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title: "49 in words"
description: "49 in words is \"forty-nine\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 49 in words

**49 in words: Forty-nine**

49 is written "forty-nine". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*40 + 9 = 49*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |
| 9 | ones | 9 | nine |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Forty-nine
- **In words (UK):** Forty-nine
- **Ordinal:** 49th — forty-ninth
- **Roman numeral:** XLIX
- **Digits:** 49

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Forty-nine and 00/100" — or "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 49 in words?

Forty-nine. In British English, "forty-nine".

### What is the ordinal of 49?

Forty-ninth, written 49th.

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## Sources

- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)