Shoe Size Conversion Charts

As anyone who has shopped for shoes knows, shoe sizes can be relative, arbitrary, or just useless. Go through your closet and you'll probably find several shoes that all fit the same, but are marked with many different sizes. These sizes can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, and country to country. The end result is that while you may wear a size X in one shoe, that doesn't necessarily mean you should wear the same size in all your shoes.

Just to make matters worse, there are many different size scales used around the world. Some of the shoes in your closet may be marked in U.S. sizes, U.K. sizes, or one of the metric European or asian sizes. U.S. and U.K. men and women sizes are different from each other, but in the metric scales gender doesn't matter.

Widths aren't any better. Sometimes widths are expressed in letters (AAAA,AAA,AA,A,B,D,E,EE,EEE,EEEE,EEEEEE). Othertimes they are named (Narrow, Medium, Wide, etc.). The lettered widths are (generally speaking) absolute, while the labels are relative. A "B" width is considered "Medium" for women, but "Narrow" for men. A "D" width is "Medium" for men, but wide for women. And so on...

What all of this means is that buying shoes without trying them on first can be tricky. Ideally you should try on shoes before buying them, but finding time for that is easier said than done. While nothing can replace actually putting shoes on before buying them, we can at least try.

Below are some size conversion charts. First are some generic charts that are a good starting point in converting your size to another scale. Also included are the actual lengths of the feet each size is intended to fit. Please note these are approximate measurements, and that length is only one element that needs to be considered when fitting shoes. Below the generic charts are some brand-specific size conversion charts. These can be very useful when shopping for an unfamiliar brand. Note that not all of our brands are listed since many of our brands don't need conversion charts.

If your shoes hurt your feet, do not wear them. Even if the 'size' is correct. Properly fitting shoes will not hurt your feet.

If all else fails, remember we offer free shipping and free returns. Try something out. If for any reason you don't like it, return it for free within 30 days for a full refund.

Generic Size Charts

Men's Footwear Size Conversion Chart

Women's Footwear Size Conversion Chart

Children's Footwear Size Conversion Chart

Brand Specific Size Charts

Different brands use different sizing. One company's size X might not be another's size X, and trying to convert them to U.S. sizing only compounds the problem. While nothing can replace actually trying on a pair of shoes to find the best size, the following charts are better than wildly guessing.

 

Beautifeel / European	36	37	38	39	45	41	42	43
US Women	5-5½	6-6½	7-7½	8-8½	9-9½	10-10½	11-11½	12-12½

 

Birkenstock	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
U.S. Men's	5-5½	6-6½	7-7½	8-8½	9-9½	10-10½	11-11½	12-12½	13-13½	14-14½	15-15½	16-16½	17-17½

Birkenstock	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44
U.S. Women's	2-2½	3-3½	4-4½	5-5½	6-6½	7-7½	8-8½	9-9½	10-10½	11-11½	12-12½	13-13½

 

Dansko / European	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43
US Women	4½-5	5½-6	6½-7	7½-8	8½-9	9½-10	10½-11	11½-12	12½-13

Dansko / European	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
US Men	7½-8	8½-9	9½-10	10½-11	11½-12	12½-13	13½-14	14½-15

 

Ecco / European	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
US Women	4-4½	5-5½	6-6½	7-7½	8-8½	9-9½	10-10½	11-11½

Ecco / European	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47
US Men	6-6½	7-7½	8-8½	9-9½	10-10½	11-11½	12-12½	13-13½

 

European	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44
US Women	3-3½	4-4½	5-5½	6-6½	7-7½	8-8½	9-9½	10-10½	11-11½	12-12½	13-13½
UK Women			2½-3	3½-4	4½-5	5½-6	6½-7	7½-8	8½-9

European	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
US Men	5-5½	6-6½	7-7½	8-8½	9-9½	10-10½	11-11½	12-12½	13-13½	14-14½	15-15½
UK Men		6	6½-7	7½-8	8½-9	9½-10	10½-11	11½-12	12½-13

 

Haflinger / European	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
US Women	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

Haflinger / European	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
US Men	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

 

2/3 Sizes	35	35 2/3	36 1/3	37	37 2/3	38 1/3	39	39 2/3	40 1/3	41	41 2/3	42 1/3	43	43 2/3
US Women	5½	6	6½	7	7½	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11	11½	12

2/3 Sizes	41	41 2/3	42 1/3	43	43 2/3	44 1/3	45	45 2/3	46 1/3	47	47 2/3	48 1/3	49
US Men	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11	11½	12	12½	13	13½	14

Whole Sizes	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44
US Women	5½	6	6½	7-7½	8-8½	9	9½-10	10½-11	11½	12

Whole Sizes	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49
US Men	7½-8	8½-9	9½	10	10½-11	11½	12-12½	13	13½-14

 

Mephisto / European	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
US Women	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Mephisto / European	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47
US Men	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

 

Naot / European	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43
US Women	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Naot / European	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49
US Men	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16

 

US Women	5	5½	6	6½	7	7½	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11	11½	12
UK Women	3½	4	4½	5	5½	6	6½	7	7½	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½
European	36	36.5	37	37.5	38	38.5	39	39.5	40	40.5	41	41.5	42	42.5	43

 

US Men	7	7½	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11	11½	12	12½	13	13½	14	14½	15
UK Men	6	6½	7	7½	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11	11½	12	12½	13	13½	14
European	39.5	40	40.5	41.5	42	42.5	43	44	44.5	45	45.5	46.5	47	47.5	48.5	49	49.5

 

US Kids	2-3	4-5	6	7	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11	11½	12	12½	13	13½	1	1½	2	2½	3	3½	4	4½	5	5½	6
UK Kids	2	4	5	6	7	7½	8	8½	9	9½	10	10½	11	11½	12	12½	13	13½	1	1½	2	2½	3	3½	4	4½	5
European	18	20.5	22.5	23.5	25	25.5	26	27	27.5	28	28.5	29	29.5	30	30.5	31	31.5	32	32.5	33	33.5	34	34.5	35	35.5	36	36.5

 

Umi / European	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
US Kids	2½	3½	4	5	5½	6½	7	8	8½	9	10

Umi / European	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
US Kids	10½	11½	12	13	1	1½	2	3	4	5	6

 

 

FOOT LENGTH IS MEASURED IN INCHES - NOT SHOE SIZE! You need to take a ruler and measure your foot to determine the best size.

1. Stand with your heels flush against a flat vertical wall.
2. Slide a ruler under each foot and measure the distance from the wall to the tip of the longest toe.
3. Take the longer of the two measurements and use it to determine your size on the chart below.
4. If one foot is 1/6" or more longer than the other, or if the second toe is 1/6" or more longer than the big toe, it may be difficult to get a precise fit.

Men's Foot Length	9½"	9¾"	10"	10¼"	10½"	10¾"	11"	11¼"	11½"	11¾"	12"	12¼"
Classic	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
Sprint	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
KSO		38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48

Women's Foot Length	8 1/8"	8 3/8"	8 5/8"	8 7/8"	9 1/8"	9 3/8"	9 5/8"	9 7/8"	10 1/8"	10 3/8"
Classic	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Sprint	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
KSO		34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42

 

Wolky / European	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44
US Women	5½	6	6½-7	7½-8	8½	9-9½	10-10½	11-11½	12-12½

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