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Numbers in words are written using the English alphabet. Numbers can be expressed both in words and figures. For example, 100,000 in words is written as One Lakh or One hundred thousand. Numbers in words can be written for all the natural numbers, based on the place value of digits, such as ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on.

List of Numbers in Words (1 to 100)

The below table contains numbers names from 1 to 100 in English words. The spelling of numbers from 1 to 100 are given here for students to make them learn.

1 One 21 Twenty-one 41 Forty-one 61 Sixty-one 81 Eighty-one
2 Two 22 Twenty-two 42 Forty-two 62 Sixty-two 82 Eighty-two
3 Three 23 Twenty-three 43 Forty-three 63 Sixty-three 83 Eighty-three
4 Four 24 Twenty-four 44 Forty-four 64 Sixty-four 84 Eighty-four
5 Five 25 Twenty-five 45 Forty-five 65 Sixty-five 85 Eighty-five
6 Six 26 Twenty-six 46 Forty-six 66 Sixty-six 86 Eighty-six
7 Seven 27 Twenty-seven 47 Forty-seven 67 Sixty-seven 87 Eighty-seven
8 Eight 28 Twenty-eight 48 Forty-eight 68 Sixty-eight 88 Eighty-eight
9 Nine 29 Twenty-nine 49 Forty-nine 69 Sixty-nine 89 Eighty-nine
10 Ten 30 Thirty 50 Fifty 70 Seventy 90 Ninety
11 Eleven 31 Thirty-one 51 Fifty-one 71 Seventy-one 91 Ninety-One
12 Twelve 32 Thirty-two 52 Fifty-two 72 Seventy-two 92 Ninety-two
13 Thirteen 33 Thirty-three 53 Fifty-three 73 Seventy-three 93 Ninety-three
14 Fourteen 34 Thirty-four 54 Fifty-four 74 Seventy-four 94 Ninety-four
15 Fifteen 35 Thirty-five 55 Fifty-five 75 Seventy-five 95 Ninety-five
16 Sixteen 36 Thirty-six 56 Fifty-six 76 Seventy-six 96 Ninety-six
17 Seventeen 37 Thirty-seven 57 Fifty-seven 77 Seventy-seven 97 Ninety-seven
18 Eighteen 38 Thirty-eight 58 Fifty-eight 78 Seventy-eight 98 Ninety-eight
19 Nineteen 39 Thirty-nine 59 Fifty-nine 79 Seventy-nine 99 Ninety-nine
20 Twenty 40 Forty 60 Sixty 80 Eighty 100 Hundred

In the same way, students can write the numbers from 101 to 1000 in words.

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Numbers in Words (1 to 1000)

Numbers in words from 1 to 100 we have already learned in the above section. Let us see how to write the numbers from 100 to 1000 in words. 

101 – One hundred one

102 – One hundred two

103 – One hundred three

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110 – One hundred ten

 111 – One hundred eleven

112 – One hundred twelve

113 – One hundred thirteen

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120 – One hundred twenty

 121 – One hundred twenty-one

122 – One hundred twenty-two

123 – One hundred twenty-three

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130 – One hundred thirty

After 130, we can repeat the pattern similar to the 120 series (i.e. 121 to 129), till 199. Hence, in the same way, we can write all the other numbers from 200 to 1000. Only the numbers that are the multiples of hundreds are written in words as given in the table below.

Numbers Words
100 Hundred
200 Two-Hundred
300 Three-Hundred
400 Four-Hundred
500 Five-Hundred
600 Six-Hundred
700 Seven-Hundred
800 Eight-Hundred
900 Nine-Hundred
1000 One-Thousand or Thousand

How to Write Numbers in words?

The rules to write the numbers in words are discussed here. To write any number in the form of words, we have to check the place value. Let us learn this by observing the below steps.

  • The place value of one’s, a number from 1 to 9 is written in words as, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine.
  • The least number which is at tens place is 10, which is written in words as ten.
  • The numbers from 11 to 19 are written in words as, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen. And the next number is twenty.
  • After twenty, the numbers follow the pattern in such a way that they are written in words as thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety and so on.
  • The preceding numbers are linked with these words and mentioned from one to nine. For example, twenty-one, twenty-two, etc.

For example, if we have to write Rs.40,000 in words, then it will be written as:

Rs.40,000 – Forty thousand rupees only

Numbers in Words in Indian System

The place value names for numbers in the Indian system starts with ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, lakhs, ten-lakhs, one crore, ten-crore and so on. Let us see how the numbers are written in words in the Indian number system.

  • 3000 – Three thousand
  • 5000 – Five thousand
  • 10000 in words – Ten Thousand
  • 15000 in words – Fifteen Thousand
  • 13000 in words – Thirteen Thousand
  • 18000: Eighteen thousand

Similarly,

  • 20,000 – Twenty Thousand
  • 25,000 – Twenty Five Thousand
  • 30,000 – Thirty Thousand
  • 35,000 – Thirty-Five Thousand
  • 40, 000 – Forty Thousand
  • 45,000 – Forty-Five Thousand

For larger numbers:

  • 100,000 – One hundred thousand (One Lakh)
  • 200, 000 – Two hundred thousand (Two Lakhs)
  • 300, 000 – Three hundred thousand (Three Lakhs)
  • 400, 000 – Four hundred thousand (Four Lakhs)
  • 500, 000 – Five hundred thousand (Five Lakhs)
  • 10,00,000 – Ten Lakhs
  • 1,00,00,000 – One Crore

Numbers in Words in International System

In the international system, the place value names vary with the Indian number system. For example, 1,000,000 is ten lakhs in the Indian system but in the international system, it is one million. Let us see, how the numbers are written in words in the international system. 

