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title: "231 in words"
description: "231 in words is \"two hundred thirty-one\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 231 in words

**231 in words: Two hundred thirty-one**

231 is written "two hundred thirty-one". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "two hundred and thirty-one"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*200 + 30 + 1 = 231*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | hundreds | 200 | two hundred |
| 3 | tens | 30 | thirty |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Two hundred thirty-one
- **In words (UK):** Two hundred and thirty-one
- **Ordinal:** 231st — two hundred thirty-first
- **Roman numeral:** CCXXXI
- **Digits:** 231

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Two hundred and thirty-one and 00/100" — or "Two hundred and thirty-one 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 231 in words?

Two hundred thirty-one. In British English, "two hundred and thirty-one".

### What is the ordinal of 231?

Two hundred thirty-first, written 231st.

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## Sources

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