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title: "26 in words"
description: "26 in words is \"twenty-six\". 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/26/
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# 26 in words

**26 in words: Twenty-six**

26 is written "twenty-six". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*20 + 6 = 26*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | tens | 20 | twenty |
| 6 | ones | 6 | six |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Twenty-six
- **In words (UK):** Twenty-six
- **Ordinal:** 26th — twenty-sixth
- **Roman numeral:** XXVI
- **Digits:** 26

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Twenty-six and 00/100" — or "Twenty-six 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 26 in words?

Twenty-six. In British English, "twenty-six".

### What is the ordinal of 26?

Twenty-sixth, written 26th.

## Related pages

- [26 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/26/)
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- [24 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/24/)
- [25 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/25/)
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- [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/)