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title: "318 in words"
description: "318 in words is \"three hundred eighteen\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 318 in words

**318 in words: Three hundred eighteen**

318 is written "three hundred eighteen". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "three hundred and eighteen"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*300 + 10 + 8 = 318*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 1 | tens | 10 | ten |
| 8 | ones | 8 | eight |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Three hundred eighteen
- **In words (UK):** Three hundred and eighteen
- **Ordinal:** 318th — three hundred eighteenth
- **Roman numeral:** CCCXVIII
- **Digits:** 318

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Three hundred and eighteen and 00/100" — or "Three hundred and eighteen 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 318 in words?

Three hundred eighteen. In British English, "three hundred and eighteen".

### What is the ordinal of 318?

Three hundred eighteenth, written 318th.

## Related pages

- [318 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/318/)
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- [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

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