How to write numbers in words?

In this article, we discuss how to write numbers in words. In order to write any number in words, we must check the place value. The following steps will explain how to do this.

The place value of a number in one’s place (numbers from 1 to 9) is expressed in words as one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine.

The smallest number at the tens place is 10, which is written as ten.

From 11 to 19, these numbers are written as, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen. And the next number is twenty.

Thereafter, the numbers follow a pattern such that they are written in words such as thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, and so on.

Numbers one to nine are linked with these words. Hence, we get twenty-one, twenty-two, etc.

Numbers in Words in the International System

Place value names in the international system are different from the Indian number system. According to the Indian system, 1,000,000 would be ten lakhs, but according to the international system it would be one million.

Here's how numbers are written in words in the international system:

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

For larger numbers:

1 million – 1000 thousand
1 billion – 1000 millions

Numbers in Words in the Indian System

In the Indian system, place value names include ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, lakhs, ten lakhs, one crore, tens crore, and so on.

Here's how numbers are written in words in the Indian system:

2000 – Two thousand
5000 – Five thousand
10000 – Ten Thousand
18000 – Eighteen thousand
25,000 – Twenty Five Thousand
30,000 – Thirty Thousand
35,000 – Thirty-Five Thousand
45,000 – Forty-Five Thousand

For larger numbers:

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