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title: "10,000,000 in words"
description: "10,000,000 in words is \"ten million\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/10000000/
site: "At One Place"
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# 10,000,000 in words

**10,000,000 in words: Ten million**

10,000,000 is written "ten million". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*10,000,000 = 10,000,000*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | ten millions | 10,000,000 | ten million |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Ten million
- **In words (UK):** Ten million
- **Ordinal:** 10000000th — ten millionth
- **Digits:** 10,000,000

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Ten million and 00/100" — or "Ten million only" in Indian and much of Commonwealth practice. The fraction or the word "only" exists to stop anyone appending digits after what you wrote. Draw a line through any space left over for the same reason.

## Common questions

### How do you write 10,000,000 in words?

Ten million. In British English, "ten million".

### What is the ordinal of 10,000,000?

Ten millionth, written 10000000th.

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## Sources

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