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title: "17 in words"
description: "17 in words is \"seventeen\". 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/17/
site: "At One Place"
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# 17 in words

**17 in words: Seventeen**

17 is written "seventeen". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*10 + 7 = 17*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | tens | 10 | ten |
| 7 | ones | 7 | seven |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Seventeen
- **In words (UK):** Seventeen
- **Ordinal:** 17th — seventeenth
- **Roman numeral:** XVII
- **Digits:** 17

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Seventeen and 00/100" — or "Seventeen 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 17 in words?

Seventeen. In British English, "seventeen".

### What is the ordinal of 17?

Seventeenth, written 17th.

## Related pages

- [17 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/17/)
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- [12 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/12/)
- [13 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/13/)
- [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/)

## Sources

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