12 in words
12 in words
Twelve
12 is written "twelve". That spelling is the same in British and American English.
Where each word comes from
| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tens | 10 | ten |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |
The same number, other ways
- In words (US)
- Twelve
- In words (UK)
- Twelve
- Ordinal
- 12th — twelfth
- Roman numeral
- XII
- Digits
- 12
Writing it on a cheque
On a cheque the amount line reads "Twelve and 00/100" — or "Twelve 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 12 in words?
- Twelve. In British English, "twelve".
- What is the ordinal of 12?
- Twelfth, written 12th.
Related pages
- 12 in Roman numerals XII
- 9 in words nine
- 10 in words ten
- 11 in words eleven
- 13 in words thirteen
- 0 in words zero
- 8 in words eight
- 15 in words fifteen
- 19 in words nineteen
- 20 in words twenty
- 21 in words twenty-one
- 40 in words forty
- 42 in words forty-two
Sources
- Calculated on this page — At One Place