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Words and numbers

Turn a whole number into English words, or turn English number words back into a number.

The answer

Number to words uses American English without the word “and”, so 123 is “one hundred twenty-three”. Words to number accepts “and”, hyphens, and commas, up through the billions.

Result

Words

one thousand two hundred thirty-four

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How this works

The word form groups thousands, millions, and billions. Tens and ones are hyphenated: twenty-three. Zero is “zero”. A minus sign becomes the word “minus”.

The reverse reading ignores “and”, hyphens, and commas. It knows the standard English number words through billion. An unknown word stops the conversion instead of being skipped.

Practical steps

  1. 1

    Choose number to words or words to number.

  2. 2

    Enter one whole number or one English amount.

  3. 3

    Read the other form. Fractions and decimals are not converted.

Examples

  • 1234

    one thousand two hundred thirty-four.

Common mistakes

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    Reading a British “and” as a required word. This converter accepts it on the way in and omits it on the way out.

Frequently asked questions

Does 123 include the word and?

No. The words are “one hundred twenty-three”.

Can I convert 1.5?

No. Enter a whole number. A decimal point is rejected.

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