--- title: "200 in words" description: "200 in words is \"two hundred\". 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/200/ site: "At One Place" --- # 200 in words **200 in words: Two hundred** 200 is written "two hundred". That spelling is the same in British and American English. ## Where each word comes from *200 = 200* | Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | hundreds | 200 | two hundred | ## The same number, other ways - **In words (US):** Two hundred - **In words (UK):** Two hundred - **Ordinal:** 200th — two hundredth - **Roman numeral:** CC - **Digits:** 200 ## Writing it on a cheque On a cheque the amount line reads "Two hundred and 00/100" — or "Two hundred 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 200 in words? Two hundred. In British English, "two hundred". ### What is the ordinal of 200? Two hundredth, written 200th. ## Related pages - [200 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/200/) - [197 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/197/) - [198 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/198/) - [199 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/199/) - [201 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/201/) - [0 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/0/) - [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/) ## Sources - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)