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title: "189 in words"
description: "189 in words is \"one hundred eighty-nine\". 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/189/
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# 189 in words

**189 in words: One hundred eighty-nine**

189 is written "one hundred eighty-nine". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one hundred and eighty-nine"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*100 + 80 + 9 = 189*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | hundreds | 100 | one hundred |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |
| 9 | ones | 9 | nine |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One hundred eighty-nine
- **In words (UK):** One hundred and eighty-nine
- **Ordinal:** 189th — one hundred eighty-ninth
- **Roman numeral:** CLXXXIX
- **Digits:** 189

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One hundred and eighty-nine and 00/100" — or "One hundred and eighty-nine 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 189 in words?

One hundred eighty-nine. In British English, "one hundred and eighty-nine".

### What is the ordinal of 189?

One hundred eighty-ninth, written 189th.

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## Sources

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