--- title: "29 in words" description: "29 in words is \"twenty-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/29/ site: "At One Place" --- # 29 in words **29 in words: Twenty-nine** 29 is written "twenty-nine". That spelling is the same in British and American English. ## Where each word comes from *20 + 9 = 29* | Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | tens | 20 | twenty | | 9 | ones | 9 | nine | ## The same number, other ways - **In words (US):** Twenty-nine - **In words (UK):** Twenty-nine - **Ordinal:** 29th — twenty-ninth - **Roman numeral:** XXIX - **Digits:** 29 ## Writing it on a cheque On a cheque the amount line reads "Twenty-nine and 00/100" — or "Twenty-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 29 in words? Twenty-nine. In British English, "twenty-nine". ### What is the ordinal of 29? Twenty-ninth, written 29th. ## Related pages - [29 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/29/) - [26 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/26/) - [27 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/27/) - [28 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/28/) - [30 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/30/) - [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/)