English numerals

Here are some words for small numbers. Words in bold are irregular.

+ 0  zero 1  one 2  two 3  three 4  four 5  five 6  six 7  seven 8  eight 9  nine 10  ten 11  eleven 12  twelve 13  thirteen 14  fourteen 15  fifteen 16  sixteen 17  seventeen 18  eighteen 19  nineteen 20  twenty 30  thirty 40  forty 50  fifty 60  sixty 70  seventy 80  eighty 90  ninety

When writing other numbers between 21 and 99, you must use a hyphen, like a minus sign (-).
 21: twenty-one
 22: twenty-two
 23: twenty-three
 24: twenty-four 
 25: twenty-five
 26: twenty-six
 27: twenty-seven
 28: twenty-eight
 29: twenty-nine
 30: thirty
 31: thirty-one
 60: sixty
 61: sixty-one
 62: sixty-two
 63: sixty-three
 64: sixty-four
 65: sixty-five
 66: sixty-six
 67: sixty-seven
 68: sixty-eight
 69: sixty-nine
 70: seventy
 98: ninety-eight
 99: ninety-nine
 100: one hundred
The number 100 is written as "one hundred", but in general, sometimes people can say "a hundred".

The way numbers are written and spoken differs between American English and other forms of English, such as British English and Australian English, as follows.

 American English 

To write a whole number from 100 to 999 in American English:
  First write how many hundreds.
  Then write the word "hundred".
  Then write the name of the two-digit number after the digit in the hundreds place.

In standard, written, American English, the word "and" is not in the word-name of any whole number even though many speakers insert it.

Examples:

 101: one hundred one
 102: one hundred two
 175: one hundred seventy-five
 200: two hundred
 300: three hundred
 400: four hundred
 512: five hundred twelve
 513: five hundred thirteen
 600: six hundred 
 987: nine hundred eighty-seven

 British and Commonwealth English 

To write a whole number from 100 to 999 in British and Commonwealth English:
  First write how many hundreds.
  Then write the words "hundred and".
  Then write the name of the two-digit number after the digit in the hundreds place.

In standard, written, British English (and the English spoken in many other places), the word "and" is in the word-name of many whole numbers.

Examples:

 101: one hundred and one (NOT: one hundred one)
 102: one hundred and two (NOT: one hundred two)
 175: one hundred and seventy-five (NOT: one hundred seventy-five)
 200: two hundred
 300: three hundred
 400: four hundred 
 500: five hundred
 512: five hundred and twelve (NOT: five hundred twelve)
 900: nine hundred 
 987: nine hundred and eighty-seven (NOT: nine hundred eighty-seven)

Related pages
 Names of ordinal numbers in English
 Names for large numbers
 Names for small numbers

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