Tool to convert a number written in letters (with words) into a number written in digits (with 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0). Reading numbers in letters is sometimes complicated.
Words in Numbers - dCode
Tag(s) : Numeral System
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Words in Numbers
Words into Number Converter
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Answers to Questions (FAQ)
How to convert a number from letters to figures?
Converting is based on English writing rules. The writing of numbers in English follows some syntactic rules. dCode reads the words and recomposes the numbers.
Example: one hundred twenty-three corresponds to 123
| zero | 0 |
| one | 1 |
| two | 2 |
| three | 3 |
| four | 4 |
| five | 5 |
| six | 6 |
| seven | 7 |
| eight | 8 |
| nine | 9 |
| ten | 10 |
| eleven | 11 |
| twelve | 12 |
| thirteen | 13 |
| fourteen | 14 |
| fifteen | 15 |
| sixteen | 16 |
| seventeen | 17 |
| eighteen | 18 |
| nineteen | 19 |
| twenty | 20 |
| twenty-one | 21 |
| twenty-two | 22 |
| twenty-three | 23 |
| twenty-four | 24 |
| twenty-five | 25 |
| thirty | 30 |
| forty | 40 |
| fifty | 50 |
| sixty | 60 |
| seventy | 70 |
| eighty | 80 |
| ninety | 90 |
| hundred | 100 |
| thousand | 1000 |
| million | 1000000 |
| billion | 1000000000 |
| another number? | use the form on top of this page! |
To write large numbers, in typography, it is advisable to put a comma every thousand, but this notation is ambiguous in computing, so not recommended in this domain.
How to write numbers in letters?
dCode provides another tool for writing numbers into letters.
How to read big numbers?
Beyond billions, it is better to use the scientific notation, if it is not the case, here is a table of the names of the big numbers:
| billion | 1000000000 | 9 zeros |
| trillion | 1000000000000 | 12 zeros |
| quadrillion | 1000000000000000 | 15 zeros |
| quintillion | 1000000000 000000000 | 18 zeros |
| sextillion | 1000 000000000 000000000 | 21 zeros |
| septillion | 1000000 000000000 000000000 | 24 zeros |
| octillion | 1000000000 000000000 000000000 | 27 zeros |
| nonillion | 1000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 30 zeros |
| decillion | 1000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 33 zeros |
| undecillion | 1000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 36 zeros |
| dodecillion | 1000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 39 zeros |
| tredecillion | 1000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 42 zeros |
| quattuordecillion | 1000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 45 zeros |
| quindecillion | 1000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 48 zeros |
| sexdecillion | 1000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 51 zeros |
| septendecillion | 1000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 54 zeros |
| octodecillion | 1000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 57 zeros |
| novemdecillion | 1000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 60 zeros |
| vigintillion | 1000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 | 63 zeros |
| infinity | 1000000000 …infinity… 000000000 | infinity of zeros |
Among the greatest numbers with a name, there are also more exotic names like the gogol which is worth $ 10^{100} $ that is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros or the gogolplex which is worth $ 10^{10^{100}} $ or the number 1 followed by a gogol of zeros.
When writing currencies (euros, dollars, etc.) some subunits can be used, like the cents 0.01, or in India the lakh is worth 100000
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