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title: "38 in words"
description: "38 in words is \"thirty-eight\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 38 in words

**38 in words: Thirty-eight**

38 is written "thirty-eight". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*30 + 8 = 38*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | tens | 30 | thirty |
| 8 | ones | 8 | eight |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Thirty-eight
- **In words (UK):** Thirty-eight
- **Ordinal:** 38th — thirty-eighth
- **Roman numeral:** XXXVIII
- **Digits:** 38

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Thirty-eight and 00/100" — or "Thirty-eight 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 38 in words?

Thirty-eight. In British English, "thirty-eight".

### What is the ordinal of 38?

Thirty-eighth, written 38th.

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## Sources

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