6
170	15 years	165–170	65.0–66.9
176	16 years	171–176	67.3–69.3

Height bands and ages from Otto’s chart, where the age is the top of the band. Zalando Lounge’s ages for the same sizes are up to a year lower (98 is 2–3 years there), and its chart stops at 146.

Germany	Chest (cm)	Chest (in)
92	53–55	20.9–21.7
98	54–56	21.3–22.0
104	55–57	21.7–22.4
110	57–59	22.4–23.2
116	59–61	23.2–24.0
122	61–63	24.0–24.8
128	63–65	24.8–25.6
134	65–68	25.6–26.8
140	68–71	26.8–28.0
146	71–74	28.0–29.1
152	74–77	29.1–30.3
158	77–80	30.3–31.5
164	80–83	31.5–32.7
170	83–87	32.7–34.3
176	87–91	34.3–35.8

Chest for each children’s size, from Otto’s chart; Zalando Lounge’s chest bands for sizes 110 to 146 run 1 to 3 cm lower.

Shoe sizes

German shoe sizes are the European (Paris point) numbers, so a German 42 is an EU 42. The UK and US size for the same number depends on the brand: at EU 38 a women’s UK size is 4.5 at Nike, 5 at Otto and 5.5 at Deichmann. The tables below follow Nike’s charts; use the store’s own chart for other brands.

Women’s shoes

Germany	US	UK	Foot length (cm)	Foot length (in)
34.5	4	1.5	21.1	8.3
35	4.5	2	21.6	8.5
35.5	5	2.5	22.1	8.7
36	5.5	3	22.4	8.8
36.5	6	3.5	22.9	9.0
37.5	6.5	4	23.3	9.2
38	7	4.5	23.7	9.3
38.5	7.5	5	24.1	9.5
39	8	5.5	24.6	9.7
40	8.5	6	24.9	9.8
40.5	9	6.5	25.4	10.0
41	9.5	7	25.9	10.2
42	10	7.5	26.2	10.3
42.5	10.5	8	26.7	10.5
43	11	8.5	27.1	10.7
44	11.5	9	27.5	10.8
44.5	12	9.5	27.9	11.0

Nike’s women’s chart, with US women’s sizes; German shoe sizes are EU numbers. Other brands pair the same US size with EU sizes up to 1.3 sizes apart.

Men’s shoes

Germany	US	UK	Foot length (cm)	Foot length (in)
38.5	6	5.5	23.7	9.3
39	6.5	6	24.1	9.5
40	7	6	24.6	9.7
40.5	7.5	6.5	24.9	9.8
41	8	7	25.4	10.0
42	8.5	7.5	25.9	10.2
42.5	9	8	26.2	10.3
43	9.5	8.5	26.7	10.5
44	10	9	27.1	10.7
44.5	10.5	9.5	27.5	10.8
45	11	10	27.9	11.0
45.5	11.5	10.5	28.4	11.2
46	12	11	28.7	11.3
47	12.5	11.5	29.2	11.5
47.5	13	12	29.7	11.7
48	13.5	12.5	30.0	11.8
48.5	14	13	30.5	12.0
49	14.5	13.5	31.0	12.2
49.5	15	14	31.3	12.3
50	15.5	14.5	31.8	12.5
50.5	16	15	32.2	12.7

Nike’s men’s chart, with US men’s sizes; Nike prints UK 6 at both US 6.5 and US 7, so it appears twice. Other brands print EU sizes up to 1.2 sizes apart at the same US size.

Quick answers

What is a German 38 in UK and US sizes? A UK 10 and a US 6, by bust (86–89 cm). It is also a French 38 and an Italian 42. Some brands’ converters differ; see the note under the women’s tables.
What are UK 10 and UK 14 in German sizes? UK 10 is a German 38 (US 6). UK 14 is a German 42 (US 10).
What is a men’s German 50 jacket? A chest of 98–101 cm (38.6–39.8 in) in Otto’s chart, which is a UK and US 40.
What are men’s German trousers size 50 in inches? W34, for a waist of 86–89 cm (33.9–35.0 in). The W comes from Zalando Lounge’s jeans chart.
What is a German shirt size 41? A collar of 41 cm (16.1 in), which is an L. Olymp prints its US collar as 16.
What is a German shoe size 42 in US and UK sizes? At Nike, a women’s 42 is a US 10 and a UK 7.5, and a men’s 42 is a US 8.5 and a UK 7.5. Other brands differ by up to 1.5 sizes.

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Tips for ordering from German stores

Measure your body. German charts list body measurements in cm, so take your bust or chest, waist, hips and height and match them to the store’s own table.
Letters differ by store. The same number is an M at one store and an L at another (Otto and bonprix against Zalando Lounge), so go by the number and the cm.
Check the cut. Normal, Untersetzt and Schlank men’s sizes use different numbers for the same waist, and short and long women’s sizes have their own numbers.
Returns. Buyers in the EU have 14 days to withdraw from an online order, and pay the return postage unless the store offers to.
Check delivery first. Otto’s delivery page covers addresses within Germany and mentions no delivery abroad, so confirm that a store ships to you before you choose a size.

To find stores to order from, see our guides to Zalando and to cheap clothes online in Germany.

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