At One Place

16 in words

16 in words
Sixteen

16 is written "sixteen". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

Where each word comes from

10 + 6 = 16
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
1 tens 10 ten
6 ones 6 six

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Sixteen
In words (UK)
Sixteen
Ordinal
16th — sixteenth
Roman numeral
XVI
Digits
16

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Sixteen and 00/100" — or "Sixteen 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 16 in words?
Sixteen. In British English, "sixteen".
What is the ordinal of 16?
Sixteenth, written 16th.

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Sources

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