Everything you need to know about shoe size 9 and 9.5 (9½). What is its length in inches and centimeters, and how to convert women’s 9 to men’s format? Also, US size comparison with other size systems such as Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, and other nations in the world.
What is Shoe Size 9?
The shoe size 9 is used both for women and men sizes. Usually, in the United States, women’s size is two digits higher than the men’s size. If you are a woman with U.S. size 9, then it is 7 in U.S. men.

Analyzing Shoe size 9 & 9.5 (9½)
Chart for size 9 in women and men in inches and centimeters, US, UK, EU, Japanese and Australian sizes.
US | UK | EU | Japan | Mexico | Australia | Inches | cm | |
Women | 9 | 7 | 39.5 | 25 cm | 26 | 9 | 9.875 | 25.1 |
9.5 | 7.5 | 40 | 25.5 cm | 26.5 | 9.5 | 10 | 25.5 | |
Men | 9 | 8.5 | 42 | 27 | 27.5 | 8 | 10.2 | 25.9 |
9.5 | 9 | 42-43 | 27.5 | 28 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 26.4 |
What is Women’s 9 Shoe Size in Men’s
Here’s is the conversion chart women’s size 9 to men’s compared with UK and EU sizes.
US Women | US Men/Youth | UK Men | Euro Men |
9 | 7 | 6.5 | 40 |
9.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 41 |
Size 9 in Narrow and Wide Sizes
Women’s Width Chart
Women US | Narrow (AA) (inches) | Narrow (AA) (cm) | Medium (M or B) (inches) | Medium (M or B) (cm) | Wide (D) inches | Wide (D) (cm) | Extra Wide (EE) (inches) | Extra Wide (EE) (cm) |
9 | 3 5/16″ | 8.4 cm | 3 11/16″ | 9.4 cm | 4 1/16″ | 10.3 cm | 4 7/16″ | 11.3 cm |
9.5 | 3 3/8″ | 8.6 cm | 3 3/4″ | 9.5 cm | 4 1/8″ | 10.5 cm | 4 1/2″ | 11.4 cm |
Men’s Width Chart
Men US | Narrow (B) (inches) | Narrow (B) (cm) | Medium (D) (inches) | Medium (D) (cm) | Wide (EE) (inches) | Wide (EE) (cm) | Extra-Wide (4E) (inches) | Extra-Wide (4E) (cm) | Extra, Extra-Wide (6E) (inches) | Extra, Extra-Wide (6E) (cm) |
9 | 3 11/16 | 9.4 | 3 7/8 | 9.8 | 4 1/16 | 10.3 | 4 1/4 | 10.8 | 4 7/16 | 11.3 |
9.5 | 3 3/4 | 9.5 | 3 15/16 | 10.0 | 4 1/8 | 10.5 | 4 5/16 | 11.0 | 4 1/2 | 11.4 |