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title: "401 in words"
description: "401 in words is \"four hundred one\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 401 in words

**401 in words: Four hundred one**

401 is written "four hundred one". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four hundred and one"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*400 + 1 = 401*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | hundreds | 400 | four hundred |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Four hundred one
- **In words (UK):** Four hundred and one
- **Ordinal:** 401st — four hundred first
- **Roman numeral:** CDI
- **Digits:** 401

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four hundred and one and 00/100" — or "Four hundred and one 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 401 in words?

Four hundred one. In British English, "four hundred and one".

### What is the ordinal of 401?

Four hundred first, written 401st.

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## Sources

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