Numbers Names
1000 Thousand
10000 Ten thousand
100,000 Hundred Thousand
1,000,000 One Million
10,000,000 Ten Million
1,000,000,000 One billion

Remember:

  • 1 million = 1000 thousand
  • 1 billion = 1000 millions

3000000 in Words

3000000 in words is 30 lakhs or 3 Million.

3,000,000 represents thirty lakhs in the Indian number system and three million in the international number system.

Tips to Learn Number in Words

To learn numbers spelling or words, follow the below-given tips:

  • Write the numbers from 1 to 10 on a sheet of paper and write their spellings
  • Memorise all the spellings of 1 to 10, since the basics of all the number names rely on these.
  • After 10, 11 – eleven and 12 – twelve, sounds similar.
  • Now, remember after 12 we have to write 13 to 19 adding -teen as suffixes, such as thirteen, fourteen and so on.
  • After 19, 20 is written as an extended form of two such as twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, and so on. 
  • From here, you have to memorise all the multiples of 10, such as 20, 30, 40, 50, and so on.
  • In a similar manner, after every multiple of 100, 1000, etc., the number is written in the same format.

Solved Examples on Numbers in Words

Let us know out how to write any given number in words with the help of an example.

Example 1:

Write 33 in words.

Solution:

In number 33, one’s place is occupied with 3, so there are 3 ones, and tens place is also occupied with 3, so there are 3 tens. So 3 tens and 3 ones are equal to 33. Or we can write, 33 as ‘thirty-three’ in words.

Example 2: 

Write, 19, 30, 15, 100, 4000, 19000, and 50000 in words.

Solution:

  • 19 in words – Nineteen
  • 30 in words – Thirty
  • 15 in words – Fifteen
  • 100 in words – Hundred
  • 4000 in words – Four thousand
  • 19000 in words – Nineteen thousand
  • 50000 in words – Fifty thousand

Example 3:

Write the name of the number 7,155,421,098,910 in word format.

Solution:

On beginning with the first digit that is 7. It is present in the place of a trillion – seven trillion

The next comma to the right side is billion – one hundred fifty-five billion

The next comma to the right side is million – four hundred twenty-one million

The next comma to the right side is thousands – ninety-eight thousand

The comma present on the rightmost side represents – nine hundred and ten

7,155,421,098,910 in word format is seven trillion, one hundred fifty-five billion, four hundred twenty-one million, ninety-eight thousand,  nine hundred and ten.

Example 4:

A pupil carried out research and noted that the count of users of mobile phones in the United States in a month in the year 2014 was 327577529. Write the number in word format.

Solution:

On putting the commas, the number is represented by 327,577,529.

Millions comma – three hundred and twenty-seven million

Thousands comma – five hundred and seventy-seven thousand

One’s comma – five hundred and twenty-nine

The count of users of mobile phones in the United States in a month in the year 2014 was three hundred and twenty-seven million, five hundred and seventy-seven thousand, five hundred and twenty-nine (327,577,529).

Example 5:

Write the following numbers using digits.

a] fifty-three million, four hundred one thousand, seven hundred forty-two

b] nine billion, two hundred forty-six million, seventy-three thousand, one hundred eighty-nine

Solution:

a] fifty-three million, four hundred one thousand, seven hundred forty-two

The number is 53,401,742.

b] nine billion, two hundred forty-six million, seventy-three thousand, one hundred eighty-nine

The number is 9,246,073,189.

Example 6:

Mark the number whose name is:

fifty billion one hundred seventy-nine million seven hundred twelve thousand two hundred two

a] 50,179,712,202

b] 5,017,971,220,200

c] 501,797,122,020

Solution:

The right answer is 50,179,712,202.

Example 7:

Write each number in standard form:

a] The nearest distance between Earth and Mars is approximately 34 million miles.

b] The net weight of an aircraft carrier is 204 million pounds.

Solution:

The above statements are mathematically expressed as follows.

a] The nearest distance between Earth and Mars is approximately 34 million miles.

In the standard form, it is 34,000,000 miles

b] The net weight of an aircraft carrier is 204 million pounds.

In the standard form, it is 204,000,000 pounds

Example 8:

The budget for the state is announced to be 77 billion dollars. Express the budget in standard form.

Solution:

The budget for the state is announced to be 77 billion dollars.

Make a note of the periods or commas, two digits are given in billions.

To express the number in mathematical form, the rest of the numbers are zeros.

77 billion

Millions – 000

Thousands – 000

Ones – 000

The budget announced was about 77,000,000,000 dollars.

Worksheets on Numbers in Words

  1. Write 114 in words
  2. Write 500 in words
  3. Write 786 in words
  4. Convert 193 to words
  5. Write the spelling of 876 in English

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Frequently Asked Questions on Numbers in Words

How to write the numbers in words?

Writing numbers in words means writing the spelling of the numbers in alphabetical form. For example, 123 is spelt as one hundred twenty-three. By knowing the word number from 1 to 10 we can spell other numbers as well.
1-one, 2-two, 3-three, 4-four, 5-five, 6-six, 7-seven, 8-eight, 9-nine, 10-ten.

How to write 1000000 in words?

1,000,000 is written in words as One thousand thousand. It is also spelt as 10 lakhs or 1 million.

What do you mean by the standard form of numbers?

A standard form of numbers means writing too large numbers or too small numbers in the simplest form or exponent form. It is represented by writing the number in decimal form between 1 to 10, multiplied by powers of 10. For example, 9000000 can be written as:
9000000 = 9 x 106

How to write Rs. 7000 in words?

Rs.7000 is written as Seven thousand rupees, in words.

Write 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90 and 100 in words?

Numbers in words are:
10-Ten
20- Twenty
30- Thirty
40- Forty
50- Fifty
60- Sixty
70- Seventy
80-Eighty
90- Ninety
100- Hundred