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title: "2 in words"
description: "2 in words is \"two\". 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/2/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 2 in words

**2 in words: Two**

2 is written "two". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*2 = 2*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Two
- **In words (UK):** Two
- **Ordinal:** 2nd — second
- **Roman numeral:** II
- **Digits:** 2

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Two and 00/100" — or "Two 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 2 in words?

Two. In British English, "two".

### What is the ordinal of 2?

Second, written 2nd.

## Related pages

- [2 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/2/)
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- [1 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/1/)
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- [4 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/4/)
- [8 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/8/)
- [11 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/11/)
- [12 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/12/)
- [13 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/13/)
- [15 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/15/)
- [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/)