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title: "11 in words"
description: "11 in words is \"eleven\". 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/11/
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# 11 in words

**11 in words: Eleven**

11 is written "eleven". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*10 + 1 = 11*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | tens | 10 | ten |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eleven
- **In words (UK):** Eleven
- **Ordinal:** 11th — eleventh
- **Roman numeral:** XI
- **Digits:** 11

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eleven and 00/100" — or "Eleven 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 11 in words?

Eleven. In British English, "eleven".

### What is the ordinal of 11?

Eleventh, written 11th.

## Related pages

- [11 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/11/)
- [8 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/8/)
- [9 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/9/)
- [10 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/10/)
- [12 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/12/)
- [0 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/0/)
- [13 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/13/)
- [15 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/15/)
- [19 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/19/)
- [20 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/20/)
- [21 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/21/)
- [40 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/40/)
- [42 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/42/)

## Sources

- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)