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title: "4,711 in words"
description: "4,711 in words is \"four thousand seven hundred eleven\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 4,711 in words

**4,711 in words: Four thousand seven hundred eleven**

4,711 is written "four thousand seven hundred eleven". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four thousand seven hundred and eleven"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*4,000 + 700 + 10 + 1 = 4,711*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | thousands | 4,000 | four thousand |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 1 | tens | 10 | ten |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Four thousand seven hundred eleven
- **In words (UK):** Four thousand seven hundred and eleven
- **Ordinal:** 4711th — four thousand seven hundred eleventh
- **Digits:** 4,711

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four thousand seven hundred and eleven and 00/100" — or "Four thousand seven hundred and eleven 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 4,711 in words?

Four thousand seven hundred eleven. In British English, "four thousand seven hundred and eleven".

### What is the ordinal of 4,711?

Four thousand seven hundred eleventh, written 4711th.

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## Sources

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