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title: "12 in words"
description: "12 in words is \"twelve\". 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/12/
site: "At One Place"
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# 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

*10 + 2 = 12*

| 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](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/12/)
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- [10 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/10/)
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- [21 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/21/)
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- [42 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/42/)

## Sources

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