US men's to US women's shoe size
The short answer
By the formula, US men's 7 is US women's 8.5. On brand charts the most common answer is 8.5 (5 of 10 brands), and 3 different answers are in print.
The formula and the brands' most common answer agree on every size below. Use the brand's own number for the brand you are buying.
| US men's | US women's by formula | Most brands print | Other answers in print |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 5 | 5 (5 of 6) | 5.5: Converse |
| 4 | 5.5 | 5.5 (6 of 9) | 5: adidas, Arc'teryx; 6: Converse |
| 4.5 | 6 | 6 (6 of 10) | 5.5: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 6.5: Converse |
| 5 | 6.5 | 6.5 (6 of 10) | 6: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 7: Converse |
| 5.5 | 7 | 7 (6 of 10) | 6.5: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 7.5: Converse |
| 6 | 7.5 | 7.5 (6 of 11) | 7: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 8: Converse, VEJA |
| 6.5 | 8 | 8 (6 of 10) | 7.5: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 8.5: Converse |
| 7 | 8.5 | 8.5 (5 of 10) | 8: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 9: Converse, VEJA |
| 7.5 | 9 | 9 (6 of 10) | 8.5: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 9.5: Converse |
| 8 | 9.5 | 9.5 (6 of 11) | 9: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 10: Converse, VEJA |
| 8.5 | 10 | 10 (6 of 10) | 9.5: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 10.5: Converse |
| 9 | 10.5 | 10.5 (6 of 11) | 10: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 11: Converse, VEJA |
| 9.5 | 11 | 11 (6 of 11) | 10.5: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 11.5: Converse, VEJA |
| 10 | 11.5 | 11.5 (6 of 10) | 11: adidas, Arc'teryx, La Sportiva; 12: Converse |
| 10.5 | 12 | 12 (4 of 7) | 11.5: adidas, Arc'teryx; 12.5: Converse |
The widest split is at US men's 4: brand charts print anything from US women's 5 to 6 for the same size.