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title: "349 in words"
description: "349 in words is \"three hundred forty-nine\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 349 in words

**349 in words: Three hundred forty-nine**

349 is written "three hundred forty-nine". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "three hundred and forty-nine"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*300 + 40 + 9 = 349*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |
| 9 | ones | 9 | nine |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Three hundred forty-nine
- **In words (UK):** Three hundred and forty-nine
- **Ordinal:** 349th — three hundred forty-ninth
- **Roman numeral:** CCCXLIX
- **Digits:** 349

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Three hundred and forty-nine and 00/100" — or "Three hundred and forty-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 349 in words?

Three hundred forty-nine. In British English, "three hundred and forty-nine".

### What is the ordinal of 349?

Three hundred forty-ninth, written 349th.

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## Sources

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